Bjork was placed on waivers Friday, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports.
Bjork signed a two-way contract in the offseason. With the Blue Jackets adding Ivan Provorov and Damon Severson in the summer to their defensive corps, it was a long shot for Bjork to make the team out of training camp.
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Blue Jackets' Marcus Bjork: Signs two-way deal
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Bjork agreed to a one-year, two-way contract with Columbus on Friday, Jeff Svoboda of the Blue Jackets' official site reports.
Bjork had three goals, 11 points, 45 hits and 47 blocks in 33 outings with Columbus last season. He also contributed seven goals and 15 points in 44 AHL contests with Cleveland.
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Blue Jackets' Marcus Bjork: Right back to minors
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Bjork was reassigned to AHL Cleveland on Saturday, Mark Scheig of The Hockey Writers reports.
Bjork was one of four call-ups for Saturday's game versus the Rangers, and all four were sent back down after the contest. If the Blue Jackets need more help on defense in the last week of the season, he'll likely return to the NHL team.
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Blue Jackets' Marcus Bjork: Recalled from AHL
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Bjork was recalled from AHL Cleveland on Saturday, Jeff Svoboda of the Blue Jackets' official site reports.
Bjork was sent down Friday to help the Monsters in their big 5-4 win over Laval. He has three goals, 11 points and 42 PIM in 32 games with Columbus this season.
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Blue Jackets' Marcus Bjork: Back in AHL
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Bjork was reassigned to AHL Cleveland on Friday, Aaron Portzline of The Athletic reports.
Bjork had a big fantasy night Thursday - if you play the PIM category - as he had 16 minutes in the sin bin. Bjork has three goals and 11 points with 42 PIM in 32 games with the Blue Jackets this season.
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Blue Jackets' Marcus Bjork: Recalled from AHL
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Bjork was recalled from AHL Cleveland on Saturday, Jeff Svoboda of the Blue Jackets' official site reports.
The Blue Jackets blue line has been decimated by injuries as Nick Blankenburg (ankle), Erik Gudbranson (shoulder), Jake Bean (shoulder) and Zach Werenski (shoulder) are all out of the lineup, while Adam Boqvist is day-to-day with an illness. Bjork has three goals and 11 points in 28 NHL games this season.
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Blue Jackets' Marcus Bjork: Returned to AHL affiliate
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Bjork was reassigned to AHL Cleveland on Friday.
Bjork was recalled Thursday and played 17:53 versus Boston in a 2-1 overtime loss. The defenseman replaced Adam Boqvist (illness) in the lineup. Bjork has three goals and 11 points in 28 games with Columbus this season.
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Blue Jackets' Marcus Bjork: Recalled from AHL
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Bjork was recalled from AHL Cleveland on Friday, as reports.
Bjork played 27 games with Columbus earlier in the season, scoring three times and adding eight assists. He had six goals and seven assists in 40 AHL games before his recall.
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Blue Jackets' Marcus Bjork: Assigned to AHL affiliate
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Bjork was reassigned to AHL Cleveland on Wednesday.
Although he'll head to the minors for now, it wouldn't be surprising to see Bjork back with the Blue Jackets following the NHL's All-Star break. He's collected 11 points while posting a minus-7 rating through 27 top-level appearances this season.
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Blue Jackets' Marcus Bjork: Up with Columbus
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Bjork was recalled from AHL Cleveland on Monday.
Bjork has contributed three goals, eight assists, 29 shots on goal, 42 blocks and 35 hits in 26 appearances with Columbus this season. He is likely to suit up against Washington on Tuesday. The Blue Jackets sent Jake Christiansen back to the minors in a corresponding move.
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Blue Jackets' Marcus Bjork: Sent to AHL
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Bjork was sent down to AHL Cleveland Saturday, per Blue Jackets team reporter Jeff Svoboda.
Bjork was sent down to clear roster space with Boone Jenner (thumb), Eric Robinson (upper body) and Daniil Tarasov (upper body) all returning from IR. Bjork had three goals, eight assists and a minus-5 rating in 26 games with Columbus. The 25-year-old defenseman would be first in line for a call-up should the Jackets need additional depth on their blue line.
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Blue Jackets' Marcus Bjork: Produces in consecutive contests
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Bjork was credited with an assist during a 2-1 loss to the host Islanders on Thursday.
Since debuting with the Blue Jackets on Nov. 12, Bjork continues to earn the coaching staff's trust, collecting at least one point in consecutive games for the second time this season. The 25-year-old rookie defenseman produced his initial multi-point game versus the Blackhawks in the team's last game Dec. 23 and has now compiled four points in his past five appearances. Bjork contributed three hits and two blocks versus the Islanders.
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Blue Jackets' Marcus Bjork: Has two-point game
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Bjork provided a goal and an assist in a 5-2 loss to Chicago on Friday.
Bjork's helper was contributed on the power play. He has three goals and nine points in 20 games this season, including five power-play points. The 24-year-old is averaging 2:54 of ice time on the power play. As long as he maintains that role with the man advantage, Bjork should continue to make decent offensive contributions.
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Blue Jackets' Marcus Bjork: Scores power-play goal Sunday
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Bjork netted a power-play goal in a 4-2 loss to Detroit on Sunday.
Bjork has two goals and five points in 10 contests this season, including three points with the man advantage. The 25-year-old defenseman averaged 2:37 of power-play ice time from Nov. 19-Dec. 2 and his key role continued Sunday with him logging another 4:47. As long as he maintains that role with the man advantage, he should have some fantasy value.
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Blue Jackets' Marcus Bjork: Carving out PP role
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Bjork has two power-play assists in the Blue Jackets' last three games.
The 25-year-old doesn't have much of a track record as an offensive threat in Sweden and scored just two goals and five points in 11 AHL games this season prior to his promotion, but Bjork has earned a spot on Columbus' top power-play unit with Zach Werenski (shoulder) and others sidelined. With a goal and four points through his first seven NHL games, Bjork is proving to be an asset in deeper fantasy formats.
