Columbus Blue Jackets Recall Forward Luke Adam
March 9, 2015 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Springfield Falcons News Release
Springfield, Mass. - The Columbus Blue Jackets have added forward Luke Adam to the roster on emergency recall from the Springfield Falcons, Blue Jackets General Manager Jarmo Kekalainen announced today.
Adam, 24, has posted 15 goals and 11 assists for 26 points with 32 penalty minutes in 87 career NHL games with the Buffalo Sabres. He also has recorded 90-109-199 and 227 penalty minutes in 268 career American Hockey League games with the Falcons, Rochester Americans and Portland Pirates. He has collected 13-25-38 and 58 penalty minutes in 58 AHL games this season, including 5-13-18 and 34 penalty minutes in 31 outings with the Falcons.
Acquired by Columbus from Buffalo in exchange for forward Jerry D'Amigo on December 16, Adam was selected by the Sabres in the second round, 44th overall, in the 2008 NHL Draft. In 2013-14, he tallied 1-0-1 and four penalty minutes in 12 games with the Sabres and added 29-20-49 and 48 penalty minutes in 59 games with the Americans. He led Rochester and ranked eighth in the AHL in goals, was second on the club in points and appeared in the 2014 AHL All-Star Classic. He recorded NHL career highs in goals, assists, points and games played in 2011-12 with Buffalo, finishing with 10-10-20 and 14 penalty minutes in 52 games.
The 6-2, 203-pound native of St. John's, Newfoundland played in four seasons in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League with the St. John's Fog Devils, Montreal Juniors and Cape Breton Screaming Eagles, finishing with 113-107-220 in 236 games. He registered a career high 49-41-90 with 75 penalty minutes in 2009-10 with Cape Breton. He also helped Canada to a silver medal at the World Junior Championship tournament, posting 4-4-8 with eight penalty minutes in six games.
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