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Winnipeg Jets acquire Isaak Phillips from Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for Dmitri Kuzmin

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By Evan Waldner

Jan 16, 2025, 01:53 ESTUpdated: Jan 16, 2025, 01:56 EST

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On Jan. 15th, 2025, the Winnipeg Jets traded defenceman Dmitri Kuzmin to the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for defenceman Isaak Phillips.

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We have acquired defenceman Isaak Phillips from the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for defenceman Dmitry Kuzmin.

The Winnipeg Jets Hockey Club announced today they have acquired defenceman Isaak Phillips from the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for defenceman Dmitry Kuzmin.

Phillips, 23, has scored a goal in three games with the Blackhawks this season and also has eight points (1G, 7A) and 54 penalty minutes in 28 games for the AHL’s Rockford IceHogs in 2024-25. The Barrie, Ont. native has played 56 games over the last four seasons with Chicago and has 12 points (2G, 10A) and 31 PIMs. Phillips, who was an alternate captain for the IceHogs the past two seasons has also played 199 games for Rockford over five seasons and recorded 79 points (23G, 56A) and 214 PIMs.

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Phillips, 23, had played 28 games for the Rockford IceHogs this season prior to the trade. He registered one goal and seven assists for a total of eight points. The Barrie, Ontario native has also appeared in 56 games with the Blackhawks over the past four seasons, recording two goals and 10 assists for 15 points, along with 31 penalty minutes.

Drafted in 2020 in the fifth round (141st overall), Phillips has spent most of his career in the AHL with Chicago’s affiliate, where he has served as an alternate captain.

Kuzmin, 21, was drafted by the Jets in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, in the third round (82nd overall). He has played in 39 games with the Jets’ AHL affiliate, the Manitoba Moose, recording two goals and five assists for seven points.

The Kholstovo, Belarus native also played 24 games for the Jets’ ECHL affiliate, the Norfolk Admirals, last season, tallying two goals and seven assists for nine points.