The Chicago Blackhawks today announced their opening night roster for the 2026-27 season which includes 23 players: 13 forwards, eight defensemen and two goaltenders.
Forwards
Tyler Bertuzzi, Ryan Donato, Anton Frondell, Ryan Greene, Jordan Greenway, Patrick Kane, Roman Kantserov, Nick Lardis, Andrew Mangiapane, Oliver Moore, Frank Nazar, Cole Smith and Teuvo Teravainen
Defensemen
Bowen Byram, Ian Cole, Ethan Del Mastro, Wyatt Kaiser, Kevin Korchinski, Artyom Levshunov, Sam Rinzel and Alex Vlasic
Goaltenders
Spencer Knight and Arvid Soderblom
Roster Moves
Forward Connor Bedard (upper body) will start the season with an injured/non-roster designation. Additionally, defenseman Ryan Ellis (lower body) will remain on injured reserve.
The Blackhawks have also announced that the team has loaned forwards Landon Slaggert and Dominic Toninato to the Rockford IceHogs of the American Hockey League (AHL).
