Chicago Blackhawks First Round Draft Pick Mason West Just Led His High School Football Team To A Minnesota State Championship

NHL Draft Pick Leads Minnesota High School Football Team To State Title After Delaying Leap To The Next Level

Mason West after getting picked by the Blackhawks in the 2025 NHL Draft Many professional athletes were standouts in multiple sports before deciding to focus on a single discipline. Mason West seems to have a promising future as a hockey player, but he can also more than hold his own on the football field when you consider he helped his high school team win a state championship after he insisted on returning for his senior year after being draft…

Chicago Blackhawks First Round Draft Pick Mason West Just Led His High School Football Team To A Minnesota State Championship

Multiple things about Mason West's story fascinate me. Football aside, to be taken in the first round of the the NHL draft, straight off your high school hockey team is wild. That's more of a testamen...