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Blue Jackets captain Nash signs eight-year extension

COLUMBUS, Ohio
Sat Jul 4, 2009 12:49am EDT
Columbus Blue Jackets leftwing Rick Nash stands on the ice during the first period of Game 2 of their NHL Western Conference quarterfinal hockey game against the Detroit Red Wings in Detroit, Michigan in this file photo from April 18, 2009. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook

COLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) - The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed captain Rick Nash to an eight-year contract extension, the team said Friday.

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The contract begins in 2010-11, extending through the 2017-2018 season. Terms were not disclosed.

"Rick is our captain, the foundation of our team and one of the elite players in the NHL," general manager Scott Howson said on the team's website (bluejackets.nhl.com). "We are very happy he will continue to call Columbus home for many years."

The 25-year-old winger is the team's all-time leader in goals and points having compiled 194 goals and 161 assists in 441 career games and led Columbus to its first playoff appearance last season.

(Writing by Jahmal Corner in Los Angeles; Editing by Greg Stutchbury;
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