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CLEVELAND MONSTERS: Blue Jackets Recall Defenseman Markus Nutivaara

October 15, 2017 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Cleveland Monsters News Release


CLEVELAND - The Cleveland Monsters, proud American Hockey League affiliate of the NHL's Columbus Blue Jackets, announced Sunday that Columbus recalled defenseman Markus Nutivaara from Cleveland. In three appearances for the Monsters this season, Nutivaara posted a -2 rating in his first career AHL action.

A 6'1", 191 lb., left-handed native of Oulu, Finland, Nutivaara, 23, was originally selected by the Blue Jackets in the seventh round (189th overall) of the 2015 NHL Entry Draft. Nutivaara posted 2-5-7 with six penalty minutes and a +7 rating in 66 appearances for Columbus in his first NHL campaign in 2016-17 and added 1-1-2 in two Stanley Cup Playoff games last year. Nutivaara additionally supplied 6-18-24 with 18 penalty minutes and a +17 rating in 85 career Liiga appearances for Karpat spanning parts of two seasons from 2014-16.

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