The Chicago Blackhawks announced today that they have assigned forwards Tomas Jurco (TAW-muhs YUHR-koh) and Alex DeBrincat (duh-BREEN-kut), defenseman Gustav Forsling and goaltender J.F. Berube (beh-ROO-bay) to the American Hockey League's Rockford IceHogs and placed forward Jordin Tootoo on long term injured reserve.

With this move, the Blackhawks training camp roster currently stands at 22: 13 forwards, seven defensemen and two goaltenders.

The Blackhawks begin the 2017-18 regular season at the United Center on Thursday against the Pittsburgh Penguins at 7:30 p.m. That game can be seen on NBC Sports Chicago, streamed live online at NBCSportsChicago.com (NBCSportsChicago.com/BlackhawksStream) and the NBC Sports app, and heard on WGN Radio.