CBJ right wing Kole Sherwood accepts club qualifying offer

Columbus Blue Jackets General Manager Jarmo Kekalainen announced today that restricted free agent right wing Kole Sherwood has accepted the club's qualifying offer for a one year, two-way National Hockey League/American Hockey League contract for the 2020-21 season. The club also announced it has loaned Sherwood to Kunlun Red Star of Russia's Kontinental Hockey League. He is expected to rejoin the Blue Jackets prior to the start of the 2020-21 NHL season.
Sherwood, 23, has skated in five career NHL games with Columbus, including three appearances during the 2019-20 campaign after making his season debut on November 2 vs. Calgary. He became the first player born in the Columbus-area to appear in a regular season game for the franchise when he made his NHL debut on Feb. 16, 2019 at Chicago.
The New Albany, Ohio native has added 26 goals and 12 assists for 38 points with 127 penalty minutes in 101 career AHL games with the Cleveland Monsters. He ranked fourth-T on the club in goals and shots and fifth in penalty minutes with 10-3-13, 54 penalty minutes and 91 shots in 43 outings with the Monsters in 2019-20.
Sherwood was originally signed by the Blue Jackets to a three-year, entry level contract on July 7, 2015. The 6-1, 212-pound winger played three seasons with the Ohio AAA Blue Jackets organization from 2012-15 and went on to spend three seasons in the Ontario Hockey League with London, Flint and Kitchener from 2015-18, registering 75-104-179 and 169 penalty minutes in 180 career games.
FULL SHERWOOD STATS