Blue Jackets re-sign center Jack Williams to two-year contract extension

The Blue Jackets have reportedly re-signed restricted free agent center Jack Williams to a two-year, two-way contract extension. The contract was inked just at the beginning of the team's annual summer development camp.

The 5'11", 185 pound center joined the organization at the end of last season, after capping of an impressive NCAA career where he spent his final season as captain at Northeastern University.

Williams scored 39 goals and 94 points in 106 career NCAA games, spread across three seasons. The Blue Jackets plucked him from the college UFA pool after he continued to improve in his all-around game.

He got into one NHL game at the end of the 2024-25 season, but did not find the scoresheet-then spent this past season with the Cleveland Monsters. He scored 15 goals and 38 points while playing in all 72 games; then added 5 points (1 goal) in the team's 9 playoff games.

A right-shooting center, Jack is a rare commodity within the organization. He will certainly be back in Cleveland this fall, but I don't think it's outside the realm of possibility that we could see him in Columbus at some point in the near future.

That may be as a recall, or he could wind up being a depth forward for the Blue Jackets by the time this two-year extension plays out. He has the traits Don Waddell and his staff have looked to add over the last couple of years.

He's a good skater, who excels on both sides of the puck and in the transitional game. I expect his scoring to continue to improve with the Monsters, and would not be surprised to see him take over some of the productivity that the team will likely lose to Luca Del Bel Belluz's eventual promotion to the NHL.

At the very least, his role will pick up after the team traded Hunter McKown ahead of this weekend's NHL Draft. It will be interesting to see how he does with a greater role.

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