The Blackhawks have dipped into Rockford for some extra forward depth, recalling Dominic Toninato while Andrew Mangiapane heads to injured reserve with a lower-body injury.
Chicago announced the move, which brings Toninato up from the AHL’s Rockford IceHogs and clears a roster spot by shifting Mangiapane to IR.
Toninato, 32, has filled a depth role for the Blackhawks over the past two seasons. Chicago signed him to a two-year, $1.7MM deal with an $850K annual average value after his five-year stretch with the Winnipeg Jets ended in free agency.
His time in Winnipeg was mostly defined by spot duty. He served as an injury replacement for much of that run, aside from 2021-22, when he appeared in 77 games.
Across 104 games with the Jets, Toninato recorded eight goals and 21 points, finished at plus-8, and averaged 8:43 of ice time per night. He was, however, a stronger presence in the AHL with the Manitoba Moose.
That pattern carried over once he joined Chicago’s organization. Toninato finished the 2025-26 season with one assist in eight games for the Blackhawks, while doing much more damage in Rockford.
In 2026-27, despite missing time because of call-ups, he put up 16 goals and 43 points in 52 games for the IceHogs, with a minus-8 rating. He also scored in Rockford’s first game of this season.
Mangiapane’s move to injured reserve wasn’t a surprise. A few days ago, Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times reported that he was viewed as week-to-week after suffering a lower-body injury in Chicago’s opener against the Vegas Golden Knights. He finished that game without a point and logged 5:23 of ice time.
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