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COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Columbus Blue Jackets have activated forward Kristian Huselius and placed forward Raffi Torres on the injured list.
General manager Scott Howson announced the moves on Friday.
Torres’ placement was retroactive to Wednesday, when he was injured in a 9-1 home loss to Detroit. He has eight goals and one assist in 17 games this season.
Huselius was injured in practice on Nov. Continue reading ‘Jackets activate Huselius, place Torres on IR’
COLUMBUS, OHIO — The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed centre Derick Brassard to a US$12.8-million, four-year contract extension.
The 22-year-old native of Gatineau, Que., scored 10 goals and added 15 assists in 31 games last season before a dislocated shoulder in December benched him for the remainder of the year.
“We are pleased to have Derick under contract for the next five years,” Blue Jackets general manager Scott Howson Continue reading ‘Jackets ink Brassard to 4-year deal’
TORONTO — Resisting the allure of free agency was easy for Rick Nash.
Earlier this month, the 25-year-old native of Brampton, Ont., agreed to an eight-year contract extension with the Columbus Blue Jackets worth US$62.5 million. Nash would’ve been an unrestricted free agent after next season but said he always wanted to remain with the Jackets.
“It was pretty easy because Columbus wanted to get everything done and I wanted to stay Continue reading ‘Jackets extension easy call for Nash’
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Rick Nash and the Blue Jackets have reached agreement on an eight-year contract extension that will keep the star winger with the team through the 2017-18 season.
The team confirmed the signing in a release Friday. Sportsnet has learned the deal is worth US$62.4 million and will kick in after next season. Nash will make $7 million in 2009-10.
“Rick made a significant statement to Columbus and for Columbus Continue reading ‘Jackets’ Nash signs 8-yr extension’
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Police say a local hockey fan made physical threats against the Columbus Blue Jackets in a series of phone calls to the team’s arena during a game against the Calgary Flames on Thursday night.
Peter Stenzel, 52, was arrested Thursday and charged with inducing panic for threatening physical harm against the team during the Jackets’ 5-0 win over the Calgary Flames, Columbus Police Sgt. Rick Weiner said.
Weiner Continue reading ‘Police: Fan made threats to Jackets’
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Antoine Vermette has been an instant success in Columbus.
And the timing could not be more perfect for the Blue Jackets as they close in on the first playoff berth in franchise history.
Vermette, acquired from the Ottawa Senators on NHL trade deadline day in exchange for goaltender Pascal LeClaire and a second-round pick in the 2009 draft, has helped jumpstart the Columbus offence with five goals and three Continue reading ‘Vermette a good fit for Blue Jackets’
VANCOUVER — Ryan Kesler scored the winner and Roberto Luongo made 19 saves as the Vancouver Canucks gave themselves some breathing room in the tight Western Conference playoff race with a 3-1 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Sunday.
Sami Salo and Alex Burrows also scored for Vancouver (32-22-8), which improved to 10-2-0 in its past 12 games and moved four points ahead of Columbus for fifth place in the conference.
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Columbus Blue Jackets claimed centre Chris Gratton off waivers from the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday.
The Blue Jackets, who have collected points in their last seven games, also placed defenceman Ole-Kristian Tollefsen on injured reserve and recalled defenceman Aaron Rome from their AHL affiliate in Syracuse.
The 33-year-old Gratton had two assists in 18 games with the Lightning this season. In 24 Continue reading ‘Jackets pick Gratton off TB waivers’
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Columbus Blue Jackets placed left-winger Fredrik Modin on injured reserve with a lower-body injury Tuesday.
The move is retroactive to Saturday when Modin was injured in the Blue Jackets’ 5-1 win at Carolina. He was evaluated by team physicians when the club returned to Columbus and is expected to miss at least a week.
Modin also spent time on the injured list in October and November with a groin injury.
Continue reading ‘Blue Jackets place Modin on IR’
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Jason Williams scored with 6:55 to go to give the Columbus Blue Jackets a 3-2 victory over Detroit on Friday night, ending the Stanley Cup champion Red Wings’ winning streak at six games.
Williams, the former Detroit player acquired in a trade with Atlanta on Jan. 15, scored in his third straight game to help the Blue Jackets win their third in a row — all over teams ahead of them in the Western Conference playoff Continue reading ‘Blue Jackets squeak past Red Wings’
