TheColumbus Blue Jackets have placed right wing Cam Atkinson on Injured Reserve retroactive to February 8 and recalled right wing Kole Sherwood from the American Hockey League's Cleveland Monsters, club General Manager Jarmo Kekalainen announced today.
Atkinson, 30, is expected to miss two-to-three weeks after suffering an ankle injury vs. the Colorado Avalanche on February 8. The Riverside, Connecticut native has notched 12 goals and 14 assists for 26 points with six penalty minutes and a +2 plus/minus rating in 44 games with the Blue Jackets this season. The Blue Jackets' sixth round pick, 157th overall, at the 2008 NHL Draft has registered 198-170-368, 142 penalty minutes and a +33 plus/minus rating in 571 career NHL appearances. The two-time All-Star has scored 20 or more goals in each of the past six seasons.
Sherwood, 23, has skated in five career NHL contests, including three in 2019-20 after making his season debut on November 2 vs. Calgary. The forward has recorded 24-12-36 with 123 penalty minutes in 92 career AHL games with the Monsters. He has 8-3-11 and ranks second-T on the team with 50 penalty minutes in 34 appearances in 2019-20.
The New Albany, Ohio native was signed by the Blue Jackets to a three-year, entry level contract on July 7, 2015 and became the first player born in the Columbus-area to appear in a regular season game for the Blue Jackets when he made his NHL debut on February 16, 2019 at Chicago. The 6-1, 212-pound winger played three seasons with the Ohio AAA Blue Jackets organization from 2012-15.
The Blue Jackets return to action tonight when they visit the New Jersey Devils. Game time from Prudential Center is 6 p.m. Live coverage on FOX Sports Ohio begins with the Blue Jackets Live pre-game show starting at 5:30 p.m. All Blue Jackets games televised on FOX Sports Ohio will also be streamed live via the FOX Sports app. The game can also be heard on the Eldorado Gaming Scioto Downs Blue Jackets Radio Network, including Sports Radio 97.1 the Fan in Columbus, and online at BlueJackets.com.
Single game tickets for all home games played at Nationwide Arena during the 2019-20 regular season are on sale now. Information on all ticketing options can be obtained by calling (800) NHL‐COLS or by visiting BlueJackets.com.
