2-year, $1,750,000 contract with the Chicago Blackhawks. $250,000 Guaranteed in Year 1. Expires 2028 (RFA).
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Chicago has signed Dillon Boucher to a one-year, two-way contract.
Chicago has signed Connor Mylymok to a one-year, two-way contract.
1-year, $850,000 contract with the Chicago Blackhawks. Expires 2027 (UFA).
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6-year, $75,000,000 contract with the Chicago Blackhawks. Full NMC for entire contract. Expires 2033 (UFA).
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1-year, $850,000 contract with the Chicago Blackhawks. Expires 2027 (UFA).
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2-year, $1,875,000 contract with the Chicago Blackhawks. Expires 2028 (UFA).
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1-year, $850,000 contract with the Chicago Blackhawks. Expires 2027 (UFA).
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1-year, $4,000,000 contract with the Chicago Blackhawks. $150K at 20,30,40,50 GP
$100K at 60GP
50K at 70GP. Expires 2027 (UFA).
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3-year, $9,000,000 contract with the Chicago Blackhawks. 10 team no trade list in Yr 1 ... 6 team no trade list on Yr 2. Expires 2029 (UFA).
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Chicago has signed Connor Mackey to a two-year, two-way contract.
Mackey has had brief stints at the NHL level over the past several seasons, but has not been able to stick. The 29-year-old defenseman spent most of 2025-26 in the AHL, where he scored 18 points (5G / 13A) in 62 games with the Hartford Wolf Pack.
Chicago has signed Dylan Anhorn to a one-year, $850,000 AAV contract.
Anhorn, an undrafted product of St. Cloud State University, has yet to play an NHL game, but has earned himself a one-year contract with the Chicago Blackhawks. The 27-year-old defenseman scored 17 points (3G / 14A) in 46 games last season with the Manitoba Moose (AHL).
Chicago has signed Ian Cole to a one-year, $4.0 million contract.
Cole spent the previous two seasons with the Utah Mammoth and will have a change of scenery in 2026-27, signing a one-year, $4.0 million contract with the Chicago Blackhawks, his 10th NHL team. The 37-year-old defenseman scored 23 points (3G / 20A) last season in 82 games.
Chicago has signed Cole Smith a three-year, $3 million AAV contract ($9M total).
After spending his first five NHL seasons with the Nashville Predators, the team traded him to Vegas mid-season in 2025-26. The 30-year-old forward will have another change of scenery entering year seven of his career, signing a three-year contract extension worth $3.0 million AAV with the Chicago Blackhawks. He scored 12 points (8G / 4A) in 63 combined games last season.
The Blackhawks are signing Bowen Byram to a six-year deal worth $12.5M AAV ($75.0M total).
Byram's rights were acquired by Chicago on June 23rd for Jordan Greenway and the 2026 4th overall pick and the 25-year-old has signed a six-year deal worth $12.5M AAV ($75.0M total). He is entering his seventh NHL season with his third team (COL, BUF) after putting up career highs in Goals (11), points (42), and SOG (109) in 2025-26 with Buffalo. He is expected to be a key piece of Chicago's defensive unit for years to come.
The Blackhawks have acquired Jordan Greenway and Bowen Byram from the Sabres for Louis Crevier, the No.4 overall pick in 2026 and the No.45 overall pick in 2026.
Greenway has battled injuries the past few seasons, but will get a fresh start in 2026-27, joining the Chicago Blackhawks with one year remaining in his contract, which has a $4 million AAV. The 29-year-old forward has been limited to only 74 combined games in his last two seasons with the Buffalo Sabres, scoring 14 points (4G / 10A).
The Blackhawks have acquired Bowen Byram and Jordan Greenway from the Sabres for Louis Crevier, the No.4 overall pick in 2026 and the No.45 overall pick in 2026.
Byram will head to the Chicago Blackhawks with one year remaining on his contract, which has an AAV of $6.25 million. The 25-year-old Byram averaged 22:20 time-on-ice and scored 42 points (11G / 31A) in 82 games with the Buffalo Sabres last season while playing in a secondary role behind the team's top blueliner, Rasmus Dahlin. Byram will likely see increased deployment in Chicago and play see time with the team's top powerplay unit.
3-year, $3,225,000 contract with the Chicago Blackhawks. Expires 2029 (RFA).
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Chicago has signed Roman Kantserov to a three-year, entry-level contract.
Kantserov was a second-round pick of the Blackhawks in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, but he has yet to play a professional game in North America. The 21-year-old forward spent the past few seasons in the KHL, where he led the league in 2025-26 with 36 goals in 63 games.
Goalie Start
Knight will start vs. San Jose on Wednesday.
Knight had another poor performance in his previous outing, allowing five goals on 26 shots (.808 SV%) in a 5-1 loss to the Buffalo Sabres. The 24-year-old goalie is amid his worst stretch of the season, losing eight straight (0-6-2) while posting an ugly 4.06 GAA and .868 SV%. He hopes to rebound in Chicago's final game of the season, entering the action as +106 home underdogs against a San Jose Sharks team coming off a 3-2 win over the Nashville Predators.
