Blue Jackets set 2024-25 season-opening roster
Club makes several moves to set 23-man roster in advance of Thursday’s season-opener at Minnesota
The Columbus Blue Jackets made several moves prior to the National Hockey League’s 5 p.m. ET deadline to submit the 23-man roster for the opening of the 2024-25 season, club President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Don Waddell announced today.
Columbus has placed forward Boone Jenner (upper body injury) on Injured Reserve. The club has also placed forwards Justin Danforth (wrist), Jordan Dumais (lower body) and Max McCue (upper body) on the Injured/Non-Roster list.
The Blue Jackets have also loaned left wing James Malatesta to the Cleveland Monsters, the club’s American Hockey League affiliate. In addition, forward Cayden Lindstrom, the team’s first round pick, fourth overall at the 2024 NHL Draft, will continue injury treatment.
The Blue Jackets’ 23-man roster is listed below in numerical order.
Forwards (13)
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4 Cole Sillinger
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7 Sean Kuraly
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18 Dylan Gambrell
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19 Adam Fantilli
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21 James van Riemsdyk
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23 Sean Monahan
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24 Mathieu Olivier
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27 Zach Aston-Reese
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59 Yegor Chinakhov
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62 Kevin Labanc
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82 Mikael Pyyhtia
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86 Kirill Marchenko
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91 Kent Johnson
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Defensemen (8)
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2 Jake Christiansen
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3 Jack Johnson
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8 Zach Werenski
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9 Ivan Provorov
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22 Jordan Harris
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44 Erik Gudbranson
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55 David Jiricek
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78 Damon Severson
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Goaltenders (2)
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40 Daniil Tarasov
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90 Elvis Merzlikins
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Columbus begins its 24th regular season at the Minnesota Wild on Thursday, October 10. Game time from Xcel Energy Center is 8 p.m. ET. Live coverage on Bally Sports Ohio begins with the Blue Jackets Live pre-game show starting at 7:30 p.m. ET. The game will also be heard on the Blue Jackets Radio Network, including Sports Radio 97.1 The Fan in Columbus, and online at BlueJackets.com.
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