Adam Boqvist will return to the lineup this weekend for the Blackhawks’ AHL affiliate, the Rockford IceHogs, after missing two games with a facial injury after taking a puck to the mouth during last Friday’s morning skate.
Boqvist, a right-handed defenseman, has eight shots and a plus-1 rating in three games during his rookie season while being paired with fellow Swede Philip Holm. Boqvist, the eighth pick in the 2018 NHL draft, scored 60 points (20 goals, 40 assists) in 54 regular-season games with the London Knights in the OHL last season.