Nick Blankenburg is back.
The club signed the rookie defenseman to a two-year deal with an AAV of $825k through the 2023-24 season. He will be an RFA when the contract is scheduled to expire.
NEWS: Blue Jackets sign RFA D Nick Blankenburg to a two-year $1.65M ($825k AAV) contract.
— Coby Maeir (@CobyMaeir) July 15, 2022
In seven regular-season games in 2021-22, the 24-year-old rookie scored one goal and three points and also registered 19 hits and 12 blocked shots.
No better time to score your first NHL goal!
— NHL (@NHL) April 24, 2022
Congrats, Nick Blankenburg (@nblanks98)! pic.twitter.com/DtWSpY6DZV
“Nick is a hard-nosed, competitive, smart defenseman who really impressed us after his arrival late last season,” Blue Jackets general manager Jarmo Kekalainen said. “He has great potential, and we are very excited to watch his continued growth and development with our club.”
Before joining the team during the home stretch of the 2021-22 season, Blankenburg played four seasons at Michigan, where he scored 25 goals and 68 points in 133 games over four seasons.
