Sam Rinzel

Born on: June 25, 2004
Birth place: Chanhassen, Minnesota, United States
Defenseman, shoots right
6 ' 4" (193 cm) | 194 lb (88 kg)

Drafted by: Chicago Blackhawks, 1. round (#25 overall), in 2022 NHL Entry Draft

Championships & Medals

	Age	Year	Team	Event	Tournament Location / Series Result
	19	2024	Team USA	U20 World Championship	Göteborg, Sweden
IIHF U20 World Championship Medals

		Overall						Time on Ice				Goals					Assists					Points						per 60 All Situations			per 60 Even-Strength			per 60 Power-Play			Shots		Defensive		Faceoffs
Date	Game	Score	G	A	P	PIM	+/-	TOI	ES	PP	SH	ESG	PPG	SHG	GWG	OTG	ESA	PPA	SHA	GWA	OTA	ESP	PPP	SHP	GWP	OTP	PPP%	G/60	A/60	P/60	ESG/60	ESA/60	ESP/60	PPG/60	PPA/60	PPP/60	SOG	SH%	HITS	BS	FOW	FOL	FO%
Nov 26, 2025	MIN @ CHI	(4-3)	0	1	1	0	0	14:03	13:10	0:53	0:00	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0.000	4.270	4.270	0.000	4.557	4.557	0.000	0.000	0.000	2	0.0%	1	0	0	0	0.00%
Nov 28, 2025	NSH @ CHI	(4-3)	0	1	1	2	0	17:03	14:42	2:21	0:00	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0.000	3.519	3.519	0.000	4.082	4.082	0.000	0.000	0.000	1	0.0%	0	1	0	0	0.00%
Nov 30, 2025	ANA @ CHI	(3-5)	0	0	0	0	1	13:16	11:51	1:17	0:08	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	1	0.0%	1	1	0	0	0.00%
Dec 2, 2025	CHI @ VGK	(3-4)	0	0	0	2	1	9:30	7:18	1:50	0:22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0	0.0%	0	0	0	0	0.00%
Dec 4, 2025	CHI @ LAK	(2-1)	0	0	0	0	-1	13:13	12:25	0:48	0:00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	3	0.0%	2	1	0	0	0.00%
	GAME LOG

Stripe: Rows Seasons
Season	Team	LGE	Age	GP	G	A	P	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG	SH%
2021‑22	Waterloo Black Hawks	USHL	17	21	2	8	10	8	-2	2	0	0	5.1
2021‑22	Team USA U18		17	5	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0
2022‑23	Waterloo Black Hawks	USHL	18	58	9	27	36	36	14	3	0	3	6.8
2023‑24	University of Minnesota	NCAA	19	39	2	26	28	20	23	0	0	0	2.7
2023‑24	Team USA White U20		19	2	0	1	1	8		0	0	0
2023‑24	Team USA Blue U20		19	2	0	0	0	4		0	0	0
2023‑24	Team USA U20		19	9	1	1	2	2	6	0	0	0	8.3
2024‑25	University of Minnesota	NCAA	20	40	10	22	32	12	20	3	0		10.5
2024‑25	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL	20	9	0	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0.0
2025‑26	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL	21	26	1	7	8	28	3	0	0	0	2.7
	USHL Totals			79	11	35	46	44	12	5	0	3	6.4
	NCAA Totals			79	12	48	60	32	43	3	0	0	7.1
	NHL Totals			35	1	12	13	28	4	0	0	0	1.7

Playoff Stats

Season	Team	LGE	Age	GP	G	A	P	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG	SH%
2021‑22	Waterloo Black Hawks	USHL	17	6	0	0	0	4	-1	0	0	0	0.0
2022‑23	Waterloo Black Hawks	USHL	18	3	1	2	3	2	-3	1	0	0	25.0
	USHL Totals			9	1	2	3	6	-4	1	0	0	14.3

National Team Stats - Major Tournaments

Team	Age	GP	G	A	P	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG	SH%
Team USA - Hlinka Gretzky Cup 2021	17	4	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0.0
Team USA - U20 World Championship 2024	19	7	0	1	1	2	3	0	0	0	0.0
U20 World Championship Totals		7	0	1	1	2	3	0	0	0	0.0
Hlinka Gretzky Cup Totals		4	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0.0

National and Regional Team Stats - Miscellaneous Tournaments

Team	Age	GP	G	A	P	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG	SH%
Team USA - U18 Exhibition Game 2021	17	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Team USA White - U20 World Summer Showcase 2023	19	2	0	1	1	8		0	0	0
Team USA Blue - U20 World Summer Showcase 2023	19	2	0	0	0	4		0	0	0
Team USA - U20 Worlds Exhibition Games 2023	19	2	1	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	25.0
U20 Men Totals		6	1	1	2	12	3	0	0	0
U18 Men Totals		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0