Jared Boll agrees to three-year extension with Blue Jackets

Jared Boll has agreed to a three-year contract extension with the Columbus Blue Jackets, according to the team's official website. 

The deal has a total value of $5.1 million, with an annual salary cap hit of $1.7 million, and will see him remain under contract with Columbus until the end of the 2016-17 NHL season.

In the release, General Manager Jarmo Kekalainen said "we are very happy that he will continue to be an important part of our hockey club." 

He brings toughness, determination and a great work ethic to our team and has become an important leader for us both on and off the ice.

The 27-year old forward was drafted by Columbus in the fourth round of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft, and has registered 24 goals, 28 assists and 963 penalty minutes in 388 career games (the most in club history).