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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Knightfall" data-source="post: 3058557" data-attributes="member: 2012">Westcott nets extension with JacketsTSN.ca Staff9/11/2006 3:19:08 PMThe Columbus Blue Jackets have re-signed defenseman Duvie Westcott to a three-year contract extension through the 2009-10 season, club President and General Manager Doug MacLean announced today.As is club policy, terms were not disclosedfor the new deal, but Westcott is slated to earn $500,000 this season on his old contract.Westcott, 28, is coming off the best year of his National Hockey League career in 2005-06 as he established career highs with 6 goals, 22 assists, 28 points, 133 penalty minutes and a +1 rating in 78 games with the Blue Jackets.  He third in ice time (22:34) for Columbus last season."Since joining our organization as an undrafted free agent in 2001, Duvie has worked incredibly hard to become a very good, two-way NHL defenseman," said MacLean.  "On the ice, he plays with passion and consistency every night.  Off the ice, he is a tremendous person who is liked and respected by his teammates and coaches.  We're thrilled that he will remain a part of our organization for the next four years."The 5'11", 197-pounder from Winnipeg, Manitoba was originally signed by the Blue Jackets as a free agent on May 10, 2001.In 155 career games with the Blue Jackets, he has accumulated 6 goals, 36 assists and 42 points, plus 251 penalty minutes in 155 career games.</blockquote>