Blue Jackets sign defenceman Gabriel Carlsson to two-year contract

Sportsnet Staff @SportsnetOctober 16, 2020 - 2:33pm

Columbus Blue Jackets defenceman Gabriel Carlsson, left, has signed a two-year contract with the team. (Jay LaPrete/AP)

The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed restricted free agent defenceman Gabriel Carlsson to a two-year contract.

The first-year of the contract is two-way and the second year is one-way. Financial terms were not disclosed.

#CBJ sign Gabriel Carlsson to two-year extension through 2021-22 season.

https://t.co/xOKtqw5wYN

— Columbus Blue Jackets (@BlueJacketsNHL) October 16, 2020

The 23-year-old has three assists in 23 career NHL games and appeared in six games with the Blue Jackets last season.

He also appeared in 41 games with the AHL’s Cleveland Monsters in 2019-20, scoring 12 points and leading the team with a plus-13 rating.

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