The Chicago Blackhawks announced Alexandre Fortin had been reassigned to the Rockford IceHogs after the Blackhawks’ Saturday night preseason game with the Columbus Blue Jackets. Fortin was a dark-horse candidate to make the Blackhawks; however, an offseason surgery held him back.
The ‘Hawks decided to be cautious with Fortin and only played him in one preseason game. After the game, the ‘Hawks resigned him to Rockford. There has been no surprise reassignment for the Blackhawks thus far for his training camp.
In addition to reassigning Fortin, the ‘Hawks waived Viktor Svedberg. Svedberg must clear waivers before joining the IceHogs.