The Chicago Blackhawks have finalized their roster for Opening Night of the 2021-22 NHL season. The league required teams to have cap-compliant rosters finalized for the opening of the season by tonight (Monday night) and with a handful of moves, Chicago is ready for the beginning of the league calendar tomorrow.
Here are the final roster moves made by the Blackhawks:
Expect MacKenzie Entwistle and Philipp Kurashev to be recalled tomorrow. This is likely a paper transaction to become cap compliant. #Blackhawks https://t.co/UQOldlUR7r
— Charlie Roumeliotis (@CRoumeliotis) October 11, 2021
The expected opening night roster for the Blackhawks looks like this:
(* expected to be recalled after Andrew Shaw is placed on LTIR)
Forwards (14)
• Jonathan Toews (C)
• Alex DeBrincat (A)
• Patrick Kane (A)
• Kirby Dach
• Brandon Hagel
• Adam Gaudette
• Jujhar Khaira
• Dominik Kubalík
• Ryan Carpenter
• Henrik Borgström
• Dylan Strome
• Tyler Johnson
• MacKenzie Entwistle*
• Philipp Kurashev*
Defensemen (7)
• Connor Murphy (A)
• Seth Jones
• Calvin de Haan
• Jake McCabe
• Riley Stillman
• Ian Mitchell
• Erik Gustafsson
Goalies (2)
• Marc-André Fleury
• Kevin Lankinen
The Blackhawks open their 2021-22 schedule on Wednesday night as they travel west to take on the Colorado Avalanche.