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Blackhawks place D Bowen Byram on injured reserve

By Thomson Reuters Nov 3, 2026 | 1:38 PM

By Field Level Media

Nov 03 (Field Level Media) – The Chicago Blackhawks placed defenseman ​Bowen Byram on injured ‌reserve on Tuesday, retroactive to Oct. 15.

Byram, 25, has not played since Oct. 13 due to an ‌upper-body ​injury. He ⁠has one assist ⁠in six games in his first season with Chicago.

The Blackhawks acquired Byram and forward Jordan ​Greenway from the Buffalo Sabres on June 23 ⁠in exchange for ⁠defenseman Louis Crevier and ​the Nos. 4 and 45 ​picks in the 2026 NHL ‌Draft.

Byram scored a career-high 42 points (11 goals, 31 assists) and blocked 93 shots in ⁠82 regular-season games for Buffalo in 2025-26.

Drafted No. 4 overall by Colorado ⁠in ‌2019, he has ⁠44 goals and 109 ​assists ‌in 334 regular-season games ​with the ⁠Avalanche (2020-24), Sabres (2024-26) and Blackhawks.

The Blackhawks recalled forward Dillon Boucher, 29, from Rockford of the American Hockey League on Tuesday.

(–Field ​Level Media)