2022 NHL Draft
Dominic James in the 2022 NHL Draft
Chicago Blackhawks selected Dominic James 173rd overall in the 2022 NHL Draft, with the 12th pick of round 6.
It was the ninth of the 11 picks Chicago Blackhawks made in the draft. Of the 225 players selected in 2022, 83 have played in the NHL regular season. His 49 games put him 32nd in the class.
- Overall pick
- 173
- Round and pick
- Round 6, pick 12
- Drafting team
- CHIChicago Blackhawks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 170–176 in the 2022 draft
- 170Jake RichardRBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 171Jakub VondrasGCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 172Joey MuldowneyRSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 173Dominic JamesC49 GP · 17 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 174Daylan KueflerLNYINew York Islanders
- 175Fabian WagnerCWPGWinnipeg Jets
- 176Jackson DorringtonDVANVancouver Canucks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2022 class
173rd
of 225 players selected
99th
of 132 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Juraj SlafkovskýL298 GP · 196 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 2Simon NemecD171 GP · 53 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 3Logan CooleyC228 GP · 173 PARIArizona Coyotes
- 4Shane WrightC185 GP · 82 PSEASeattle Kraken
- 5Cutter GauthierL174 GP · 131 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 6David JiricekD94 GP · 15 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 7Kevin KorchinskiD109 GP · 20 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 8Marco KasperC160 GP · 56 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 9Matt SavoieC87 GP · 38 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 10Pavel MintyukovD216 GP · 75 PANAAnaheim Ducks
+ 215 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Dominic James made his NHL debut on October 23, 2025, 3 years and 107 days after the draft.
49
Games
7
Goals
10
Assists
17
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Chicago Blackhawks picks in the 2022 draft
- 7Kevin KorchinskiD109 GP · 20 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 13Frank NazarC137 GP · 75 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 25Sam RinzelD79 GP · 24 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 39Paul LudwinskiCCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 57Ryan GreeneC100 GP · 33 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 66Gavin HayesLCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 81Samuel SavoieLCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 90Aidan ThompsonCCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 173Dominic JamesC49 GP · 17 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 188Nils JuntorpRCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 199Riku TohilaCCHIChicago Blackhawks