Former Rocket signs with new NHL team

The Chicago Blackhawks have signed former Kelowna Rockets defenseman Madison Bowey to a two-year contract that runs through the 2021-22 season ($725,000 salary cap hit).

Year one (2020-21) of the contract is a two-way deal ($700,000 NHL/$200,000 AHL) and transitions to a one-way deal ($750,000) in the 2021-22 season.

Bowey, 25, posted career highs in assists (14), points (17) and games played (53) for the Detroit Red Wings last season. He was originally selected by the Washington Capitals in the second round (53rd overall) of the 2013 National Hockey League Draft. Bowey played two seasons (2017-19) with the Capitals prior to being traded to the Red Wings on Feb. 22, 2019. The blueliner was a member of the Capitals when they won the 2018 Stanley Cup. Bowey has 39 points (5G, 34A) in 154 career regular-season NHL games.

Over parts of four seasons (2015-18, 2019) in the American Hockey League, Bowey has recorded 52 points (9G, 43A) in 114 regular-season games for the Hershey Bears and Grand Rapids Griffins. He has added two goals and eight helpers in 31 Calder Cup Playoff games.

A native of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Bowey helped Canada to a gold medal at the 2015 IIHF World Junior Championship. He played for the Kelowna Rockets of the WHL from 2010 to 2015.