• August 31, 2011 12:03 pm ET

    Columbus signs Fedor Tyutin for 6 years (Total value N/A ) (Re-signing)

    2010 Stats:
    80 GP, 7 G, 20 A, 32 PIM
    Avg. Yearly Salary:
    N/A
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Tyutin had seven goals and 20 assists in 80 games last season.
Tyutin had seven goals and 20 assists in 80 games last season.

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed defenceman Fedor Tyutin to a six-year contract extension.

General manager Scott Howson confirmed the signing Wednesday morning on Twitter, calling Tyutin "our top dman since we traded for him."

The 28-year-old Russia native, the second pick of the New York Rangers in the 2001 draft, was acquired by Columbus in a trade with the Rangers three years ago.

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He had seven goals and 20 assists in 80 games last season.

Signed through next season for just over US$3.4 million a year, the new contract will take him through the 2017-18 season.

Players statistics
    • POS:
      D
    • GP:
      80
    • G:
      7
    • A:
      20
    • PTS:
      27
    2010 stats with Columbus