COLUMBUS, OHIO - The Columbus Blue Jackets have placed forward Jared Boll on waivers, club General Manager Jarmo Kekalainen announced today. If Boll clears waivers by 12 pm on July 1, the club will buy out the final year of his contract.

“Over the past 10 years, Jared Boll has been an impact player for the Columbus Blue Jackets on the ice and one of our best ambassadors in the community and for that we are extremely thankful,” said Kekalainen. “Everyone here has great respect and affection for Jared and wish him well. This decision was a difficult one, but one that we believe is in the best interest of our club at this time.”

Boll, 30, was Columbus’ fourth pick, 101st overall in the 2005 NHL Draft. He has registered 27-35-62 and 1,195 penalty minutes in 518 career games. He is the club’s all-time leader in penalty minutes and ranks fourth in games played, trailing Rick Nash (674), Fedor Tyutin (553) and David Vyborny (543).