November 30, 2009

Richards Reassigned to Toledo

ROCKFORD, Ill.- Chicago Blackhawks General Manager of Minor League Affiliations Mark Bernard announced on Sunday that the Chicago Blackhawks have reassigned former Yale goalie Alec Richards from the Rockford IceHogs of the American Hockey League to the Toledo Walleye of the ECHL.

Richards, 22, made his American Hockey League debut on Wednesday in Rockford's 2-1 loss to the Manitoba Moose at the Rockford MetroCentre and then earned his first American Hockey League win on Friday in Rockford's 4-3 victory in Grand Rapids.

The Robbinsdale, Minn. native has played in seven games with Toledo during his first professional season, carrying a 4-1-0-2 record in 2009-10 with a .903 save percentage and a 2.75 goals against average.

He is expected to be in Toledo in time for the team's contest agianst the South Carolina Stingrays at 4:30 p.m. at the Lucas County Arena.