2026 NHL DRAFT WATCHALONG: Round 1 Reactions, Best Available & More | CHGO Blackhawks

It's Round 1 of the 2026 NHL Draft, and Jay Zawaski and Greg Boysen are live with instant reactions to every first-round pick, the best players still available, and the biggest surprises of the night. The crew also breaks down the Chicago Blackhawks trading Andre Burakovsky to the Ottawa Senators, takes another look at what Bowen Byram brings to Chicago, and reacts to the latest Blackhawks offseason buzz. Plus, we'll share clips from the 32 Thoughts Podcast discussing the Blackhawks' recent moves and what they could mean for the future.  00:00 START 03:00 Andre Burakovsky 10:00 Best Available 19:00 Gavin Mckenna 29:00 Ivar Stenberg 35:00 Caleb Malhotra 43:30 Daxon Rudolph 51:00 Alberts Smits 57:30 Carson Carels 01:02:30 Chase Reid 01:08:00 Viggo Bjorck 01:15:00 Keaton Verhoeff 01:21:00 Wyatt Cullen 01:28:00 Tynan Lawrence 01:33:00 Alexander Command 01:40:00 Malte Gustafsson 01:46:00 Oscar Hemming 01:53:00 Mason McTavish 01:59:00 Nikita Klepov 02:04:00 Maddox Dagenais 02:20:00 Ethan Belchetz 02:28:00 Olivier Suvanto 02:34:00 Elton Hermansson 02:40:00 Ilya Morozov 02:51:26 Ryan Lin 02:57:00 Liam Ruck 03:07:00 JP Hurlbert 03:15:00 Adam Novotny 03:33:00 Jonas Lagerber Hoen 03:29:00 Gleb Pugachyov 03:33:00 Maksim Sokolovskii 03:41:26 Marcus Nordmark 03:45:00 Juho Piiparinen 03:50:00 Jack Hextall 04:00:00 Thomas Bleyl 04:05:00 Jaxon Cover Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.