Blackhawks winger prospect Niklas Nordgren made his season debut this weekend for HIFK’s under-20 team after missing the start of the season with a “health condition concern” according to Scott Powers of The Athletic. The 19-year-old Nordgren recorded two assists in the final two minutes of HIFK’s 5-3 win over Jokerit in Nuorten Sm-Liiga on Sunday.
Nordgren, a 2018 third-round pick, split time between juniors and Finland’s top men’s division, Liiga, last season with 19 points (six goals, 13 assists) in 13 junior games and seven points (four goals, three assists) in 15 Liiga games.
Andrei Altybarmakyan, LW (KHL, HK Sochi)
Weekly stats: 3 GP, 4 SOG, -3
Season stats: 20 GP, 2G, 4A, -4, 21 PIM, 9 Hits, 6 BLS, 12:00 ATOI
Altybarmakyan had a super quiet week with no points and four shots on goal, with all of them coming in a 1-0 loss to Metallurg.