The Chicago Blackhawks cut loose a pair of veterans who were trying to make the team on Professional Tryout Contracts Monday (Sept. 28). Forward Tomas Kopecky and defenseman Lubomir Visnovsky both have long NHL careers but were cut loose by Hawks entering the latter stages of the team’s training camp. Tomas Kopecky – A 33-year-old,
There are plenty of new faces in the Chicago Blackhawks, but the old standbys were the ones piloting the ship in the Hawks most recent pre-season test — a 3-1 win at the United Center Saturday (Sept. 26) against the St. Louis Blues. It was the Blues on the board first, prospect Joel Edmundson, a
For a second straight day, the Chicago Blackhawks made some major moves Saturday (Sept. 26), assigning six players to its AHL affiliate, the Rockford Ice Hawks while releasing six others on Saturday (Sept. 26 The news came from the two separate releases. Re-assigned to the Rockford Ice Hogs are: Ryan Haggerty – A 22-year-old, 6’0,” 201 lbs.
Kyle Baun collected two goals and a helper and was named First Star as the Chicago Black Hawks picked up an impressive 5-1 road win at the Bell Centre in Montreal Friday (Sept. 25). A 23-year-old prospect looking to build on the three games he played with the Hawks last season, Baun scored the final
The Chicago Blackhawks trimmed 10 players from its training camp roster on Friday (Sept. 25), assigning five to the Rockford Ice Hogs and releasing another five from Professional Tryout Contracts. The following players have been re-assigned to Rockford of the American Hockey League. Mike Liambas – A 26-year-old, 5’10,” 203 lbs. utility player from Woodbridge,
Graham Knott saw his stint with the Chicago Blackhawks come to an end on Wednesday (Sept. 24) as the team released him from camp. Knott, 18, from Etobicoke, ON was selected by the Hawks in the Second Round (54th Overall) of this past summer’s NHL Entry Draft. He will return for another season with the Niagara Ice
