Chicago Blackhawks, Nicolas Beaudin Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
In the 2018 NHL draft, the Chicago Blackhawks held two first-round picks: Adam Boqvist, 8th overall, and Nicolas Beaudin, selected at 27th.
In 2018, the slot that Nicolas Beaudin was chosen was acquired by the Chicago Blackhawks from the Nashville Predators in a trade involving Ryan Hartman, a prospect long regarded as the “second Andrew Shaw”.
Things between Hartman and the Blackhawks didn’t work out, but this proved to be a great thing for the Blackhawks as they took one of their first of two steals in the draft, the other being Philipp Kurashev, drafted near the end of the fourth round.