Matthew Highmore will return to action for the Rockford IceHogs on Tuesday against the San Antonio Rampage after missing five months with a right shoulder injury that required surgery.
Highmore, who hasn’t played since Oct. 28, has spent the past month and half working out with the team and practicing after he was cleared for contact. He was leading the IceHogs in scoring with three goals and seven points in eight games before missing seven games with the injury then undergoing surgery Nov. 16.
The 5-foot-11, 181-pound left winger scored two goals for the Blackhawks last season in 13 games.