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[June 01, 2015]  May 29 (The Sports Xchange) - The Columbus Blue Jackets re-signed defenseman Justin Falk on Friday to a one-year, two-way contract for the 2015-16 season.

Falk, 26, notched a goal and an assist for two points with 14 penalty minutes in 18 games with the Blue Jackets and Minnesota Wild this season.

He posted one goal, one assist and seven penalty minutes, while averaging 15:13 of ice time, in five games with Columbus after being acquired with a fifth-round pick in the 2015 NHL Draft from Minnesota in exchange for defenseman Jordan Leopold on March 2.

Falk also collected seven points (one goal, six assists) with 34 penalty minutes in 39 games with the Iowa Wild of the American Hockey League this season.

A native of Snowflake, Manitoba, Falk has registered 19 points (two goals, 17 assists) and 134 penalty minutes on 14:46 of average ice time in 147 career NHL games with the Blue Jackets, Wild and New York Rangers.
 


He has tallied 33 points (seven goals, 26 assists) and 206 penalty minutes in 228 career AHL games with the Wild and Houston Aeros since beginning his professional career in 2008-09.

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The St. Louis Blues signed defenseman Jordan Schmaltz to a three-year, entry-level contract.

Schmaltz, 21, finished his junior year at the University of North Dakota this season.

The 6-foot-2, 189-pounder ranked third on the club with 28 points, including a team-leading 24 assists in 42 regular-season games, while he led North Dakota to their second consecutive Frozen Four appearance in the NCAA Tournament.

During his collegiate career, Schmaltz accumulated 64 points (13 goals, 51 assists) in 125 regular-season games, while earning back-to-back NCAA second-team All-Star honors in 2014 and 2015.

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Schmaltz was originally drafted by the Blues in the first round (25th overall) of the 2012 NHL Draft.

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The Boston Bruins signed forward Anton Blidh to an entry-level contract.

In 48 regular-season games with Frolunda HC of the Swedish Hockey League in 2014-15, Blidh registered five goals and 26 penalty minutes. The 20-year-old also netted a postseason goal in 13 playoff games.

The 6-foot, 181-pound winger from Molnycke, Sweden, represented Team Sweden in the 2015 World Junior Under-20 Championship, where he registered one goal and two assists in seven games.

Blidh, who has attended the last two Bruins development camps, was drafted by Boston in the sixth round of the 2013 NHL Draft.

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