NEWSLETTER
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 KubalÃk
•  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.
