Second City Hockey · Oct 2, 2021
Blackhawks Bits: Roster cut down to 49; Saturday’s lineup revealed
Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty ImagesWe’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.