Chicago, IL (SportsNetwork.com) - The Chicago Blackhawks acquired forwards
Peter Regin and Pierre-Marc Bouchard from the New York Islanders on Thursday
in exchange for a 2014 fourth-round draft pick.
Regin has registered two goals and five assists in 44 games this season with
New York. Over 222 career NHL games with Ottawa and New York, the 27-year-old
has racked up 21 goals and 41 assists.
Bouchard, 29, has recorded nine points in 28 games this season with the
Islanders, while adding 17 points in 20 games with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers
of the American Hockey League.
Selected eight overall by Minnesota in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft, Bouchard has
tallied 110 goals and 246 assists over 593 NHL games with the Wild and
Islanders.
Regin will join the Blackhawks, while Bouchard will report directly to the
AHL's Rockford IceHogs.
The Blackhawks also reassigned forward Brandon Pirri to Rockford on Thursday.