Blue Jackets sign three players to one-year, two-way (NHL/AHL) contracts

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COLUMBUS, OHIO – The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed three players to one-year, two-way contracts for the 2016-17 season, club General Manager Jarmo Kekalainen announced today. As is club policy, terms were not disclosed.

Center Alex Broadhurst, 23, recorded 10 goals and 26 assists for 36 points with 14 penalty minutes in 60 games with Cleveland’s Lake Erie Monsters, Columbus’ AHL affiliate, during the 2015-16 regular season. He finished third on the club in assists and fifth in points. Broadhurst added 3-9-12, six penalty minutes and a +1 plus/minus rating in 17 playoff games to help Lake Erie capture the 2016 Calder Cup championship. He was second-T on the team (fifth-T in the AHL) in postseason assists and fifth-T in points.

The Orland Park, Illinois native has notched 32-63-95 with 50 penalty minutes in 164 career AHL games with the Monsters and Rockford IceHogs since making his pro debut in 2013-14. He tallied 16-29-45 with 32 penalty minutes in 75 games with the IceHogs in his rookie campaign.

Originally Chicago’s seventh round selection, 199th overall, in the 2011 NHL Draft, Broadhurst was acquired as part of a trade along with forward Brandon Saad from the Blackhawks on June 30, 2015. He posted 24-40-64 with 36 penalty minutes and was +30 in 65 games with the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League in 2012-13. In his lone OHL campaign, he helped the club capture a league championship with 10-18-28 and 22 penalty …

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