ForensicHockey

Defense·CHI·Stay-at-Home Defenseman

Sam Rinzel

Born June 25, 2004 · Chanhassen, USA

Draft 2022 · CHI round 1 #25

54

GP

4

G

10

A

14

PTS

Career

4G 15A 19P

Bio

Position
Defense
Height
6'4"
Weight
194 lb
Shoots
R
Number
#6

Drafted 2022 by CHI · Round 1, #25 overall

64OVR

Fringe

Stay-at-Home Defenseman

Production34

Points per game vs. elite D ceiling

Playmaking33

Assists per game vs. elite D

Deployment29

Average ice time per game

Power Play4

Power play points per game

Skating29

Skating speed and stamina

Shot Gen.34

Shots on goal per game

Season projections

54 GP played · paced to 82 GP

Proj. Goals

6

at 82 GP

Proj. Assists

15

at 82 GP

Proj. Points

21

at 82 GP

Proj. Shots

126

at 82 GP

Proj. PPG

0

at 82 GP

Proj. PPP

2

at 82 GP

Points/Game

0.26

current rate

Goals/Game

0.07

current rate

TOI/Game

avg ice time

Shooting %

4.8%

current season

Points/game trend (last 5 seasons)

0.62

2022–23

0.72

2023–24

0.80

2024–25

0.26

2025–26

0.61

2025–26

Recent games

GS = Luszczyszyn game score · 5-game avg 0.15

Click date for box score · opponent for team

DateOppGAPS+/-GS
2026-04-15SJS101121.13
2026-04-13BUF0001-2-0.22
2026-04-11STL000200.15
2026-04-09CAR0001-3-0.37
2026-04-06SJS000100.08

Tendencies

Full profile

Archetype

Bottom-six contributor

Source: NHL API (volume only)

Sample: 54 GP · confidence 50%

Limited view. Scores below are volume-only production indices, not population percentiles. Connect a warehouse with on-ice 5v5 data to see true possession, chance-creation, and zone-deployment percentiles.

  • Goal-scoring index0.07 · 12 index

    Volume-only: goals per game from NHL API. Not adjusted for ice time, deployment, or quality of competition.

  • Playmaking index0.19 · 25 index

    Volume-only: assists per game from NHL API. Not on-ice; doesn't separate primary vs secondary.

  • Point-production index0.26 · 21 index

    Volume-only: points per game from NHL API. Treat as a star-power proxy, not a process measure.

Career totals (regular season)

Games
63
Goals
4
Assists
15
Points
19
+/-
-6
PIM
44
Shots
105

Season history

NHL regular season · click team for franchise profile

SeasonTeamGPGAPTS+/-
2025–26Chicago Blackhawks5441014-7
2025–26Rockford IceHogs2321214-8
2024–25Chicago Blackhawks90551
2024–25Univ. of Minnesota4010223220
2023–24Univ. of Minnesota392262823
2023–24USA U2070113
2022–23Waterloo Black Hawks589273614
2022–23USA U196145
2021–22B17 - Section 23134
2021–22B17 - Red (Final 54)3101
2021–22Team Forest4000
2021–22USA U1840002
2021–22Team SIT Financial Services1841216
2021–22Chaska High2792938
2021–22Waterloo Black Hawks212810-2
2020–21Chaska High1981725
2019–20B15 - District 63123
2019–20Chaska High25459
2018–19Northstar Elite U155011
2018–19B14 - District 63000
2018–19MN Lakers 14U AAA163811