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Blue Jackets Place Forward Kristian Huselius Injured Reserve, Recall Forward Alexandre Picard from AHL's Syracuse Crunch

Thursday, 11.05.2009 / 12:17 PM / News
By Blue Jackets Staff  - Writer
COLUMBUS, OHIO – The Columbus Blue Jackets have placed forward Kristian Huselius on Injured Reserve retroactive to November 3 and added forward Alexandre Picard to the roster on emergency recall from the Syracuse Crunch, Columbus' American Hockey League affiliate, General Manager Scott Howson announced November 5.

Huselius was injured in practice on Tuesday and will be sidelined at least one week. In 13 games this season, he has tallied five goals and four assists for nine points with four penalty minutes and an even plus/minus rating. Last year, he ranked second on the club in scoring with 21-35-56, 44 penalty minutes and was +1 in 74 games.

Picard, 24, has tallied 5-4-9 with 22 penalty minutes and a +2 plus/minus rating in 11 games with Syracuse this season, leading the club in goals and tying for the top spot in points. Columbus' first pick, eighth overall, in the 2004 Entry Draft, he has registered 0-2-2 and 48 penalty minutes in 58 career NHL games.

The 6-foot-2, 206-pound native of Les Saules, Quebec has notched 60-60-120 and 370 penalty minutes in 203 career AHL games with the Crunch, including a career-high 22-10-32 with 107 penalty minutes in 49 games in 2008-09. He added 0-1-1 and 26 penalty minutes in 15 games with the Blue Jackets a season ago.

The Blue Jackets return to action tonight when they visit the Atlanta Thrashers. Game time from Philips Arena is 7 p.m. Live coverage on FOX Sports Ohio HD begins with the Blue Jackets Live pre-game show starting at 6:30 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, The 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 tickets 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.

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WESTERN CONFERENCE
  TEAM GP W L OT GF GA PTS
1 SJS 59 39 11 9 200 145 87
2 CHI 58 38 15 5 185 135 81
3 VAN 57 35 20 2 184 140 72
4 PHX 60 36 19 5 163 151 77
5 LAK 59 36 20 3 180 163 75
6 COL 58 33 19 6 172 151 72
7 CGY 59 29 21 9 150 149 67
8 NSH 57 31 22 4 159 160 66
9 DET 58 27 21 10 150 156 64
10 DAL 58 26 21 11 166 181 63
11 ANA 59 28 24 7 166 181 63
12 MIN 58 29 25 4 161 170 62
13 STL 59 25 25 9 151 166 59
14 CBJ 60 24 27 9 156 194 57
15 EDM 58 18 34 6 145 199 42
COMPLETE STANDINGS

STATS

2009-2010 REGULAR SEASON
SKATERS: GP G A +/- Pts
R. Nash 60 25 29 -11 54
A. Vermette 60 18 26 -7 44
K. Huselius 55 16 28 -13 44
R. Umberger 60 19 22 -16 41
J. Voracek 59 8 23 -11 31
A. Stralman 53 6 23 -13 29
R. Torres 56 17 10 -9 27
D. Brassard 59 7 18 -18 25
F. Tyutin 58 3 20 -10 23
C. Clark 58 6 12 -7 18
 
GOALIES: W L OT Sv% GAA
M. Garon 9 9 3 .901 2.86
S. Mason 15 18 6 .894 3.14
FULL TEAM STATS

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