I te wa o te tau 2018/19, kaore a Koekkoek i kaha ki te whakatuu i a ia ano i runga i te Championship e whakataetae ana ki te Rama, a, kua paahitia i runga i te mahere hohonu, i hokona a Koekkoek e te Rama me te 2019
ko te whiringa tuarima ki te Chicago Blackhawks hei utu mo Jan Rutta me te whiringa tuawhitu o te tau 2019 i te Hanuere 11, 2019.