Could 8, 2021; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Columbus Blue Jackets proper wing Cam Atkinson (13) skates throughout a cease in play in opposition to the Detroit Crimson Wings within the 1st interval at Nationwide Enviornment. Necessary Credit score: Aaron Doster-Imagn Pictures Ahead Cam Atkinson will signal a one-day contract that can permit him to retire as a member of the Columbus Blue Jackets, the staff introduced Wednesday.
Atkinson, 36, will signal his contract on Oct. 16 and be honored later that night time earlier than the Blue Jackets’ house sport in opposition to the Colorado Avalanche.
He spent his first 10 NHL seasons with Columbus from 2011-21, recording 402 factors (213 objectives, 189 assists) and a plus-17 ranking in 627 video games. He ranks second in factors, objectives and game-winning objectives (42) to Rick Nash (547, 289, 44).
Atkinson totaled 489 factors (253 objectives, 236 assists) in 809 profession video games with the Blue Jackets, Philadelphia Flyers and Tampa Bay Lightning. The Connecticut native was chosen by Columbus within the sixth spherical of the 2008 NHL Draft.
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