Overview
- Chicago announced the assignments on Monday, sending both players to the Rockford IceHogs of the AHL.
- Rinzel, 21, has one goal and seven assists in 28 NHL games this season after a promising debut last spring with five assists in nine games.
- He is averaging about 16 and a half minutes per game this season after logging nearly 23 and a half minutes during his late-season stint last year.
- Slaggert, 23, has one goal in 10 games and has seen limited usage after being a third-round pick in 2020.
- The Blackhawks are 12-11-6 and have dropped eight of their last 10, including a 13-1 aggregate over their past two games on a 1-2-1 road trip.