The Blackhawks loaned forward Matej Chalupa to Mountfield HK in the Czech Extraliga, the Czech Republic’s top league, on Saturday.
Chalupa signed a two-year, $1.85 million contract May 29 with the Blackhawks as a European free agent. The contract begins with the 2020-21 season.
The 22-year-old scored seven goals and 24 points in 50 games this past season with Mountfield HK. The 6-foot-2, 194 pound left-handed shot also had five goals and two assists in 12 games during the team’s surprising run to the Champions Hockey League final, where they fell 3-1 to Swedish powerhouse Frölunda HC.