Chicago Blackhawks re-sign Zach Sanford to one-year contract
The Chicago Blackhawks announced on Tuesday that the club has re-signed forward Zach Sanford to a one-year, two-way contract.
The contract is worth $775,000 at the NHL level and will go through the 2024-25 season.
The Blackhawks have re-signed Zach Sanford to a one-year, two-way contract. He'll have a $775,000 NHL cap hit.
— Scott Powers (@ByScottPowers) May 28, 2024Sanford played in 18 games for the Blackhawks this season, finishing with four assists and a minus-3 rating while getting 11:48 of ice time per game. The 29-year-old was claimed off waivers by Chicago on Jan. 6 after spending most of the season with the Arizona Coyotes organization.
In 11 games with Arizona, Sanford had two assists and a plus-3 rating. He also played in 29 American Hockey League games between the Rockford IceHogs and Tucson Roadrunners. He finished with 10 points (four goals, six assists) over that span. The Salem, Massachusetts native added four points (two goals, two assists) in four playoff games for the IceHogs.
Just prior to his two collegiate seasons at Boston College in Hockey East, Sanford was drafted by the Washington Capitals in the second round (No. 61) of the 2013 NHL Draft. He made his NHL debut in 2016-17 but played only two games for the Capitals that season.
On Feb. 27, 2017, Sanford was acquired by the St. Louis Blues in a trade with Washington. He then signed a one-year contract extension and played 60 games for St. Louis in the 2018-19 season. Sanford finished the year with 20 points (eight goals, 12 assists), a career-high until he beat that mark the following season.
Sanford also played in eight playoff games in 2019, tallying four points (one goal, three assists) as the Blues knocked off the Winnipeg Jets, Dallas Stars, San Jose Sharks and Boston Bruins to win their first Stanley Cup. He has eight points (two goals, six assists) in 25 career playoff games, all coming with St. Louis.