RELEASE: Blackhawks Announce 2025-26 Opening Night Roster

Finalized roster features 13 forwards, eight defensemen and two goaltenders

By Chicago Blackhawks Communications

Blackhawks.com

October 06, 2025

The Chicago Blackhawks today announced their opening night roster for the 2025-26 Centennial season which includes 23 players: 13 forwards, eight defensemen and two goaltenders.

FORWARDS

Connor Bedard

Tyler Bertuzzi

Andre Burakovsky

Colton Dach

Jason Dickinson

Ryan Donato

Nick Foligno

Ryan Greene

Sam Lafferty

Ilya Mikheyev

Frank Nazar

Lukas Reichel

Teuvo Teravainen

DEFENSEMEN

Louis Crevier

Ethan Del Mastro

Matt Grzelcyk

Wyatt Kaiser

Artyom Levshunov

Connor Murphy

Sam Rinzel

Alex Vlasic

GOALTENDERS

Spencer Knight

Arvid Soderblom

Forward Landon Slaggert (lower body) will start the season on injured reserve. Additionally, forward Joey Anderson (lower body) and goaltender Laurent Brossoit (lower body) will each start the season with an injured/non-roster designation.

The Blackhawks begin the 2025-26 season against the Florida Panthers on Tuesday, Oct. 7 at Amerant Bank Arena at 4:00 p.m. CT/5:00 p.m. ET. The game will be televised nationally on ESPN and can be heard on WGN Radio.