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

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

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 ...

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

After taking Anton Frondell at No. 3 overall with their first of what turned out to be three first-rounders in the 2025 NHL Draft, the Chicago Blackhawks selected forward Vaclav Nestrasil with the No.

The Hawks’ two late first-round picks Friday, Vaclav Nestrasil and Mason West, are the latest additions to that category. They’re both huge (6-5 and 6-6), good skaters for their size and raw.

During an eventful first round of the 2025 NHL Draft, the Chicago Blackhawks selected winger Vaclav Nestrasil from the Muskegon Lumberjacks of the USHL with the 25th overall pick.

LOS ANGELES – University of Massachusetts hockey incoming freshman forward Vaclav Nestrasil has been selected in the first round, 25 th overall, by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2025 NHL Entry Draft ...

On the Mully & Haugh, hockey insider Frank Seravalli shared insight on the Blackhawks’ additions in the NHL Draft, with focus ...

Photos from Chicago Blackhawks development camp Monday, June 30, 2025, at Fifth Third Arena. Anton Frondell, from left, Vaclav Nestrasil and Mason West participate in media availability for ...

Vaclav Nestrasil, who will be playing hockey this fall for the Minutemen, was one of three first-round draft picks by the Chicago Blackhawks. He was the 25th overall selection. Former UMass basketball ...