Jacob Christiansen (born September 12, 1999) is a Canadian professional

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currently playing for the Cleveland Monsters of the

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(AHL) as a prospect for the

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of the

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(NHL).

Playing career

Christiansen played major junior hockey in the

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(WHL) with the Everett Silvertips. He was originally selected in the fifth-round, 105th overall by the Silvertips in the 2014 WHL Bantam Draft. Following five junior seasons with the Silvertips, Christiansen embarked on his professional career by signing a professional tryout contract with the

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of the

, the primary affiliate to the

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, to begin the 2019–20 season on October 4, 2019. He made his professional debut against the

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on October 19, 2019, featuring on the Heat's third-pairing. He featured in 9 games going scoreless before he was released from his tryout and returned to the Everett Silvertips. In his final overage major junior season, Christiansen notched career bests in registering 22 goals and 28 assists for 50 points in 38 games with the Everett Silvertips, leading the league amongst defensemen in goals and points-per-game. He was signed as an undrafted free agent to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets on March 4, 2020. In his first full professional season, Christiansen was reassigned by the Blue Jackets to join AHL affiliate, the Cleveland Monsters, for the shortened pandemic delayed

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season. He contributed with 3 goals and 15 points through 28 regular season games. In the following season, Christiansen continued his tenure with the Monsters before receiving his first recall to Blue Jackets on January 5, 2022. He made his NHL debut with Columbus the following day, playing 12 minutes in a 3–1 defeat to the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Christiansen, Jake 1999 births Living people Cleveland Monsters players Columbus Blue Jackets players Everett Silvertips players Stockton Heat players Undrafted National Hockey League players Canadian ice hockey defencemen