From the hockey-rich city of Winnipeg, Jonathan Toews was the third overall pick in the 2006 NHL Draft, and he proceeded to finish third in Calder Trophy voting, where he lost to his teammate Patrick Kane, which certainly gave notice to the city of Chicago that they had a special team ahead of them.

The Chicago Blackhawks likely did not expect to see Denis Savard fall to them when they drafted third in 1980, and how happy that must have been for years after that he did!  Savard tore it up in the Quebec Juniors, and with Chicago, he continued to show off elite playmaking skills.  While in terms of scoring, he would, in the league, be in the shadow of Wayne Gretzky; however, Savard would gain his fair share of attention.  He would have 119 Points in his sophomore season, and in his third season (1982-83), he scored 121 Points with a third-place finish in Hart Trophy balloting with a Second Team All-Star Selection. 

The top blueliner for well over a decade with the Blackhawks, Doug Wilson won the Norris Trophy in the 1981-82 season, also earning First Team All-Star honors.  Wilson would also be named a Second Team All-Star twice and was also an All-Star for the Blackhawks six times.  The Defenceman would score 779 Points with a .84 PPG for the Chicago, and he would twice receive votes for the Hart Trophy. 

Earl Seibert may never have won the Norris Trophy as the National Hockey League’s top Defenseman (you can't win an award that didn't exist yet), but look at the consecutive string of All-NHL Selections he had!