Jack Pridham

July 2025 – Jack Pridham confirmed at Blackhawks development camp that he has decommitted from Boston University and will return to the Kitchener Rangers if he does not make Chicago’s roster out of camp. Pridham is coming off an impressive OHL rookie season with 27 goals and 27 assists in just 48 games, showing off the scoring touch that made him a breakout name. Opting to stay in Kitchener signals a focus on development in a system with a solid NHL track record. Pridham’s game is trending in the right direction, and the Blackhawks will be keeping a close eye as he looks to push even closer to a full-time pro role. Puneet Sharma

July 2024 – Pridham was selected 92nd overall by the Chicago Blackhawks. Mark Henry

April 2024 – The headliner for the BCHL, Pridham draws his appeal by being this big, mobile neutral zone menace. He’s got great spatial awareness and uses it to forecheck at crucial moments, such as just before an opposing defender can create a breakout pass, so he can turn it the other way. Combine this opportunistic style with some good finishing and you have Pridham. He doesn’t have the best hands or passing yet and is more of a skate and shoot type of guy as a result, but his willingness to play a 200-ft game gives a bit of balance to his stock. If he can develop a more multi-dimensional offensive game then there’s some good grounds to believe in his NHL upside.

April Rankings: 85th