Anton Frondell, the No. 3 draft pick of the Chicago Blackhawks, with Commissioner Gary Bettman and former Hawk Jeremy Roenick, left, during the 2025 NHL draft in Los Angeles on Friday, June 27, 2025.

Aleksander Barkov with teammate Anton Lundell during the Stanley Cup celebrations on June 22, 2025. Getty Images “There’s two names in the search column, Sommer Ray … and Sam Reinhart ...

With the third pick in the 2025 NHL Draft, the Chicago Blackhawks selected Anton Frondell. The 18-year-old forward played last season with Djurgardens IF of the Swedish Hockey League.

The Chicago Blackhawks drafted Anton Frondell, Krüger’s Djurgården teammate in Sweden, with the No. 3 pick in the 2025 NHL Draft on Friday. What went into that decision?