TheColumbus Blue Jackets have acquired defenseman Jake Bean from the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for the second-round pick in the 2021 Draft (44th overall) previously acquired from Chicago, club General Manager Jarmo Kekalainen announced tonight.
Bean, 23, has registered 1-11-12 and 12 penalty minutes in 44 career NHL games with the Hurricanes. He notched 1-11-12 and 10 penalty minutes while averaging 14:32 of ice time in 42 regular season games in 2020-21 before adding 1-0-1 in 11 contests during the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs. He finished tied for second among rookie blueliners in assists and third-T in points this past season. He made his NHL debut during the 2018-19 campaign, skating in two contests.
Blue Jackets acquire D Jake Bean from Carolina for a second-round pick
Defenseman, 23, played in 42 games for the Hurricanes a season ago