NHL Shockwave: Blackhawks Land Burakovsky in Surprising Kraken Deal for Veleno—What’s Next?
On the international stage, Burakovsky has represented Sweden at the IIHF World Championship on two occasions, including winning the bronze medal in 2024. He also helped Sweden to silver medals at the 2012 World U18 Championship and the 2014 World Junior Championship.
The 6-foot-3, 203-pound forward was originally selected by Washington in the first round (23rd overall) of the 2013 NHL Draft.
Veleno, 25, posted 17 points (8G, 9A) in 74 regular-season games split between the Detroit Red Wings and Chicago in 2024-25. The forward opened the season with Detroit, notching 10 points (5G, 5A) in 56 games before being acquired by Chicago on March 7 in exchange for goaltender Petr Mrazek and Craig Smith. Veleno added seven points (3G, 4A) in 18 games with the Blackhawks last season.
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