COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Columbus Blue Jackets have assigned forward Stefan Legein to the club's American Hockey League affiliate in Syracuse.
The Blue Jackets also re-assigned forward Nikita Filatov to Syracuse after playing for Russia at the 2009 World Junior Championships.
Legein was Columbus' second pick and the 37th overall in the 2007 draft. After helping Canada win the 2008 World Juniors and having a productive season at Niagara of the Ontario Hockey League, he told the Blue Jackets last summer he was quitting hockey because he had lost his passion to play.
The 20-year-old has since said he made a mistake and wants to prove himself to the Blue Jackets organization.
The 18-year-old Filatov was Columbus' first pick and sixth overall in last summer's draft. He had eight goals and three assists in seven games as Russia's captain at the 2009 World Juniors.
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