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Morning Bag Skate: Blackhawks re-sign defenseman Ville Pokka

Our daily look at Blackhawks news and the happenings around the hockey world.

The Chicago Blackhawks resigned defenseman Ville Pokka to a one-year contract Tuesday.

**Hawks re-sign Pokka to 1-year deal (SCH)

**Gagner, Hawks have 'mutual interest,' per report (SCH)

**Rasmussen non-tendered by Hawks, will become free agent July 1, per report (SCH)

**Chicago interested in free agent d-man Karl Alzner, per report (SCH)

**Hawks sign Forsberg to 2-year deal, re-sign Jurco for 1 year (SCH)

**Every Hawks trade, signing during 2017 offseason in one place (SCH)

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