Ex-striker “Barysa» Joseph Labate became a club player NHL “Columbus Blue Jackets“, reports Sports.kz.
The contract with the 31-year-old American hockey player runs until the end of the 2024/25 season.
Let us remind you that Labate played for Barys last season. He played 49 matches for the Astana club, in which he scored 18 (8+10) points. Joseph then returned to the United States, where he played in the AHL for the Cleveland Monsters. In the new season, he played five matches in which he scored one goal and gave three assists. As for the position of the Columbus Blue Jackets in the NHL, after 21 games played they are in 12th place in the Eastern Conference standings.
They got rid of the former Barys legionnaire after four matches
