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Sharks defenseman Kyle Burroughs (4) and Blackhawks left wing Zach Sanford battle on Jan. 16, 2024, at the United Center. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
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Sharks defenseman Kyle Burroughs (4) and Blackhawks left wing Zach Sanford battle on Jan. 16, 2024, at the United Center. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
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The Chicago Blackhawks have agreed to contracts with forwards Zach Sanford and Martin Misiak.

Sanford got a one-year, two-way contract that carries a $775,000 NHL salary-cap hit. Misiak’s deal is a three-year, entry-level contract that has an $878,333 cap hit.

The contracts were announced Tuesday.

Sanford, 29, played for the Arizona Coyotes and the Hawks this season, finishing with no goals and six assists in 29 games. He also had four goals and six assists in 29 regular-season games for Rockford and Tucson in the American Hockey League.

Sanford was selected by the Washington Capitals in the second round of the 2013 NHL draft. He has 49 goals and 55 assists in 334 regular-season games for the Capitals, St. Louis Blues, Ottawa Senators, Winnipeg Jets, Nashville Predators, Coyotes and Hawks.

The Hawks drafted Misiak, 19, in the second round last year. He scored 23 goals in 60 games this season for Erie in the Ontario Hockey League.