The Winnipeg Jets have acquired defenseman Isaak Phillips from the Chicago Blackhawks in change for defenseman Dmitry Kuzmin.
Phillips, 23, has recorded one objective and 7 assists together with a plus-8 ranking in 28 video games for the AHL’s Rockford IceHogs this season. He additionally has one objective in three video games with the Blackhawks.
A fifth-year professional, Phillips has totaled 23 targets and 56 assists for 79 factors in 199 AHL video games with Rockford. He was a fifth-round choose by Chicago within the 2020 NHL Draft and has two targets and 10 assists in 56 profession NHL contests.
Kuzmin, 21, has tallied one objective and three assists in 21 video games for the AHL’s Manitoba Moose this season.
Initially chosen by Winnipeg within the third spherical of the 2021 NHL Draft, Kuzmin has performed 39 AHL video games over two professional seasons, totaling two targets and 5 assists.
