COLUMBUS, OHIO - The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed defenseman Dillon Simpson to a two-year, two-way National Hockey League/American Hockey League contract, club general manager Jarmo Kekalainen announced today. As is club policy, terms were not disclosed.

Simpson, 25, was selected by Edmonton in the fourth round, 92nd overall, in the 2011 NHL Draft and has spent the past four seasons in the Oilers organization. He has collected two penalty minutes in three NHL games with Edmonton, all during the 2016-17 season, and has registered 14 goals and 52 assists for 66 points with 78 penalty minutes and a +15 plus/minus rating in 242 career AHL games with the Bakersfield Condors.