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Sam Rinzel
#6 Chicago Blackhawks / NHL - 26/27
- Date of Birth
- Jun 25, 2004
- Age
- 22
- Place of Birth
- Chanhassen, MN, USA
- Nation
- USA
- Youth Team
- Chaska Chanhassen YHA
- Position
- D
- Height
- 193 cm / 6'4"
- Weight
- 88 kg / 194 lbs
- Shoots
- R
- Contract
- 26/27
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- Cap Hit
- $941,667Powered by
- NHL Rights
Chicago Blackhawks / Signed- Agency
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A projectable, top-arm flared release, combined with synced weight-transfer and an immense amount of downforce, Rinzel has all the mechanics to be a shooting force on the blue line. Combine that with angle-changing inward drags, high placements, and a penchant to eat up available space, all while pushing free range activations, the dominance that permeated across his game created significant intrigue across the Elite Prospects scouting team. -EliteProspects 2022 NHL Draft Guide
Brother: Jack Rinzel
Brother: Jack Rinzel
| S | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- | Post | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-2019 |  Chaska/Chanhassen Bantam AA | 14U AA | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||
| 2018-2019 | MN Lakers 14U AAA | MNHP 14U | 16 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2 | - | |||||||
| 2019-2020 | Chaska High | USHS-MN | 25 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | - | Playoffs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2019-2020 | Minnesota Blizzard 15U AAA | 15U AAA | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||
| 2020-2021 | Chaska High | USHS-MN | 19 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 12 | - | |||||||
| 2020-2021 | Minnesota Blizzard 16U AAA | 16U AAA | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||
| 2021-2022 | Chaska High | USHS-MN | 27 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 22 | - | |||||||
| 2021-2022 | Team SIT Financial Services | UMHSEHL | 18 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 12 | - | Playoffs | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | - |
| 2021-2022 | Waterloo Black Hawks | USHL | 21 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 8 | -2 | Playoffs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 |
| 2022-2023 | Waterloo Black Hawks | USHL | 58 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 36 | 14 | Playoffs | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | -3 |
| 2023-2024 | Univ. of Minnesota | NCAA | 39 | 2 | 26 | 28 | 20 | 23 | |||||||
| 2023-2024 | USA U20 | WJC-20 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||
| 2024-2025 | Univ. of Minnesota | NCAA | 40 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 12 | 20 | |||||||
| 2024-2025 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 9 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| 2025-2026 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 54 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 44 | -7 | |||||||
| 2025-2026 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 23 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 16 | -8 | |||||||
| 2026-2027 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -3 | |||||||
| 2026-2027 |  Projected | NHL | 83 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 42 | -31 |
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| S | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- | Post | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-2019 | Northstar Elite U15 | WSI U15 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | |||||||
| 2018-2019 | B14 - District 6 | MNHP-14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |||||||
| 2019-2020 | B15 - District 6 | MNHP-15 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | - | |||||||
| 2021-2022 | B17 - Section 2 | MNHP | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | - | - | |||||||
| 2021-2022 | B17 - Red (Final 54) | MNHP | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | - | |||||||
| 2021-2022 | Team Forest | USA-S17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | - | |||||||
| 2021-2022 | USA U18 | Hlinka Gretzky Cup | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||
| 2022-2023 | USA U19 | WJAC-19 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | - |
| League | Seasons | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- | Seasons | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14U AA | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | |||||||
| 15U AAA | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | |||||||
| 16U AAA | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | |||||||
| AHL | 1 | 23 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 0.61 | 16 | -8 | 0 | |||||||
 Hlinka Gretzky Cup | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| MNHP | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.83 | - | - | 0 | |||||||
| MNHP 14U | 1 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0.69 | 2 | - | 0 | |||||||
| MNHP-14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | - | - | 0 | |||||||
| MNHP-15 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 | - | - | 0 | |||||||
| NCAA | 2 | 79 | 12 | 48 | 60 | 0.76 | 32 | 43 | 0 | |||||||
| NHL | 3 | 71 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 0.30 | 48 | -9 | 0 | |||||||
| UMHSEHL | 1 | 18 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 0.89 | 12 | - | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 2 | - |
| USA-S17 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 10 | - | 0 | |||||||
| USHL | 2 | 79 | 11 | 35 | 46 | 0.58 | 44 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.33 | 6 | -4 |
| USHS-MN | 3 | 71 | 21 | 51 | 72 | 1.01 | 42 | - | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | - |
| WJAC-19 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.83 | 0 | - | 0 | |||||||
| WJC-20 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |||||||
| WSI U15 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.20 | 0 | - | 0 |
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.
| Team | Seasons | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- | Seasons | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B14 - District 6 (MNHP) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | - | - | 0 | |||||||
| B15 - District 6 (MNHP) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 | - | - | 0 | |||||||
| B17 - Red (Final 54) (MNHP) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 | - | - | 0 | |||||||
| B17 - Section 2 (MNHP) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | - | - | 0 | |||||||
| Chaska High | 3 | 71 | 21 | 51 | 72 | 1.01 | 42 | - | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | - |
| Chaska/Chanhassen Bantam AA | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | |||||||
| Chicago Blackhawks | 3 | 71 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 0.30 | 48 | -9 | 0 | |||||||
| Minnesota Blizzard 15U AAA | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | |||||||
| Minnesota Blizzard 16U AAA | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | |||||||
| MN Lakers 14U AAA | 1 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0.69 | 2 | - | 0 | |||||||
| Northstar Elite U15 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.20 | 0 | - | 0 | |||||||
| Rockford IceHogs | 1 | 23 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 0.61 | 16 | -8 | 0 | |||||||
| Team Forest (Select 17) | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 10 | - | 0 | |||||||
| Team SIT Financial Services | 1 | 18 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 0.89 | 12 | - | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 2 | - |
| Univ. of Minnesota | 2 | 79 | 12 | 48 | 60 | 0.76 | 32 | 43 | 0 | |||||||
| USA U18 (Cup) | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| USA U19 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.83 | 0 | - | 0 | |||||||
| USA U20 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |||||||
| Waterloo Black Hawks | 2 | 79 | 11 | 35 | 46 | 0.58 | 44 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.33 | 6 | -4 |
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.