Blue Jackets’ Jenner out with stress fracture

Columbus Blue Jackets center Boone Jenner. (Chris O'Meara/AP)

Add another player to the list of injured Columbus Blue Jackets this season.

The club announced Saturday morning that they have placed forward Boone Jenner on the injured reserve after he was diagnosed with a stress fracture of his back. The 21-year-old will be out one to two months.

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Columbus has been plagued by injuries all season long with Nathan Horton, Mark Letestu, Artem Anisimov, Scott Hartnell, Brian Gibbons and defenceman Ryan Murray all currently out with injuries.

In 20 games this year, Jenner has six goals and six assists to go along with a minus-eight rating.

In a corresponding move, the Blue Jackets called up Sean Collins from their AHL affiliate, the Springfield Falcons.

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