ALLEN YORK JOINS THE FALCONS

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS SIGN GOALTENDER ALLEN YORK TO STANDARD TWO-YEAR ENTRY LEVEL CONTRACT

COLUMBUS, OHIO – The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed goaltender Allen York to a standard two-year entry level contract, club Executive Vice President and General Manager Scott Howson announced today.

York, 21, just completed his junior season at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (R.P.I.), where he went 18-11-4 with a 2.17 goals-against average, .924 save percentage and two shutouts in 34 games. He was named Third Team All-ECAC after he finished the season ranked third in the league in wins and goals-against average and fifth in save percentage.

The Wetaskiwin, Alberta native finished his career at R.P.I. with a record of 37-33-8, 2.47 GAA, .915 SV% and four shutouts in 83 career games. He ranks first all-time among R.P.I. goaltenders in GAA and is fourth in SV%. He was named Second Team All-ECAC and was a finalist for Ken Dryden Award, given to the ECAC Goaltender of the Year, in 2009-10. Prior to his collegiate career, he went 47-9-3 with a 2.21 GAA and five shutouts in 69 games with Camrose of the Alberta Junior Hockey League, leading the Kodiaks to back-to-back championships in 2006-07 and 2007-08.

ALLEN YORK, GOALTENDER

Height: 6-3; Weight: 190; Catches: Right; Born: June 17, 1989 (Wetaskiwin, Alberta)

Career Statistics                                                              Regular Season                                                                  Playoffs

Year             Team                League         GP        W-L-T        MIN      GA      SO       GAA          GP        W-L        MIN      GA      SO   GAA

2006-07         Camrose           AJHL              32         23-4-0        1661        60          2         2.17            22         16-6        1392        46          4     1.98

2007-08         Camrose           AJHL              37         24-5-3        2005        75          3         2.24            16         11-3          934        29          2     1.86

2008-09         R.P.I.                 ECAC             16         5-10-0          913        46          1         3.02            …            …            …        …        …        …

2009-10         R.P.I                  ECAC             33       14-12-4        1935        82          1         2.54            …            …            …        …        …        …

2010-11         R.P.I.                 ECAC             34       18-11-4        2051        74          2         2.17            …            …            …        …        …        …

NCAA Totals                                               83      37-33-8       4899     202          4        2.47            …            …            …        …        …        …

AJHL Totals                                                69        47-9-3       3666     135          5        2.21           38        27-9       2326       75          6    1.94