FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 27, 2018

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS LOAN FORWARD JORDAN SCHROEDER TO AHL’S , RECALL DEFENSEMAN ANDRE BENOIT

COLUMBUS, OHIO --- The have loaned forward Jordan Schroeder to the Cleveland Monsters, Columbus’ affiliate, and recalled defenseman Andre Benoit from Cleveland, club General Manager Jarmo Kekalainen announced today.

Schroeder, 27, has collected one and one assist for two points with four minutes in 21 games with the Blue Jackets this . The Lakeville, native has registered 18-24-42 and 14 penalty minutes in 165 career NHL games with Columbus, Minnesota and . He has appeared in 15 games with the Monsters in 2017-18, tallying 3-5-8 and six penalty minutes to raise his career AHL totals to 80-123-203 and 84 penalty minutes in 307 outings.

Benoit, 34, has tallied 1-4-5 and 22 penalty minutes in 31 games with Cleveland this season and has 52-159-211 and 293 penalty minutes in 422 career AHL games. He registered 11-37-48 and 60 penalty minutes in 181 career NHL games with Ottawa, Colorado, Buffalo and St. Louis between 2010-16. His best NHL campaign was 2013-14 when he picked up 7-21-28 and 26 penalty minutes in 79 games with the Avalanche. Signed as a free agent by Columbus in July 2017, the St. Albert, Ontario native spent the 2016-17 season with IF Malmo in the Swedish Hockey League.

The Blue Jackets return to action Tuesday when they host the . Game time from Nationwide Arena is 7 p.m. ET. Live coverage on FOX Sports Ohio begins with the Blue Jackets Live pre-game show starting at 6:30 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 ‐

Contacts: Todd Sharrock, Vice President of Communications & Team Services – 614/246‐4157 or [email protected] Glenn Odebralski, Manager of Communications – 614/246‐0288 or [email protected]

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