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The Columbus Blue Jackets have acquired goaltender Michael Hutchinson and a seventh-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft from the Vegas Golden Knights in exchange for goaltender Jonathan Quick, General Manager and Alternate Governor Jarmo Kekalainen announced today. Hutchinson is scheduled to join the Blue Jackets prior to the club's game against the Seattle Kraken on Friday.

Hutchinson, 33, has posted a 55-55-15 record with a 2.79 goals-against average, .905 save percentage and six shutouts in 137 career NHL games with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Colorado Avalanche, Florida Panthers and Winnipeg Jets from 2013-22. He posted career bests in 2014-15, finishing with a 21-10-5 record, 2.38 GAA, .914 SV% and two shutouts with the Jets. In 2021-22, he appeared in two contests with the Maple Leafs, going 0-1-0 with a .857 SV%.
The Barrie, Ontario native was selected by the Boston Bruins in the third round, 77th overall, at the 2008 NHL Draft. He has registered a 106-71-20 record with a 2.58 GAA, .917 SV% and 15 shutouts in 209 career appearances in the American Hockey League since making his professional debut with the Providence Bruins in 2010-11. He posted a 1-5-1 record with a 2.74 GAA and .897 SV% in seven outings with the Henderson Silver Knights in 2022-23.
A 6-3, 201-pound netminder, Hutchinson played four seasons with the Barrie Colts and London Knights in the Ontario Hockey League from 2006-10. He went 67-50-7 with a 2.87 GAA, .915 SV% and nine shutouts in 130 career appearances. Quick had been acquired by Columbus along with a conditional first-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft and a third-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft from the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for defenseman Vladislav Gavrikov and goaltender Joonas Korpisalo on March 1.
The Blue Jackets return to action on Friday when they host the Seattle Kraken. Game time from Nationwide Arena is 7 p.m. ET. Live coverage on Bally Sports Ohio begins with the Blue Jackets Live pre-game show starting at 6:30 p.m. The game can also be heard on the Blue Jackets Radio Network, including Sports Radio 97.1 The Fan in Columbus, and online at BlueJackets.com.

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