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Anton Frondell
Center · CHI · NHL

Anton Frondell

Age
19
Height
6'1"
Weight
198 lb
Shoots
L
Drafted
2025, round 1, 3rd overall
Born
SWE
2026-27
NHL · Chicago Blackhawks
Games
8
Goals
1
Assists
5
Points
6
Prospect score · 2026-27
Blue chip

7th of 1,160 prospects in the NHLnew

2nd in the CHI system · 2nd among its forwards

+1.2WAR a season if he sticks
Outlook
NHL odds>99%Becomes a full-time NHL player — 200 games by 26
Impact odds65%Better than the typical NHL regular among forwards
Arrival2026-27The season his comps who made it typically became regulars
WAR a season if he sticks+0.3+1.2+3.2Low, middle and high outcomes among his comparables who became regulars

Of the 10 players most like him at the same point in their development, 9 became full-time NHL players.

Development

His scoring, converted to an NHL equivalent, against every player his age and position that season. Zero is the average player his age; the band is where his comparables were at each age.

-10+1+2+315161718Age2022-23, age 15, 34 GP: -0.63 vs. his age group (0.05 NHL-equivalent points per game)2023-24, age 16, 29 GP: +0.53 vs. his age group (0.14 NHL-equivalent points per game)2024-25, age 17, 39 GP: +1.04 vs. his age group (0.22 NHL-equivalent points per game)2025-26, age 18, 55 GP: +2.68 vs. his age group (0.48 NHL-equivalent points per game)
HimMiddle half of his comps at that ageAverage player his age
Comparables

Past prospects at the same position and the same stage after their draft, matched on draft slot, age, size and league-adjusted production. What they became is already known. The outcome is judged at 26: 200 NHL games by then makes a regular.

#PlayerMatchNHL GP by 26Career NHL GPOutcomeWAR a season
1Jesse Puljujarvi2016 · #4 · at 1926%387387Regular+0.28
2Mikko Rantanen2015 · #10 · at 1926%570723Regular+3.19
3Nikita Filatov2008 · #6 · at 1925%5353Did not stick—
4Sam Reinhart2014 · #2 · at 1925%614847Regular+1.82
5Matt Duchene2009 · #3 · at 1923%6541195Regular+1.62
6Evander Kane2009 · #4 · at 1923%5741001Regular+0.40
7Leon Draisaitl2014 · #3 · at 1923%638862Regular+3.37
8Steven Stamkos2008 · #1 · at 1922%5861253Regular+2.58
9Josh Bailey2008 · #9 · at 1922%6391057Regular+0.47
10Mikhail Grigorenko2012 · #12 · at 1921%249249Regular+0.19
Season by season
SeasonGPGAPtsPIM
2026-27NHL · Chicago Blackhawks81560
2025-26WJC-20 · Sweden U2075380
2025-26SHL · Djurgårdens IF432082816
2025-26NHL · Chicago Blackhawks123694
2025-26EHT · Sweden31012
2024-25WJC-18 · Sweden U1851230
2024-25WJAC-19 · Sweden U1852248
2024-25J20 Nationell · Djurgårdens IF U20105276
2024-25HockeyAllsvenskan · Djurgårdens IF2911142516
2023-24WJAC-19 · Sweden U1862576
2023-24WHC-17 · Sweden U1776174
2023-24J20 Nationell · Djurgårdens IF U202918213916
2023-24J18 Region · Djurgårdens IF U18455106
2023-24HockeyAllsvenskan · Djurgårdens IF90110
2022-23U16 SM · Djurgårdens IF U1632462
2022-23U16 Div.1 · Djurgårdens IF U16364104
2022-23TV-Pucken · Stockholm Syd8810182
2022-23J18 Region · Djurgårdens IF U18201418324
2022-23J18 Nationell · Djurgårdens IF U181457122
2021-22WSI U15 · Sweden Selects U15847110
2021-22U16 SM · Djurgårdens IF U16867132
2021-22U16 Div.1 · Djurgårdens IF U162325184343
2021-22J18 Region · Djurgårdens IF U1822680
2018-19WSI U12 · Sweden Selects U1273470

The prospect score is a percentile of his expected outcome among every prospect in the league: the chance he becomes a regular, times how good his comparables who did became against others at their position. A player who never sticks counts as zero, which is why a long shot with a high ceiling can rank below a safe bet. All Sabres prospects · How the rankings work