Chicago Blackhawks acquire Stanley Cup winner Andre Burakovsky from Seattle Kraken in trade for Joe Veleno
The
Chicago Blackhawks
and the
Seattle Kraken
made a swap of forwards on Saturday, June 21, 2025.
Andre Burakovsky
was traded to the Blackhawks by the Kraken for Joe Veleno. Burakovsky, a 30-year-old forward, had 37 points (10 goals, 27 assists) in 79 games with the Kraken in the 2024-25 season.
Burakovsky is a two-time
Stanley Cup winner
, with the Washington Capitals in 2018 and the Colorado Avalanche in 2022. He was selected by Washington with the No. 23 pick in the 2013
NHL
Draft and has 387 points (153 goals, 234 assists) in 696 NHL games with the Capitals, Avalanche, and Kraken and 47 points (20 goals, 27 assists) in 93 Stanley Cup Playoff games.
The winger is on a five-year, $27.5 million contract (average annual value $5.5 million) with Seattle since July 13, 2022. He has two seasons remaining as per the deal. On swapping Burakovsky, Kraken general manager Jason Botterill said, "Andre was a valuable player for our organization during the three years he was here, and we wish him and his family the best of luck in Chicago," according to NHL.
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"In return, we've acquired a young player with experience while also increasing our salary cap flexibility moving forward," he added.
On the other hand, 25-year-old forward Veleno had 17 points (eight goals, nine assists) in 74 games with the Blackhawks and Detroit Red Wings in the 2024-25 season. He was traded to Chicago on March 7, 2025, and had seven points (three goals, four assists) in 18 games with the Blackhawks.
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Veleno has 81 points (38 goals, 43 assists) in 306 NHL games with Detroit and Chicago. He was picked by the Red Wings with the No. 30 pick in the 2018 NHL Draft. He has one season remaining on a two-year, $4.55 million contract ($2.275 AAV) he signed with Detroit on July 19, 2024.
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