Strictly as a paper move, Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times reports that the Chicago Blackhawks have reassigned forward Colton Dach and defenseman Ethan Del Mastro to their AHL affiliate, the Rockford IceHogs. Both players will remain in the Blackhawks’ lineup for the rest of the season before they are returned to AHL Rockford at the end of the season, should they qualify for … [Read more...] about Blackhawks To Reassign Colton Dach, Ethan Del Mastro
Blackhawks Activate Philipp Kurashev
While Chicago won’t have newly acquired center Joe Veleno in the lineup tonight against Utah, they will get another forward back. The team announced that Philipp Kurashev has been activated off injured reserve. He had missed the last week and a half with a hand injury. After a breakout showing last season, it looked as if Kurashev’s stock was on the rise and that he’d be a … [Read more...] about Blackhawks Activate Philipp Kurashev
Utah Trades Shea Weber’s Contract To Blackhawks
The Utah Hockey club is trading the contract of retired defenseman Shea Weber to the Blackhawks, per Brogan Houston of Deseret News Sports. Chicago has also acquired the signing rights to defenseman Victor Söderström and right-wing prospect Aku Räty for taking on the final year-plus of Weber’s deal. Houston later reported that Utah is sending a 2026 fifth-round pick to … [Read more...] about Utah Trades Shea Weber’s Contract To Blackhawks
Blackhawks Discussing Extension With Ryan Donato
As a pending unrestricted free agent, there has been an expectation that the Blackhawks would be moving forward Ryan Donato before today’s 2 PM CT trade deadline. However, that might not be the case, as Pierre LeBrun of TSN and The Athletic reports (Twitter link) that the two sides are discussing a potential contract extension. Even if an agreement on that front can’t be … [Read more...] about Blackhawks Discussing Extension With Ryan Donato
Chicago Blackhawks Reassign Andreas Athanasiou
According to the AHL transactions page, the Chicago Blackhawks have reassigned forward Andreas Athanasiou to their AHL affiliate, the Rockford IceHogs. Despite a disappointing season, the IceHogs are competing for a playoff spot in the AHL’s Central Division and would qualify if the season ended today. Athanasiou has been a large part of that hunt. Since clearing waivers and … [Read more...] about Chicago Blackhawks Reassign Andreas Athanasiou