Blackhawks sign Colin Blackwell to two-year, $2.4M deal

Toronto Maple Leafs forward Colin Blackwell (11) and Tampa Bay Lightning forward Ross Colton (79) battle during first period, round one, NHL Stanley Cup playoff hockey action in Toronto, Monday, May 2, 2022. (Nathan Denette/THE CANADIAN PRESS)

Centre Colin Blackwell signed a two-year, $2.4-million deal with the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday.

Blackwell and defenceman Mark Giordano went to the Toronto Maple Leafs in a deal with the Seattle Kraken in March.

Blackwell had a combined 10 goals and 10 assists in 58 games with the Kraken and Maple Leafs last season.

A seventh-round pick by the San Jose Sharks in the 2011 NHL Draft, Blackwell has 25 goals and 27 assists in 138 career NHL games with the Nashville Predators, New York Rangers, Kraken and Leafs.

July 13, 2022

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Colin Blackwell
SIGNED BY
Chicago Blackhawks
LENGTH
2 yrs
CONTRACT TYPE
Free Agency
SALARY CAP HIT
$1.2 million
TOTAL
$2.4 million

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