He’s from West Vancouver, British Columbia, and is close friends with Blue Jackets forward Kent Johnson, so they’ll get at least two more years to keep maturing in the NHL together.

A native of Fort St. John, British Columbia, he played for Blue Jackets head coach Dean Evason in Milwaukee from 2012-15 and served as his team’s captain in three of his final four pro seasons.

Columbus is 17-11-5 at home and 27-33-8 in 68 all-time meetings vs. the Kings. The Jackets are 6-3-3 in the last 12 at NWA.

The Columbus Blue Jackets selected a center after trading ... A native of Chetwynd, British Columbia, the 6'3", 213-pound center represented Canada at several international tournaments, even ...

The Vancouver Canucks have seen plenty of teams come forward and inquire about a trade for one of their feuding star forwards, but no move has been made after m ...