Scott Powers of The Athletic reported early today that Alec Martinez would not be in the lineup tonight for the Chicago Blackhawks while dealing with a lower-body injury. The organization confirmed Martinez would be out of the lineup for today and then some by placing him on injured reserve and recalling Isaak Phillips from their AHL affiliate, the Rockford IceHogs. Chicago … [Read more...] about Blackhawks Place Alec Martinez On IR, Recall Isaak Phillips
Central Notes: Wild, Avalanche, Korchinski
The Minnesota Wild have shared that Jared Spurgeon (lower-body) and Joel Eriksson Ek (broken nose) will both miss the team’s Tuesday night matchup against St. Louis. Forward Marcus Johansson is also questionable with an undisclosed injury, shares Michael Russo of The Athletic. Johansson was absent from the team’s Tuesday morning practice, while both Spurgeon and Eriksson Ek … [Read more...] about Central Notes: Wild, Avalanche, Korchinski
Blackhawks Activate Wyatt Kaiser, Reassign Isaak Phillips
As alluded to a few days ago, Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Wyatt Kaiser will start his season against the Winnipeg Jets tomorrow night. The Blackhawks announced they have activated Kaiser off of injured reserve while reassigning defenseman Isaak Phillips to their AHL affiliate, the Rockford IceHogs. Wyatt Kaiser missed Chicago’s regular-season opener against the Utah Hockey … [Read more...] about Blackhawks Activate Wyatt Kaiser, Reassign Isaak Phillips
Central Notes: Kaiser, Johnston, Bourque, Lehkonen
Chicago Blackhawks head coach Luke Richardson told the media today that young defenseman Wyatt Kaiser will be ready to return to the lineup either late in the team’s season-opening road trip or shortly after (as per Ben Pope of The Chicago Sun-Times). Chicago starts the season with four games on the road, which puts Kaiser’s timeline to return from his illness sometime around … [Read more...] about Central Notes: Kaiser, Johnston, Bourque, Lehkonen
Training Camp Cuts: 10/6/24
The NHL pre-season has ended, sparking the frantic rush for final roster cuts across the league before the regular season begins. Final rosters are due by 5 P.M. on October 7th and, as always, we’ll follow the day’s cuts below. Last updated: 4:53 p.m. Boston Bruins (per team announcement) G Ryan Bischel (to AHL Providence) F Patrick Brown (to AHL Providence, pending waivers) G … [Read more...] about Training Camp Cuts: 10/6/24