Van Riemsdyk signed a $1 million, one-year deal with the Bruins last offseason and produced 11 goals and 38 points in 71 games.

Veteran National Hockey League forward James van Riemsdyk has found himself a new home. The news was broken on Sunday by National Hockey League insider Pierre LeBrun, who revealed that JVR would be joining the ranks of the Columbus Blue Jackets on a short term one-year deal valued at an average annual value and cap

Veteran power forward's one-year contract gives Blue Jackets needed depth and an experienced presence around the net.