COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Thursday will be a very special night for Columbus Blue Jackets fans as the team honors one of its greatest players.

Cam Atkinson, 36, will be honored before Columbus' game against the Colorado Avalanche after he signed a one-day contract so he can retire with the team he spent ten seasons with. He and Blue Jackets president of hockey operations and general manager Don Waddell will speak with media members at 11:30 a.m. You can watch the news conference live in the video player above.

He first appeared for the Blue Jackets during the 2011-12 season. In 627 games, Atkinson scored 213 goals (second only to Rick Nash), and provided 189 assists (fifth in the team’s history) to amass 402 points. He was named an all-star in the 2017 and 2019 seasons.

Atkinson was inst

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