Fix-Wolansky is tied for fourth in the WHL this season with 102 points in 63 games. The 19-year-old Edmonton native, who
signed an entry-level deal
earlier this month with Columbus, had 37 goals and 65 assists this year during the regular season for an Oil Kings team that won its division. The Oil Kings will begin postseason play Saturday against Medicine Hat.
To read an interview about Fix-Wolansky about his standout campaign,
click here
.
In addition, Blue Jackets goaltending prospect Veini Vehviläinen
finished fourth in the voting
for the Finnish Liiga's top player of the regular season honor.
The 22-year-old, who was a sixth-round pick of the Blue Jackets last year, was dominant this year for Kärpät, posting a 25-8-5 reord, 1.58 goals-against average, .933 save percentage and six shutouts in 38 games in the Liiga. He was the top vote getter among goaltenders and is expected to be named the league's goalie of the year when that voting is complete.
To read more about Vehviläinen's growth and his thoughts on coming to North America in the future, the
IIHF published a profile
of the Finnish goaltender today.
In addition, Blue Jackets 2018 first-round pick Liam Foudy tied in the voting for the best penalty killer in the Ontario Hockey League's Western Conference in the league's annual
coaches poll released Wednesday
. Foudy has six shorthanded goals this season.
