Arizona Coyotes center Antoine Vermette traded to Chicago Blackhawks

Antoine Vermette was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks Saturday according to reports.

Blackhawks trade first-round pick and a prospect to Arizona for Antoine Vermette, still pending NHL trade call

— Pierre LeBrun (@Real_ESPNLeBrun) March 1, 2015

Confirmed MT @Real_ESPNLeBrun Blackhawks trade 1st-round pick & prospect to AZ for Antoine Vermette, still pending NHL trade call.

— Craig Morgan (@cmorganfoxaz) March 1, 2015

Word of the trade came shortly after a 4-1 Arizona Coyotes loss in Boston — after it was reported that Vermette would ride the team plane back to Phoenix.

Am told Coyotes center Antoine Vermette will accompany the team on its flight back to the Valley.

— Craig Morgan (@cmorganfoxaz) March 1, 2015

The 6-foot-1 center has played for the Coyotes since 2011. He has 13 goals and 22 assists in 63 games this season. In his 11 NHL seasons, Vermette has 194 goals and 236 assists in 815 regular-season games split between Ottawa, Columbus and Arizona.

The Coyotes receive a first-round pick and a prospect from the Blackhawks in the trade.

Defenseman Klas Dahlbeck is the prospect coming back to Arizona for Antoine Vermette.

— Craig Morgan (@cmorganfoxaz) March 1, 2015

Klas Dahlbeck is listed at 6-3, 207 pounds. Hawks' 3rd-round pick in 2011 (79th overall). Stay-at-home D-man w/some offense in his game.

— Craig Morgan (@cmorganfoxaz) March 1, 2015

“Klas Dahlback is a big, strong, two-way defenseman who skates well and competes hard,” Maloney said in an Arizona Coyotes release. “We are excited to welcome him to our organization.”

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