In advance of Friday’s 2019–20 regular season opener in Prague, the Blackhawks announced their final roster this afternoon after assigning Collin Delia to Rockford:
Forwards
Drake Caggiula
Ryan Carpenter
Alex DeBrincat
David Kampf
Patrick Kane
Dominik Kubalik
Alex Nylander
Brendan Perlini
Brandon Saad
Andrew Shaw
Zack Smith
Dylan Strome
Jonathan Toews
Defensemen
Calvin de Haan
Erik Gustafsson
Duncan Keith
Slater Koekkoek
Olli Maatta
Brent Seabrook
Goalies
Corey Crawford
Robin Lehner
Connor Murphy and John Quenneville start the season on the injured list, while 18-year-old Kirby Dach remains with the team for the time being via a non-roster injury designation.
Well, there you have it. No huge surprises, albeit some small ones. Get the complete salary cap breakdown courtesy of puckpedia.com.
Nylander is being given every chance to establish himself in the NHL, in spite of somewhat mixed performances through training camp. And de Haan, who is key to the Hawks’ hopes of restoring their defense this season, is clearly ready to go after a long recovery from an injury sustained last season with Carolina.
The Hawks may have to improvise a bit on the right side of their defense with just one right-handed shot (Seabrook) presently on the active roster (with Murphy absent).
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