The Chicago Blackhawks selected incoming UMass hockey freshman Vaclav Nestrasil with the 25th overall selection during the ...

Blackhawks prospect Vaclav Nestrasil's development 'took off' once he embraced power-forward identity Nestrasil, a 6-5 Czech forward whom the Hawks drafted No. 25 overall last week, has come a ...

Vaclav Nestrasil participates in media availability for Blackhawks draft picks Monday, June 30, 2025, at Fifth Third Arena. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune) ...

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Vaclav Nestrasil played with the USHL Muskegon Lumberjacks and scored 18 goals and 40 points in 57 games. Nestrasil is a 6' 5" and 187 lb winger.

Chicago went the route of adding major size though with Anton Frondell at third overall, Vaclav Nestrasil at 25th, and Mason West at 29th.

#25: F Vaclav Nestrasil - B+ The Chicago Blackhawks entered the 2025 NHL Draft with two first-round picks. The second one was pick 25, which was handed to them by the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Anton Frondell, from left, Vaclav Nestrasil and Mason West participate in a media availability for Chicago Blackhawks draft picks at Fifth Third Arena in Chicago on Monday, June 30, 2025 ...

Skipping by the 22nd pick, Pronman also mocks right wings Jakob Ihs-Wozniak and Vaclav Nestrasil to the Flyers in the 30s, and Philadelphia ultimately passes on talents like Jack Murtagh (LW/C ...

There are rumors the Hawks might also consider Vaclav Nestrasil, a towering 6-6 winger committed to UMass who surged as the season progressed.