Why the Chicago Blackhawks Must Draft Artyom Levshunov

A quick breakdown on Artyom Levshunov is that he is a six foot two and two hundred and nine pound right shot defenseman from Belarus. Having come over to North America from a league in Belarus the expectations were quite low entering the USHL. One season with the Green Bay Gamblers (forty two points in sixty two games) in the 2022-2023 however would help him land a spot with the Michigan State Spartans for the following season.

It would be there in East Lansing where Levshunov would start to quickly climb draft boards across all the recruiting services. A thirty five point season as a freshman in NCAA hockey is quite impressive when combining all of this players' measurables and skill traits. Here is a scouting breakdown that highlights some of his better abilities (made by Elite Prospects, which can be visited at www.eliteprospects.com).

As the readers expressed their desire for the Blackhawks to draft Ivan Demidov, some things quickly became clear when debating the two prospects.