Selected by the Blue Jackets in the first round, 16th overall, in the 2014 NHL Draft, Milano has posted 0-1-1 in seven career NHL games. He made his Blue Jackets' debut at the New York Islanders on Mar. 31, 2016 and registered his first career point with an assist in the following game at Carolina on Apr. 2, 2016. He has tallied 32-50-82 with 44 penalty minutes and a +1 plus/minus rating in 125 career AHL games. In his first full pro season, he picked up 14-17-31, 22 penalty minutes and was +12 in 54 games for the Monsters in 2015-16 and added 4-4-8 in 17 playoff games to help the club capture the Calder Cup championship.
The Massapequa, New York native spent two seasons with the United States National Team Development Program from 2012-14 and collected 22-46-68 and 24 penalty minutes in 50 games with the Ontario Hockey League's Plymouth Whalers in 2014-15. He also notched 2-2-4 in five games for Team USA at the 2015 IIHF World Junior Championship tournament.
The Blue Jackets return to action Wednesday when they visit Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 1 of the first round of the 2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Game time from PPG Paints Arena is 7:30 p.m. ET. Live coverage on FOX Sports Ohio begins with the Blue Jackets Live pre-game show at 7 p.m. The game will also be broadcast live on the Eldorado Scioto Downs Blue Jackets Radio Network, 97.1 The Fan FM, and online at BlueJackets.com.
News regarding the potential on-sale of any last-minute playoff tickets will be shared through the Blue Jackets Flag Bearer e-newsletter and via @BlueJacketsNHL on Twitter. Fans may subscribe to Flag Bearer by visiting the Fan Zone section of BlueJackets.com. Any tickets that are made available will be on sale at the Big Lots Box Office at Nationwide Arena, all Ticketmaster Ticket Centers, the FOX Sports Ohio Blue Line at The Mall at Tuttle Crossing, online at BlueJackets.com and Ticketmaster.com, or by phone at (800) 745-3000.
