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The Chicago Blackhawks have assigned goaltender Arvid Soderblom to the Rockford IceHogs after he cleared waivers Monday, the team announced.

The Blackhawks’ release, posted about 2:31 p.m. CT, confirms the assignment to the American Hockey League club. Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times reported shortly after 1 p.m. CT that Soderblom had cleared, quoting Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman. PuckPedia later listed him among Monday’s cleared players.

Numbers and context

Soderblom, 27, is 0-3-1 in five games with Chicago this season with a 4.67 goals-against average and an .842 save percentage, according to the release. The Blackhawks placed him on waivers Sunday. Chicago also recalled Drew Commesso from Rockford and placed Patrick Kane on injured reserve, leaving Spencer Knight and Commesso as the NHL tandem.

The IceHogs also announced the assignment Monday and noted Soderblom played 71 regular-season games and 10 playoff contests with Rockford from 2021-23.

Full release: Blackhawks assign Arvid Soderblom to the Rockford IceHogs.

This article first appeared on On Tap Sports Net and was syndicated with permission.

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