Hawks finalize roster with shocking deal
2017-10-16Chicago finalized its roster today sending a ton of players to the farm and move one of its longest tenured players. Logan Couture, who had spent his entire career with the team was dealt to Columbus in exchange for Mark Jankowski, Vladislav Namestnikov and a 1st round pick. With that move the team released the following roster for the season:
| # | FORWARDS | POS | HT /WT | DOB | POB |
| 17 | Jeff Carter | C/RW | 6'3 217 | 1/1/1985 | London, ON |
| 18 | Marcus Foligno | W | 6'3 228 | 8/10/1991 | Buffalo, NY |
| 13 | Kevin Hayes | C/W | 6'5 215 | 5/8/1992 | Dorchester, MA |
| 19 | Ryan Johansen | C | 6'3 218 | 7/31/1992 | Vancouver, BC |
| 44 | Zack Kassian | RW | 6'3 207 | 1/24/1991 | Windsor, ON |
| 11 | Chris Kreider | LW | 6'3 228 | 4/30/1991 | Boxford, MA |
| 63 | Brad Marchand | LW | 5'9 181 | 5/11/1988 | Halifax, NS |
| 90 | Vladislav Namestnikov | LW | 5'11 180 | 11/22/1992 | Zhukovskiy, RUS |
| 29 | William Nylander | C/RW | 6'0 190 | 5/1/1996 | Calgary, AB |
| 21 | Brayden Point | C/RW | 5'10 166 | 3/13/1996 | Calgary, AB |
| 9 | Jaden Schwartz | C/W | 5'10 188 | 6/25/1992 | Wilcox, SK |
| 16 | Mark Stone | W | 6'3 206 | 5/13/1992 | Winnipeg, MB |
| 7 | Kyle Turris | C | 6'1 190 | 8/14/1989 | New Westminster, BC |
| DEFENCEMEN | |||||
| 28 | Ian Cole | D | 6'1 219 | 2/21/1989 | Ann Arbor, MI |
| 4 | Derek Forbort | D | 6'4 216 | 5/4/1992 | Duluth, MN |
| 77 | Victor Hedman | D | 6'6 223 | 12/18/1990 | Ornskoldsvik, SWE |
| 33 | Nick Jensen | D | 6'0 196 | 9/21/1990 | St. Paul, MN |
| 3 | Seth Jones | D | 6'4 220 | 10/3/1994 | Arlington, TX |
| 2 | Duncan Keith | D | 6'1 192 | 7/16/1983 | Winnipeg, MB |
| 58 | David Savard | D | 6'2 227 | 10/22/1990 | St. Hyacinthe, PQ |
| 20 | Ryan Suter | D | 6'2 206 | 1/21/1985 | Madison, WI |
| GOALTENDERS | |||||
| 31 | Martin Jones | G | 6'4 190 | 1/10/1990 | North Vancouver, BC |
| 30 | Antti Niemi | G | 6'2 215 | 9/29/1983 | Vantaa, FIN |
No real surprises on the roster save for maybe Brady Skjei opening the season in the minors, a move made due to him not having to clear waivers. The team now holds a ton of cap space and many speculate another big move may be in the works.