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Columbus Blue Jackets name Boone Jenner seventh captain in team history

The Columbus Blue Jackets announced a new captain Tuesday morning - following the departure of former captain Nick Foligno, the Blue Jackets will be captained by longest tenured Blue Jacket Boone Jenner for the upcoming 2021-22 season.

say it with us, folks: CAPTAIN BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONE

u2b07ufe0fhttps://t.co/XAjuLy42Xf— Columbus Blue Jackets (@BlueJacketsNHL) October 12, 2021

In his Blue Jackets career, Jenner has amassed 530 games played, 121 goals and 119 assists. The former second round pick becomes the seventh captain in team history. Last season, Jenner posted eight goals and nine assists for the club.