Sam Rinzel
Player profile and career history
D · #6 · Chicago Blackhawks
Sam Rinzel is a defenceman for the Chicago Blackhawks. Born June 25, 2004 in Chanhassen, Minnesota, the United States, he stands 6'4", weighs 200 lbs and shoots right. He was drafted in 2022 (round 1, 25th overall) by the Chicago Blackhawks. In 80 NHL regular-season games he has 5 goals and 19 assists for 24 points. This season: 1 goals and 4 assists in 17 games.
NHL regular-season career
- Games
- 80
- Goals
- 5
- Assists
- 19
- Points
- 24
All supplied career statistics
- Assists
- 19
- Avg Toi
- 18:38
- Game Winning Goals
- 1
- Games Played
- 80
- Goals
- 5
- Ot Goals
- 0
- Pim
- 54
- Plus Minus
- -11
- Points
- 24
- Power Play Goals
- 1
- Power Play Points
- 5
- Shooting Pctg
- 0.0393
- Shorthanded Goals
- 0
- Shorthanded Points
- 0
- Shots
- 127
NHL career scoring rates
- Goals / game
- 0.06
- Assists / game
- 0.24
- Points / game
- 0.30
- Shots / game
- 1.59
Regular-season career totals divided by games played. Missing values stay blank.
NHL season record highs
Highest supplied regular-season team records. Split-team seasons are kept separate; these are not combined season totals. Ties show one recorded season.
- Goals
- 4 2025–26 · Chicago Blackhawks
- Assists
- 10 2025–26 · Chicago Blackhawks
- Points
- 14 2025–26 · Chicago Blackhawks
- Shots
- 83 2025–26 · Chicago Blackhawks
Teams & leagues through the years
Every team and league recorded in this player's supplied season history, including junior, minor-league and international appearances. Multiple teams in a season are listed together; transfer dates and their order are not supplied.
2026–27
2025–26
- Rockford IceHogsAHL
Chicago BlackhawksNHL
2024–25
- Univ. of MinnesotaNCAA
- Chicago BlackhawksNHL
2023–24
- Univ. of MinnesotaNCAA
- USA U20WJC-20
2022–23
- Waterloo Black HawksUSHL
- USA U19WJAC-19
2021–22
- USA U18Hlinka Gretzky Cup
- B17 - Red (Final 54)MNHP
- B17 - Section 2MNHP
- Team SIT Financial ServicesUMHSEHL
- Team ForestUSA-S17
- Waterloo Black HawksUSHL
- Chaska HighUSHS-MN
2020–21
- Chaska HighUSHS-MN
2019–20
- B15 - District 6MNHP-15
- Chaska HighUSHS-MN
2018–19
- MN Lakers 14U AAAMNHP 14U
- B14 - District 6MNHP-14
- Northstar Elite U15WSI U15
Coverage follows NHL's published player record. Earlier youth teams, loans, transfers and seasons absent from that source may be missing. A missing season does not imply the player was inactive.
Season-by-season history
All seasons and leagues supplied by the NHL player feed. NHL, junior and minor-league rows stay separate; this is not a guarantee of every game in a player's career.
Scroll across the table for all columns. Open “All stats” on any season for its complete supplied record.
| Season | League | Team | Type | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | +/− | Shots | PPG | PPP | SHG | SHP | GWG | OTG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 | NHL |  Chicago Blackhawks | Regular | 17 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 2025–26 | AHL | Rockford IceHogs | Regular | 23 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 16 | -8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2025–26 | NHL | Chicago Blackhawks | Regular | 54 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 44 | -7 | 83 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | All stats
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| 2024–25 | NCAA | Univ. of Minnesota | Regular | 40 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 12 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2024–25 | NHL | Chicago Blackhawks | Regular | 9 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 2023–24 | NCAA | Univ. of Minnesota | Regular | 39 | 2 | 26 | 28 | 20 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2023–24 | WJC-20 | USA U20 | Regular | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2022–23 | USHL | Waterloo Black Hawks | Regular | 58 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 36 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2022–23 | WJAC-19 | USA U19 | Regular | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2022–23 | USHL | Waterloo Black Hawks | Playoffs | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | -3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2021–22 | Hlinka Gretzky Cup | USA U18 | Regular | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2021–22 | MNHP | B17 - Red (Final 54) | Regular | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2021–22 | MNHP | B17 - Section 2 | Regular | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2021–22 | UMHSEHL | Team SIT Financial Services | Regular | 18 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2021–22 | USA-S17 | Team Forest | Regular | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2021–22 | USHL | Waterloo Black Hawks | Regular | 21 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 8 | -2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2021–22 | USHS-MN | Chaska High | Regular | 27 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2021–22 | UMHSEHL | Team SIT Financial Services | Playoffs | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2021–22 | USHL | Waterloo Black Hawks | Playoffs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2020–21 | USHS-MN | Chaska High | Regular | 19 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2019–20 | MNHP-15 | B15 - District 6 | Regular | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2019–20 | USHS-MN | Chaska High | Regular | 25 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2019–20 | USHS-MN | Chaska High | Playoffs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2018–19 | MNHP 14U | MN Lakers 14U AAA | Regular | 16 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2018–19 | MNHP-14 | B14 - District 6 | Regular | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2018–19 | WSI U15 | Northstar Elite U15 | Regular | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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NHL game-by-game archive
17 imported games.
| Date | Team | Opponent | G | A | PTS | Shots | +/− | TOI | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-07 | CHI | at CAR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21:23 | All stats
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| 2026-11-05 | CHI | at TBL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 20:50 | All stats
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| 2026-11-04 | CHI | at FLA | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18:33 | All stats
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| 2026-11-02 | CHI | vs COL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 16:32 | All stats
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| 2026-10-31 | CHI | at BOS | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11:39 | All stats
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| 2026-10-29 | CHI | at DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 15:43 | All stats
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| 2026-10-27 | CHI | vs LAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:01 | All stats
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| 2026-10-25 | CHI | vs FLA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15:07 | All stats
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| 2026-10-23 | CHI | vs MTL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 17:17 | All stats
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| 2026-10-17 | CHI | vs DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 15:26 | All stats
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| 2026-10-15 | CHI | vs WPG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19:41 | All stats
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| 2026-10-13 | CHI | vs PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:52 | All stats
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| 2026-10-10 | CHI | vs CAR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 18:43 | All stats
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| 2026-10-08 | CHI | at NYI | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18:05 | All stats
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| 2026-10-06 | CHI | vs STL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17:45 | All stats
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| 2026-10-01 | CHI | at UTA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 17:30 | All stats
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| 2026-09-29 | CHI | at VGK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 18:16 | All stats
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NHL source coverage only; missing records are not zero-stat appearances. Historical team abbreviations are retained.
Recent NHL games
| Date | Opponent | Goals | Assists | Points | Time on ice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-07 | CAR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:23 |
| 2026-11-05 | TBL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20:50 |
| 2026-11-04 | FLA | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18:33 |
| 2026-11-02 | COL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:32 |
| 2026-10-31 | BOS | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11:39 |
Profile updated Nov 8, 1:25 pm EST. Missing stats are shown as –.