2012 NHL Draft Grades: Chicago Blackhawks Given Solid Grade By SB Nation

It was a pretty good first day of the draft for the Chicago Blackhawks when Teuvo Teravainen fell a bit farther than most analysts expected. Chicago swiped the young Finnish winger up quickly and SB Nation's NHL Draft Grades, released right after the end of the draft, gave them high marks for the selection.

Chicago Blackhawks: With the addition of Teuvo Teravainen, Chicago gains another skilled winger in the mold of a Patrick Kane, but his speed and hands should hopefully overcome the concerns about his size that led to the Finnish forward falling in the draft. B+

Having a guy in the mold of Patrick Kane, no matter how small the 5'11'' winger might be, is never a bad thing and is a comparison that Blackhawks fans will be smiling at. Small players aren't always effective in the NHL, but there are plenty of examples including Buffalo's Nathan Gerbe that show size doesn't always matter.

Obviously it wasn't enough of a problem to keep the Hawks from getting a solid B+ out of the grades.

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2012 NHL Draft Results: Chicago Blackhawks Complete Selections

The Chicago Blackhawks have completed the 2012 NHL Draft. The Blackhawks tabbed small-and-fast Finnish winger Teuvo Teravainen on Friday night, and finished their selections on Saturday afternoon by selecting a pair of goalies in the seventh round.

Related: NHL Draft Results: Blackhawks Select Teuvo Teravainen

The 'Hawks did make one trade, swapping the No. 109 pick to the San Jose Sharks for two picks.

Also noteworthy is sixth round pick Vincent Hindstroza, who's a Chicago-area native. The team's third round selection, winger Chris Calnan, is the nephew of former Blackhawks star Jeremy Roenick.

1. LW Teuvo Teravainen

2. D Dillon Fournier

3. RW Chris Calnan

5. LW Garret Ross

5. D Travis Brown

6. C Vincent Hinostroza

7. G Brandon Whitney

7. G Matt Tomkins

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2012 NHL Draft Results: Chicago Blackhawks Take Forward Chris Calnan In Round 3

For the second time in three picks, the Chicago Blackhawks have selected an offensive player in the 2012 NHL Draft. After making Finnish forward Teuvo Teravainen their first round selection and Canadian defenseman Dillon Fournier their second-rounder, the 'Hawks picked right winger Chris Calnan with the No. 79 overall selection in the third round.

Related: 2012 NHL Draft Results: Chicago Blackhawks Pick Defenseman Dillon Fournier In Round 2

Calnan is the nephew of former Blackhawks star Jeremy Roenick. He's set to attend Boston College in the fall.

Calnan played last year for Noble & Greenough School, tallying 28 goals and 27 assists in 27 games. He also played for the Cape Cod Whalers U18 team, finishing with nine goals and 10 assists in nine games.

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2012 NHL Draft Results: Chicago Blackhawks Pick Defenseman Dillon Fournier In Round 2

The Chicago Blackhawks addressed the offense in Round 1 of the 2012 NHL Draft by selecting diminutive Finnish forward Teuvo Teravainen. To kick-off Saturday's second round, the 'Hawks tabbed a defenseman, Canadian Dillon Fournier.

Related: NHL Draft Results: Blackhawks Select Teuvo Teravainen

At 6-foot-2, 180 lbs., Fournier is much larger than Teravainen. The Montreal native scored nine goals and tallied 29 assists in 52 games for Rouyn-Noranda last season in the QMJHL. Playing for now defunct Lewiston, Fournier posted three goals and 11 assists in 60 games in 2010-2011.

The Blackhawks' next pick will be the No. 79 overall selection in the third round. Chicago also owns picks No. 109, 139, 149 (from New York Rangers), 169 and 199 in the draft.

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NHL Draft Day 2 2012: Start Time, TV Schedule, Results And More

The Chicago Blackhawks added to their future on the first night of the 2012 NHL Draft when the picked Finnish forward Teuvo Teravainen with the No. 18 overall pick in the first round. But that's only the beginning, as the team will pick seven more times across the draft's final six rounds on Saturday morning and afternoon.

The Blackhawks in recent years have shown that they have no problem with jettisoning veterans and giving their roles to younger players, so the players drafted on Saturday could become familiar faces in the team's rotation a few years down the road. All of Chicago's picks on Saturday will come at No. 18 in each respective round, with the exception of their second pick in the fifth round, which will come at No. 28.

Date/time: Saturday, June 23; 9 a.m. CT

TV: NHL Network

Radio: Sirius XM Radio

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NHL Draft Results: Blackhawks Select Teuvo Teravainen

With the No. 18 overall pick in the 2012 NHL Draft, the Chicago Blackhawks selected Finnish winger Teuvo Teravainen. Teravainen, who will be 18 in September, spent the 2011-2012 his team Jokerit's junior and senior clubs, scoring 13 goals and tallying 10 assists. He also played for Finland in the Under-18 World Championships.

At five-foot-11 and 165 pounds, Teravainen is in the mold of current Blackhawks wingers Patrick Kane and Andrew Shaw. Here, according to NHL.com, are some various miscellaneous facts about Tearvainen. Spoiler alert: his favorite movie is "Saw."

FAVORITES

NHL player: Pavel Datsyuk
Shootout move: Like Linus Omark
Movie: Saw
Video game: Call of Duty
Pump-up song: "Stamp on the Ground" - ItaloBrothers
Home-cooked meal: Spaghetti and meat stew
Place to visit: New York

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