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Bickell (multiple sclerosis) returns to the Hurricanes lineup on Tuesday.
Bryan Bickell News
Call up / Send down
Bickell has cleared waivers and been assigned to Charlotte (AHL).
Injury
Bickell is out indefinitely after being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.
Bickell, 30, has one goal in seven games this season, but multiple sclerosis will make it very difficult for Bickell to return to the ice. Josh Harding was able to deal with it in Minnesota for one season, but is out of professional hockey all together now. Don’t expect to see Bickell on the ice anytime in the near future.
The Blackhawks have traded Bryan Bickell and Teuvo Teravainen to the Hurricanes for a 2016 second round pick and a 2017 third round pick.
Call up / Send down
The Blackhawks have recalled Bryan Bickell from Rockford (AHL).
Call up / Send down
Bickell has cleared waivers and has been reassigned to Rockford (AHL).
Waiver Move
Call up / Send down
The Blackhawks have officially recalled Bryan Bickell from Rockford (AHL).
Call up / Send down
The Blackhawks have reassigned Bryan Bickell to Rockford (AHL).
Bickell cleared waivers back on October 3rd, but stayed with the team through the first month of the season. Bickell served as a healthy scratch in four of the last five games. He had no points and a minus-3 rating in seven games this season.
Line Change
Bickell will be a healthy scratch on Thursday.
Bickell played on the top line on Saturday, but will go from the top line to the press box tonight vs. Florida. Bickell has no points in six games this season.
Waiver Move
Bickell cleared waivers, but will stay with the Blackhawks.
Bickell, who was placed on waivers on Friday, cleared on Saturday at noon but head coach Joel Quenneville said Bickell will not be sent to Rockford (AHL) at this time. The Blackhawks have been trying to move Bickell, who carries a $4M cap-hit but has had an impossible time finding someone to take on the contract.
Waiver Move
The Blackhawks have placed Bryan Bickell on waivers.
If Bickell clears waivers, the Blackhawks could send him to the AHL and save about $950K in cap space. Chicago reportedly tried to trade Bickell all summer but could not find a suitor for his $4M cap-hit.
Injury
Bickell (upper-body) will return to the Blackhawks lineup on Thursday.
Bickell has missed the last six games with an upper-body injury, but will be back in tomorrow vs. the Wild. Jonathan Toews out, Bickell in? Does not really seem like a recipe for success, but we are almost in the post-season where Bickell splashed onto the scene last season.
Injury
Bickell (upper-body) will not play on Friday.
Bickell will miss his fifth straight game with an upper-body injury. He should not be far from a return.
Injury
Bickell (upper-body) will not play Thursday.
Bickell will miss his fourth straight game with an upper-body injury. The Blackhawks did not rule him out for Friday's meeting with the Senators.
Injury
Bickell (upper-body) will not play Tuesday vs. Dallas.
Bickell skated with the team this morning and is expected to travel with the Blackhawks on their upcoming three-game road-trip. Tonight will be the third straight game that he has missed.
Injury
Bickell (undisclosed) will not play Friday.
Coach Quenneville said that Bickell's injury is not serious and he should not miss an extended period of time. Consider him day-to-day. The Blackhawks will dress seven defensemen with Bickell, Brandon Saad and Patrick Kane all out.
Injury
Bickell (lower-body) will make his return to the Blackhawks lineup tonight.
Bickell missed nearly one month after being injured on November 19. He appeared in 22 games before getting hurt, he recorded five goals and one assist. He will skate on the third line with Andrew Shaw and Brandon Saad.
Injury
The Blackhawks have activated Bryan Bickell (lower-body) from injured reserve.
Bickell has not played since November 19 against the Avalanche. In 22 games this season he has registered five goals and one assist. With his activation from IR the Blackhawks have returned Jeremy Morin to the AHL. Bickell will likely make up one of the NHL's best third lines with Andrew Shaw and Brandon Saad.
Injury
Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville said Bickell will practice today, expects him to play before Christmas, maybe return against the Canucks on December 20.
Bickell has missed the last 12 games with a lower-body injury that he suffered in the first period of a game vs. Colorado on November 19. He has not been the offensive force that he was in last year's playoffs (5G /1A in 22 games) but his physical presence will be a welcomed addition to the Blackhawks lineup.