Blue Jackets sign Zach Aston-Reese to one-year extension

The Columbus Blue Jackets announced Monday that they have signed Zach Aston-Reese to a one-year contract extension worth $775,00.

Columbus originally claimed Aston-Reese off waivers from the Vegas Golden Knights back in October. Aston-Reese had signed a one-year deal with Vegas in the offseason.

The 30-year-old has tallied four goals and seven assists for 11 points in 42 games this year while playing on the third and fourth lines.

Aston-Reese spent the 2023-24 campaign with the Detroit Red Wings and their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate the Grand Rapids Griffins after signing a PTO last fall. Aston-Reese tallied 30 points in 61 AHL games last season.

The Staten Island, New York native has eight NHL seasons to his credit, scoring 42 goals and 80 points over 310 games. He had a career-best 17 points in 43 games in 2018-19 while with Pittsburgh, his second year in the NHL.

Aston-Reese was undrafted at the NHL level, but signed his first NHL deal after a four-year run with Northeastern University. There, he had an incredible 31 goals and 63 points in 2016-17 before going on a scoring run with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton to finish off the AHL season.