COLUMBUS, OHIO – The Columbus Blue Jackets have acquired left wing Jordan LaVallee-Smotherman from the Atlanta Thrashers in exchange for future considerations, club General Manager Scott Howson announced October 8. He was then assigned to the Syracuse Crunch, the club's American Hockey League affiliate.

LaVallee-Smotherman (pronounced Luh-VAL-Lee SMUH-thuhr-mahn), 23, was Atlanta’s fifth pick, 116th overall, in the 2005 Entry Draft. He has collected one goal and one assist for two points and is +1 in four career NHL games with the Thrashers and has spent most of the past three seasons playing with the AHL's Chicago Wolves. He has registered 39-34-73 and 167 penalty minutes in 140 career AHL games, including a career-high 20-22-42 and 73 penalty minutes in 76 games in 2007-08.

The 6-foot-3, 225-pound native of Corvallis, Oregon played four seasons with the Quebec Remparts of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League from 2002-06. He tallied 72-67-139 and 307 penalty minutes in 225 games, including a career-high 40-26-66 and 108 penalty minutes in 64 games during the 2004-05 season.

The Blue Jackets return action tonight when they visit the San Jose Sharks at HP Pavilion. Game time is set for 10:30 p.m. ET. Live coverage on FOX Sports Ohio will begin with the Blue Jackets Live pre-game show starting at 10 p.m. The game will also be broadcast live on the Wheeling Island Hotel Casino Blue Jackets Radio Network and flagship stations WBNS-AM, Sports Radio 1460 The Fan and WWCD-FM, CD101, and online at BlueJackets.com.

Blue Jackets single game tickets are on sale now at the Nationwide Arena Ticket Office, FOX Sports Ohio Blue Line Team Store at The Mall at Tuttle Crossing, ticket outlets at the Chiller Ice Rinks and all Ticketmaster Ticket Centers. Fans can also purchase by phone at (800) 745-3000 or online at BlueJackets.com and ticketmaster.com. Season tickets starting at $18 per game, as well as six-, 10- and 20-game packages for the 2009-10 season are also on sale. For information, call (800) NHL-COLS or visit BlueJackets.com.

JORDAN LaVALLEE-SMOTHERMAN, LEFT WING

Height:  6-3, Weight:  225, Shoots:  Left, Born:  May 11, 1986 (Corvallis, Oregon)

CareeR Statistics                                                         
Regular Season                                              Playoffs                 

Year     Team     League  GP  TOI   G   A   PTS   +/-    PIM    GP   G   A    PTS    PIM

2002-03 Quebec  QMJHL   55    n/a      3    6    9     4     54              11      0     1       1          0

2003-04 Quebec  QMJHL   69   n/a    11  16    27    -1   111               5      2      0      2          6

2004-05 Quebec QMJHL    64   n/a     40  26   66   28    108              13      5      2      7        26

2005-06 Quebec QMJHL    37   n/a     18   19  37     5     34               23     7       8     15      30
2006-07 Chicago AHL       79    n/a     16  18  34   -1      90               14      7       1      8        8

2007-08 Atlanta    NHL      2   11:28     1    1    2     2       0                …      …     …    …      …

           Chicago    AHL     76     n/a     20   22  42    0      73               24      3       5       8     16

2008-09 Atlanta    NHL      2     6:40     0    0    0    -1       0                …     …      …      …     …

           Chicago  AHL      64    n/a   19    12    31   -14    94                …      …     …      …      …

             NHL Totals        4    9:04   1      1     2     1      0                  …     …      …     …      …

            AHL Totals      140   …     39    34    73   -15    167              38     10       6     16      24

            QMJHL            225  …      72    67   139   23    307              52     14     11     25      62