The Blue Jackets have signed left wing Dalton Smith to a standard three-year entry level contract and signed left wing Ryan Russell to a one-year, two-way NHL-AHL contract, Executive Vice President of Hockey Operations and GM Scott Howson announced today. Smith, 19, was the Blue Jackets second pick, 34th overall, in the 2010 Entry Draft. He registered 12 goals and 17 assists for 29 points, 124 penalty minutes and was +9 in 64 games with Ottawa of the OHL in 2010-11. Russell was acquired by the Blue Jackets from Montreal in exchange for right wing Mike Blunden on July 7, 2011. He registered 10-11-21, 48 penalty minutes and was +17 in 65 games with the AHL’s Hamilton Bulldogs in 2010-11.