Blackhawks acquire retired Shea Weber's contract to ensure they reach salary-cap floor

Blackhawks acquire retired Shea Weber's contract to ensure they reach salary-cap floor

Former NHL defenseman Shea Weber has already been inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame, but he's now technically a member of the Blackhawks.The Hawks acquired Weber's dead-weight contract — which carries a $7.86 million salary-cap hit until it expires at the end of next season — from Utah in an unexpected NHL deadline-day trade Friday.The idea is that Weber's contract ensures the Hawks will be able to reach the salary-cap floor next season, sin…

Blackhawks pick up Räty from Utah

The Chicago Blackhawks have acquired forward Aku Räty, defenseman Victor Söderström and the rights to injured defenseman Shea Weber from the Utah Hockey Club in exchange for a sixth-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft. Räty has notched four goals and 15 assists for 19 points in 50 games with the AHL’s Tucson Roadrunners this season. In 2023-24, Räty registered 15 goals and a team-high 29 assists in 55 games for Tucson. He also made his NHL debut wit

Blackhawks acquire Shea Weber, Victor Soderstrom and Aku Raty from Utah for fifth-round pick - Daily Faceoff

The Utah Hockey Club stayed fairly quiet on NHL Trade Deadline day, only making one minor deal to clear cap space heading into next season.  As one of many deals trickling in after the 3:00 pm ET deadline, Utah traded the contract of defenseman Shea Weber, the rights to defenseman Victor Soderstrom, and winger Aku Raty to the Chicago Blackhawks for a fifth-round draft pick in the 2026 NHL Entry Draft.  They two clubs battle on Friday night, but …

Report: The Blackhawks acquired two players and a contract from Utah in some salary cap maneuvering on Friday afternoon

Another reported Blackhawks trade came to light minutes after the deadline passed on Friday afternoon, with the deal involving Chicago’s opponent for Friday night. In a salary cap move, Chicago sent a 2026 sixth-round pick to the Utah Hockey Club in exchange for the contract belonging to Shea Weber, forward Aku Räty and defenseman Victor Söderström. All of this per Utah beat reporter Brogan… Source

Blackhawks acquire Weber, Soderstrom, Raty from Utah for fifth-round pick

Utah Hockey Club used Friday’s trade deadline to clear some cap space for next season. Utah shipped the contract of Hall-of-Fame defenceman Shea Weber, the rights to defenceman Victor Soderstrom and forward Aku Raty to the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for a 2026 fifth-round pick. The move takes $7.8 million off Utah’s books for next season. Weber was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2024. He last played with the Montreal Canadiens in t…