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Blackhawks Bits: Roster cut down to 49; Saturday’s lineup revealed

We’re just over a week into the Chicago Blackhawks 2021 training camp and the first round of cuts were announced on Friday to trim the roster from 63 players down to 49.

Fourteen players were assigned to the Rockford IceHogs of the AHL, with no surprises on the list:

Forwards: D.J. Buskeder, Liam Folkes, Carson Gicewicz, Riley McKay, Dylan McLaughlin, Garrett Mitchell, Chris Wilkie, Chad Yetman and Kale Howarth

Defenseman: Ryan Stanton

Goaltenders: Tom Aubrun and Cale Morris

Chicago now has 28 forwards, 16 defensemen and five goaltenders remaining in camp.