Like many of the Blackhawks’ draft picks this year, Nestrasil has substantial size. The forward is 6-foot-6 and 185 pounds.

Forward notched 42 points (19G, 23A) in 61 regular-season games with the Muskegon Lumberjacks of the United States Hockey League (USHL) ...

The 25th and 29th selections are towering wingers who will take many years to potentially reach NHL readiness, but the Hawks ...

The Toronto Maple Leafs owned this first-round pick and sent it to the Chicago Blackhawks as part of a February 27, 2023, trade that sent Sam Lafferty, Jake McCabe, a conditional fifth-round pick in ...

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

Nestrasil, a 6-5 Czech forward whom the Hawks drafted No. 25 overall last week, has come a long way over the last year.

Vaclav Nestrasil was born on April 6, 2007. A native of Czechia, Nestrasil is listed at a very lanky 6’5”, 190lbs according to his profile on Elite Prospects.

This draft, the Chicago Blackhawks did things a little differently. They surveyed their pipeline, full of smallish, skilled ...

With Chicago Blackhawks prospects not on the ice for development camp, the staff crafts some unusual team-building activities — including beach volleyball and building Legos.

The Chicago Blackhawks selected incoming UMass hockey freshman Vaclav Nestrasil with the 25th overall selection during the first round of Friday’s NHL Draft.

The Chicago Blackhawks picked incoming Minuteman forward Vaclav Nestrasil with the 25th overall pick in the first round of the NHL Draft on Friday night. Nestrasil, who is 6-foot-6, 185 pounds, became ...