<p>After sitting quiet throughout the first round of the NHL draft <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/blackhawks/2026/06/26/blackhawks-bowen-byram-chase-reid-nhl-draft-kraken-sharks?_gl=1*1avo40o*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTkxOTY1Njc5MS4xNzgyNTc2OTUy*_ga_K0F0MB46T8*czE3ODI1NzY5NTEkbzEkZzAkdDE3ODI1NzY5NTEkajYwJGwwJGgw" target="_blank" >Friday</a>, the <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/blackhawks?_gl=1*1qc2vl*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTkxOTY1Njc5MS4xNzgyNTc2OTUy*_ga_K0F0MB46T8*czE3ODI1NzY5NTEkbzEkZzAkdDE3ODI1NzY5NTMkajU4JGwwJGgw" target="_blank" >Blackhawks</a> took two big swings Saturday morning as the draft resumed.</p><p>Here's a breakdown of every Hawks pick from Day 2 of the draft:</p><p><b>No. 34: Xavier Villeneuve, defenseman, Blainville-Boisbriand (QMJHL)</b></p><p>It seemed likely the Hawks would target a defenseman early in the second round, and they did just that with Villeneuve, one of the consensus top prospects still available after the first round.</p><p>The Quebec native is unquestionably a first-round talent, but his diminutive size —&nbsp;5-11 and 164 pounds —&nbsp;evidently scared off teams in that range. The Hawks were willing to gamble on his upside.</p><p>"The skill set I have is pretty rare, without being too cocky," Villeneuve said.</p><p>He has been optimistically compared to young Canadiens star Lane Hutson, another left-handed shot, throughout the draft process, and Villeneuve believes in that comparison.