The veteran forward has bounced between the NHL and the American Hockey League since turning pro with the Chicago Blackhawks during the 2006-07 season.

The Blackhawks selected Blunden in the second round (No. 43) of the 2005 NHL Draft, and he made his NHL debut against the Vancouver Canucks on Oct. 25, 2006. The Toronto native played in nine games before his season was cut short by a shoulder injury.

On Jan. 10, 2008, he was traded to the Columbus Blue Jackets for Adam Pineault.

Blunden played in an NHL career-high 40 games in 2009-10, finishing with four points (two goals, two assists). He scored his first NHL goal in an 8-3 victory against the Blackhawks on March 25, 2010.

Columbus traded Blunden to the Montreal Canadiens for Ryan Russell on July 7, 2011. He had four points (two goals, two assists) played in 51 games during three seasons with the Canadiens.

He signed with the Tampa Bay Lightning on July 1, 2014. A knee injury limited him to two games in 2014-15, and he had five points (three goals, two assists) in 20 games in 2015-16.

The Senators signed Blunden on July 1, 2016, but he spent most of the next two seasons in the AHL, going scoreless in three NHL games.

Blunden helped Canada win the gold medal at the IIHF World Junior Championship in 2006.

NOTES & TRANSACTIONS

• Traded to Columbus by Chicago for Adam Pineault, January 10, 2008.
• Traded to Montreal by Columbus for Ryan Russell, July 7, 2011.
• Signed as a free agent by Tampa Bay, July 1, 2014.
• Signed as a free agent by Ottawa, July 1, 2016.