Chicago Blackhawks recalled Skille from AHL

The Chicago Blackhawks have suspended center Andrew Ebbett from the Anaheim Ducks and have recalled right wing Jack Skille (in blackhawks jersey) from the AHL’s Rockford IceHogs. Ebbett has been held scoreless in two regular-season games with Ducks after recording one assist and two penalty minutes in five preseason contests. He split the 2008-09 season between Ducks and the AHL’s Iowa Chops, getting 32 points in 48 regular-season NHL games and adding a goal and two assists in 13 Stanley Cup Playoff contests.

Ebbett ranked sixth in the AHL and 11th with 72 points in 74 games with the Portland Pirates in 2007-08. He helped the Pirates advance to the Eastern Conference Final in the Calder Cup Playoffs, posting 17 points in 16 postseasons. Ebbett made his NHL debut at the end of the 2007-08 season, recording two penalty minutes in three regular-season games with Ducks. Signed as a free agent by the Ottawa Senators after a four-year career at the University of Michigan, Ebbett made his professional debut with the AHL’s Binghamton Senators in 2006-07, leading the Senators with 39 assists and ranking second with 65 points in 71 regular-season games.