Blackhawks Send Isaak Phillips Back to Rockford

It was a short stint back with the Chicago Blackhawks for defenseman Isaak Phillips. The team recalled him from the Rockford IceHogs Friday and he played in Saturday's preseason game against the St. Louis Blues. But now Phillips will head back to Rockford as the Blackhawks reassigned him Sunday.

The 21-year-old recorded one hit and one block in 17:40 of ice time in Chicago's 6-0 blowout loss to the Blues.

Isaak Phillips, a 2020 fifth-round pick of the Chicago Blackhawks, appears set to being the season with the AHL club. Fellow young defensemen Alec Regula, Filip Roos, and Alex Vlasic remain on the NHL roster for the time being.