Blackhawks Assign Brossoit to AHL for Conditioning

Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Laurent Brossoit has been assigned to the Rockford IceHogs of the American Hockey League for a conditioning stint, the team announced Tuesday. The 32-year-old veteran is working his way back from offseason hip surgery after missing the entire previous season due to a meniscus operation on his right knee.

Brossoit signed a two-year, $6.6 million contract with the Blackhawks on July 1, 2024, but has yet to appear in a game for the club. His most recent action came during the 2023-24 season with the Winnipeg Jets, where he posted a 15-5-2 record in 23 games, along with a 2.00 goals-against average and a .927 save percentage. That performance highlighted his reliability as a backup, including three shutouts.

The conditioning assignment comes as Brossoit nears a return to game action after more than a year and a half away from the ice. He initially suffered a lower-body injury during the second round of the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs while with Winnipeg, which led to the subsequent surgeries. Selected in the sixth round of the 2011 NHL Draft by the Calgary Flames, Brossoit has appeared in 140 career regular-season games across stints with the Edmonton...