The 2024 version of Second City Hockey’s Top 25 Under 25 rankings continues with our Top 10, which will contain a lengthier breakdown of each individual who made it into that group. The voters for this year’s installment consisted five of the SCH writers, who submitted individual ballots.
Kevin Korchinski
- Position: Defense
- Birth date: June 21, 2004 (20)
- Acquired via: First-round pick (7th overall) in 2022 NHL Draft
- 2023-24 team: Chicago Blackhawks (NHL)
- 2023-24 stats: 15 points (5 G, 10 A), 20 PIM, 93 shots, 5.4 shot percentage, 19:37 average time on ice, 44.47 5-on-5 CF%, 41.10 5-on-5 xGF% in 76 games
- Size: 6-foot-1, 185 pounds
- Contract: Two years, $918,333 AAV (entry-level contract)
- Rankings: 4 (Dave, Shea), 5 (LBR, Zack, Eric)
- Last T25U25 ranking: No. 2, down three spots
Like the handful of other players on this list who spent most — or all — of the 2023-24 season in Chicago, much of the story of Korchinski’s last season was explored in an article that was part of our season recap series.