NHL
On Thursday, July 5th, Boone Jenner signed a four-year contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets. The contract is worth $15 million, with an average value of 3.75 million yearly. Jenner is a 25-year-old forward; as well as a restricted free agent. He had a deadline of 5 p.m. ET on Thursday in order to elect for salary arbitration.
Jenner’s Stats
Boone Jenner signed a four-year contract after obtaining 32 points last season. Boone played a total of 75 games and had 13 goals and 19 assists. Additionally, he had three points (one goal and two assists) in six Stanley Cup Playoff games.
Jenner was selected by Columbus in the second round of the 2011 NHL draft. He currently has 161 points in his NHL career. 86 goals and 75 assists; all obtained in 342 games. In terms of Stanley Cup playoff games, Jenner has 11 points (six goals and five assists) in a total of 17 games.
“It’s just the organization, first and foremost,” Jenner told the Blue Jackets website. “It’s a team I’ve played for, for five years, and I love playing for. I love playing in the city, I love the city … but, really, I think it’s the direction that we’re going and the things that have changed since my first year, in the culture and different things.”
The Future After Jenner signed a Four-Year Contract
Despite not surpassing his best season yet, the 2015-16 season, Jenner is still an important player both on and off the ice. The forward missed all of training camp and the first seven games of the 2017-18 season due to a back injury. In the 2015-16 season Jenner had 30 goals and 19 assists; showing that he has the capability of being a star player. Now that Boone recovered from his back injury, he will be able to start the season off with the training camp. Things are looking up for the young 25-year-old forward.
