{"id":485983,"date":"2026-03-24T12:59:39","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T16:59:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=485983"},"modified":"2026-03-24T12:59:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T16:59:39","slug":"chicago-blackhawks-recall-highly-touted-prospect-to-nhl-roster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2026\/03\/24\/chicago-blackhawks-recall-highly-touted-prospect-to-nhl-roster\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago Blackhawks Recall Highly Touted Prospect to NHL Roster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2026\/03\/13\/blackhawks-and-senators-are-headed-to-germany-for-nhls-2026-global-series\/\" target=\"_self\">Chicago Blackhawks<\/a> have recalled 2025 third-overall selection <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2025\/07\/15\/third-overall-pick-from-2025-draft-signs-entry-level-deal\/\" target=\"_self\">Anton Frondell<\/a> to the NHL. The youngster is in New York and is expected to make his NHL debut tonight. The Hawks are set to take on rookie phenom defenceman <a  target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/schaema01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-03-24_hr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Matthew Schaefer<\/a> and his New York Islanders.<\/p>\n<p><span>Credit Image: \u00a9 Michael Turner\/ZUMA Press Wire<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"max-width: px\"><smartframe-embed class=\"smartframe_wp_element\" customer-id=\"b0c95bc04383cef69c6b47df872135cf\" image-id=\"WmOB6pGVIpWR\" style=\"width: 100%; display: inline-flex; max-width: 3449px; aspect-ratio: 3449\/2299;\" ><\/smartframe-embed><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">everyone say hi Anton!\ud83d\udc4b<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcf0 \u27a1\ufe0e <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/W2r6IuJBXS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/W2r6IuJBXS<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/U2J9qNAXpH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/U2J9qNAXpH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chicago Blackhawks (@NHLBlackhawks) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NHLBlackhawks\/status\/2036428409861988681?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 24, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Prospect Anton Frondell Called Up by Chicago Blackhawks<\/h2>\n<p>Frondell is widely regarded as the Blackhawks&#8217; top NHL prospect and one of the top prospects in the league. After the New York Islanders jumped up and won the draft lottery, the Blackhawks fell one spot, landing them the third overall selection and the opportunity to pick Frondell. The six-foot-one centre is coming off an impressive season with Djurgardens in the SHL, where he posted 20 goals and 28 points in 43 games played. Djurgardens&#8217; season ended in the playoffs on Saturday, paving the way for Frondell&#8217;s debut tonight.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"ukq6sDo36m\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2025\/04\/14\/anton-frondell-scouting-report-2025-nhl-draft\/\" target=\"_self\">Anton Frondell Scouting Report: 2025 NHL Draft #5<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Anton Frondell Scouting Report: 2025 NHL Draft #5&#8221; &#8212; Last Word On Hockey\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2025\/04\/14\/anton-frondell-scouting-report-2025-nhl-draft\/embed\/#?secret=V0TcJelbfB#?secret=ukq6sDo36m\" data-secret=\"ukq6sDo36m\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>What It Means Moving Forward<\/h3>\n<p>This is incredibly exciting news for Hawks fans. The biggest missing piece for Chicago has been finding a winger for superstar <a  target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/bedarco01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-03-24_hr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Connor Bedard<\/a>. Some veterans, including <a  target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/bertuty01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-03-24_hr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tyler Bertuzzi<\/a>, have seen some success, but Frondell could be a mainstay in the Blackhawks&#8217; top-six forward group for years to come. That process begins tonight, as Frondell will see himself on the top line with Bedard and <a  target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/g\/greenry01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-03-24_hr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ryan Greene<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Blackhawks lines in morning skate at Islanders:<\/p>\n<p>Greene-Bedard-Frondell<br \/>Bertuzzi-Nazar-Lardis<br \/>Burakovsky-Donato-Mikheyev<br \/>Teravainen-Lafferty-Slaggert<br \/>Boisvert rotating in<\/p>\n<p>Vlasic-Levshunov<br \/>Kaiser-Rinzel<br \/>Del Mastro-Crevier<\/p>\n<p>Soderblom in starter\u2019s crease<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ben Pope (@BenPopeCST) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BenPopeCST\/status\/2036466329490685983?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 24, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>There is not a lot that Frondell can&#8217;t do on the ice. His frame allows him to play a bigger style, while the hallmark of his game is his shot. His release is quick and powerful, and he should see success in the NHL, particularly on the power play. Expect Frondell to add a dangerous element to Chicago&#8217;s man advantage.<\/p>\n<p>While Frondell has to prove worthy of his roster spot, there is much reason to believe he can be in the Windy City for the long haul. Hawks fans are hoping that tonight is the beginning of a long tenure as a Blackhawk.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Chicago Blackhawks have recalled 2025 third-overall selection Anton Frondell to the NHL. The youngster is in New York and is expected to make his NHL debut tonight. The Hawks are set to take on rookie phenom defenceman Matthew Schaefer and his New York Islanders. Credit Image: \u00a9 Michael Turner\/ZUMA Press Wire everyone say hi [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5245,"featured_media":475361,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[27,4547,34,4548,3462,309],"tags":[8114,8128],"class_list":["post-485983","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blackhawks","category-hockey","category-news","category-nhl","category-nhl-prospects","category-nhl-top-prospects","tag-2025-nhl-draft","tag-anton-frondell"],"modified_by":"Levi Pike, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/485983","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5245"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=485983"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/485983\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":485991,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/485983\/revisions\/485991"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/475361"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=485983"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=485983"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=485983"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}