“Best of luck to The Maestro” – Blue Jackets trade Oliver Bjorkstrand to Kraken
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Oliver Bjorkstrand
NHL forward Oliver Bjorkstrand was traded by the Columbus Blue Jackets to the Seattle Kraken for a third and fourth-round pick in the 2023 NHL trade on Friday. The 27-year-old has a career-high of 28 goals, 29 assists, and 57 points in 80 games in the last season for the Blue Jackets.
He still has four seasons remaining on his 5 years $27 million contract signed with Blue Jackets on January 6, 2021. It had an annual average value of $5.4 million. During the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, he was selected by the Blue Jackets in the third round as the 89th overall.
Oliver Bjorkstrand joins Seattle Kraken
Columbus Blue Jackets general manager Jarmo Kekalainen said, “It was a difficult decision to trade Oliver, who has given so much to our organization over the past seven years”. “However, a move like this needed to be made in order for us to be (NHL) salary cap compliant after the Johnny Gaudreau and Patrick Laine signings. We are thankful for Oliver’s many contributions to our club, on and off the ice, and wish he and his wife, Jill, all the best in Seattle.”
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During Oliver Bjorkstrand’s first professional season he scored 15 goals and 10 assists for 25 points, before making his NHL debut as a Blue Jacket in a game against the Detroit Red Wings. From this year’s unrestricted zone, the team signed up forward Johnny Gaudreau to a 7-year $68.25 million deal and winger Patrick Laine to a 4-year $34.8 million contract earlier Friday, as per nhl.com. Over seven NHL seasons, Oliver has 234 points in 382 regular-season games and 12 points in 31 playoff games.
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