Sanford, Misiak land new deals from Blackhawks
Written by I Dig SportsCHICAGO -- The Chicago Blackhawks have agreed to contracts with forwards Zach Sanford and Martin Misiak.
Sanford got a one-year, two-way contract that carries a $775,000 NHL cap hit. Misiak's deal is a three-year, entry-level contract that has an $878,333 cap hit.
The contracts were announced Tuesday.
The 29-year-old Sanford played for Arizona and Chicago this season, finishing with no goals and six assists in 29 games. He also had four goals and six assists in 29 regular-season games for Rockford and Tucson in the American Hockey League.
Sanford was selected by Washington in the second round of the 2013 NHL draft. He has 49 goals and 55 assists in 334 regular-season games, also playing for the Capitals, Blues, Senators, Jets and Predators.
The 19-year-old Misiak was selected by the Blackhawks in the second round of last year's NHL draft. He scored 23 goals in 60 games this season for Erie in the Ontario Hockey League.