COLUMBUS, OHIO -- The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed forward Markus Hannikainen to a two-year entry level contract, club General Manager Jarmo Kekalainen announced today. As is club policy, terms were not disclosed.
Hannikainen, 22, recorded 19 goals and 27 assists for 46 points with 51 penalty minutes and a +22 plus/minus rating in 60 games with JyP HT Jyvaskyla in his first full season in Finland’s SM-liiga and added 2-3-5 in four playoff games in 2014-15. He finished second on the club in goals, third in both assists and points, and was among the SM-liiga’s leaders in goals (fourth-tied), assists (10th-tied), points (eighth), plus/minus (first) and games played (first-tied).