Blue Jackets put Umberger on IR with concussion
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP)—The Columbus Blue Jackets have placed left wing R.J.
Umberger, suffering from concussion symptoms, on injured reserve.
Umberger took a hit to the head from Anaheim’s Jean-Francois-Jacques on
Sunday and is listed as week-to-week. No timetable has yet been set for his
return. He has missed the last two games after playing in a franchise-record 288
straight. His 291 consecutive games played was the fifth-longest active streak
in the NHL.
The 29-year-old has seven goals and 11 assists and 12 penalty minutes 42
games with the Blue Jackets this season.
Umberger has 130 goals and 162 assists in 516 career games with Columbus and
the Philadelphia Flyers, from whom he was acquired for a first-round pick (Luca
Sbisa) and a third rounder (Marc-Andre Bourdon) prior to the 2008 NHL draft.