FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 24, 2018

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS SIGN FORWARD NATHAN GERBE TO ONE-YEAR, TWO-WAY NHL/AHL CONTRACT

COLUMBUS, OHIO – The have signed forward Nathan Gerbe to a one-year, two-way NHL/AHL Contract for the rest of the 2017-18 season, club General Manager Jarmo Kekalainen announced today. Gerbe will be placed on for the purposes of assignment to the , Columbus’ affiliate.

Gerbe, 30, registered 58 goals and 80 assists for 138 points and 172 minutes in 394 career NHL games with the and from 2008-16 and added 3-1-4 in nine Stanley Cup playoff contests. He posted four seasons of 25 or more points, including setting career highs in goals and points with 16-15-31 in 64 contests with Buffalo in 2010-11. The forward later tied his career high in goals and points with 16-15-31 in a career-high 81 games with Carolina in 2014-15. He most recently recorded 3-4-7 and 14 penalty minutes in 47 games with the Hurricanes in 2015-16.

The Oxford, Michigan native has spent the past two campaigns with Genève-Servette HC in the National League (Switzerland), posting 13-22-35 and 107 penalty minutes in 38 games. He has recorded 2-5-7 and 85 penalty minutes in 19 games with Genève-Servette HC this season.

The 5-4, 176-pound forward has also notched 41-53-94 and 109 penalty minutes in 101 career AHL games with the from 2008-10. Originally drafted by the Sabres in the fifth round, 142nd overall, in the 2005 NHL Draft, he finished his collegiate career with 71-62-133, 216 penalty minutes and a +43 plus/minus rating in 123 career games at Boston College from 2005-08. He helped the Eagles win a National Championship and was a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award for top collegiate hockey player in 2007-08 after leading the NCAA in goals and points with 35-33-68 in 43 games.

NATHAN GERBE, FORWARD Hgt.: 5-4, Wgt.: 176, Shoots: Left, Born: July, 24, 1987 (Oxford, Michigan) Career Statistics Regular Season Playoffs Year Team League GP TOI G A PTS +/- PIM GP G A PTS PIM 2005-06 Boston College H-East 39 n/a 11 7 18 5 75 … … … … … 2006-07 Boston College H-East 41 n/a 25 22 47 16 76 … … … … … 2007-08 Boston College H-East 43 n/a 35 33 68 22 65 … … … … … 2008-09 Buffalo NHL 10 13:36 0 1 1 3 4 … … … … … Portland AHL 57 n/a 30 26 56 2 63 5 0 0 0 4 2009-10 Buffalo NHL 10 14:38 2 3 5 4 2 1 1 2 0 Portland AHL 44 n/a 11 27 38 -5 46 4 1 1 2 4 2010-11 Buffalo NHL 64 13:19 16 15 31 11 34 7 2 0 2 18 2011-12 Buffalo NHL 62 14:12 6 19 25 2 32 … … … … … 2012-13 Buffalo NHL 42 12:30 5 5 10 -3 14 … … … … … 2013-14 Carolina NHL 81 16:24 16 15 31 -6 36 … … … … … 2014-15 Carolina NHL 78 16:26 10 18 28 -14 34 … … … … … 2015-16 Carolina NHL 47 13:27 3 4 7 -15 14 … … … … … 2016-17 Geneve Servette NLA 26 n/a 11 17 28 9 22 4 0 2 2 2 2017-18 Geneve Servette NLA 19 n/a 2 5 7 -11 85 NHL Totals 394 14:41 58 80 138 -21 172 9 3 1 4 18 NLA Totals 45 … 13 22 35 -2 107 4 0 2 2 2 AHL Totals 101 … 41 53 94 -3 109 9 1 1 2 8 NCAA Totals 123 … 71 62 133 43 216 … … … … …

The Blue Jackets return to action on Thursday when they visit the Arizona Coyotes. Game time from Gila River Arena is 9 p.m. ET. Live coverage on FOX Sports Ohio begins with the Blue Jackets Live pre-game show starting at 8:30 p.m. All Blue Jackets games televised on FOX Sports Ohio will also be streamed live via FOX Sports GO. The game may also be heard on the Eldorado Scioto Downs Blue Jackets Radio Network, including CD102.5 FM in Columbus, and online at BlueJackets.com.

‐ CBJ ‐

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