Blackhawks sign defenseman Madison Bowey to 2-year deal

The Blackhawks signed defenseman Madison Bowey to a two-year contract Thursday.

Year one 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 2021-2022 season.

Bowey, 25, was a second-round pick (53rd overall) of Washington in 2013 and played 84 games for the Capitals. He was on the 2018 winning Stanley Cup team, and was traded to Detroit in February 2019.

He scored 3 goals and had 14 assists for the Red Wings in 53 games last season while averaging nearly 18 minutes of ice time.

He has 5 goals and 34 assists in 154 regular-season NHL games.