The Chicago Blackhawks added two new names to their organization on the opening day of NHL free agency, signing forwards Dillon Boucher and Connor Mylymok to one-year, two-way contracts.
Each deal carries an NHL cap hit of $850,000.
Both players spent last season with the Blackhawks’ AHL affiliate in Rockford, and both made their mark the same way: with size, edge and plenty of physical play.
Mylymok was in his second full season in pro hockey and logged 52 games for the IceHogs. He finished with three goals and seven assists for 10 points on a Rockford team that ended up last in the Central Division and missed the Calder Cup Playoffs. He also led the IceHogs with 204 penalty minutes, a total that ranked third in the AHL, and his five fighting majors put him near the top of the league as well.
Before his time in Rockford, Mylymok spent most of the 2024-25 season with the Rapid City Rush of the ECHL, where he scored 11 goals and totaled 23 points in 40 games. He also got into eight games with the Calgary Wranglers, the Calgary Flames’ primary affiliate.
Across his pro career, the Niagara University product has produced three goals and 10 points in 60 AHL games, along with 236 penalty minutes. In the ECHL, he has 14 goals and 26 points in 51 games, plus another 97 PIMs.
Boucher comes to the NHL on the strength of a steady climb through the minor leagues. A USPORTS product out of Dalhousie University, he first broke into pro hockey with the Wichita Thunder of the ECHL in the 2022-23 season before earning a role with Rockford this past year.
As a rookie in the AHL, Boucher played 53 games for the IceHogs and finished with three goals and eight points. He also piled up 114 penalty minutes, reinforcing the same hard-nosed identity that helped him carve out his spot.
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