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Blackhawks Recall Andreas Athanasiou, Wyatt Kaiser

February 28, 2025 at 12:08 pm CDT | by Josh Erickson Leave a Comment

After a months-long stint in the minors, veteran forward Andreas Athanasiou is back on the Blackhawks’ roster. He’s been recalled from AHL Rockford along with defenseman Wyatt Kaiser, the Blackhawks announced Friday. Rookie blue-liner Nolan Allan was sent to Rockford in a corresponding move to keep Chicago at the 23-player limit.

Athanasiou, 30, returns to the NHL roster after captain Nick Foligno left yesterday’s game against the Golden Knights with an undisclosed injury. He hasn’t yet been ruled out for Saturday’s tilt against the Ducks, but Athanasiou gives Chicago a 14th forward on the active roster in case Foligno and another forward end up being unavailable.

The speedy 6’2″ forward is in the back half of a two-year, $8.5MM extension he signed with Chicago in the 2023 offseason. He’s made just 33 appearances for the Hawks since putting pen to paper on that deal, however. A lower-body injury cost him over half of the 2023-24 campaign, and he served as a healthy scratch for the overwhelming majority of Chicago’s games over the first few weeks of this season before clearing waivers and being sent down to Rockford in November.

Even in the minors, Athanasiou couldn’t avoid injuries. He sustained a wrist fracture almost immediately after his demotion and was sidelined for over a month as a result. When in the lineup, though, he’s been dominant in his first minor league stint in nearly a decade. The veteran of 492 NHL games posted 8-8–16 in 16 games on assignment to Rockford, checking in as their third point-per-game player this year alongside Joey Anderson and Frank Nazar – both of whom have been up with Chicago for a good chunk of the season.

Athanasiou made just five appearances for the Blackhawks this year, all coming in October. He went without a point and averaged a paltry 9:36 per game, and the Blackhawks were outchanced 31-17 when he was on the ice at 5v5, per Natural Stat Trick. It wasn’t a promising showing, so he’s unlikely to draw back into the NHL lineup unless another injury forces Chicago’s hand.

Kaiser, 22, has spent a much smaller portion of the season in the minors. He made the team’s opening night roster for the second year in a row and remained there until his first demotion on Dec. 20. He was back up in the NHL less than two weeks later but was reassigned back to Rockford on Jan. 23, where he’s remained since amid a lack of injuries on the Blackhawks’ defense.

A solid point producer in college and even during his first flashes of pro hockey in the NHL, offense has been hard to come by for the 6’0″ lefty in 2024-25. He has 1-5–6 in 52 combined appearances for the Blackhawks and IceHogs this year. However, he’s averaged 17:39 per game when up with Chicago and played decent defensively in those minutes despite a lack of a physical edge. Kaiser’s 46.7 CF% at even strength ranks third among active Blackhawks skaters behind Ethan Del Mastro and Teuvo Teräväinen. It’s unclear whether he’ll slot into the lineup immediately, but his two-way play has earned him another chance despite the lack of production.

The 21-year-old Allan hasn’t fared nearly as well defensively in a depth role, leading to his first demotion of the campaign. The 2021 first-rounder has made 43 appearances for the Hawks this year, the first of his NHL career, but has been a healthy scratch in six of their last eight games. He’s still a developing shutdown rearguard and would do well with more consistent playing time and extended minutes in the minors.

Allan contributed a 1-7–8 scoring line while averaging 15:08 per game, logging 48 blocks and 61 hits. His 41.5 CF% at even strength trails every defender on the team aside from Louis Crevier’s 41.4%, though, and Chicago has been outscored 34-19 in Allan’s 5v5 minutes. Among Blackhawks regulars, only T.J. Brodie and Philipp Kurashev have worse goal shares.

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