Laurent Brossoit’s first year with the Blackhawks hasn’t gone well, to say the least. Signed to a two-year, $6MM contract last summer to try to give Chicago some stability between the pipes, he has yet to play for them this season. It doesn’t look like he will either as Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times relays that goalie coach Jimmy Waite recently indicated that he doesn’t … [Read more...] about Laurent Brossoit Not Expected To Return This Season
Blackhawks Acquire Joe Veleno From Red Wings
The Detroit Red Wings announced that they’ve traded forward Joe Veleno to the Chicago Blackhawks for netminder Petr Mrázek and forward Craig Smith. Thanks to his performance this season, Veleno became an interesting trade candidate from the Red Wings’ perspective. The former 30th overall pick of the 2018 NHL Draft recently achieved back-to-back 20-point campaigns in Detroit in … [Read more...] about Blackhawks Acquire Joe Veleno From Red Wings
Blackhawks To Reassign Colton Dach, Ethan Del Mastro
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