2024–25 Columbus Blue Jackets season

2024–25 Columbus Blue Jackets
DivisionMetropolitan
ConferenceEastern
2024–25 record0–0–0
Home record0–0–0
Road record0–0–0
Goals for0
Goals against0
Team information
General managerDon Waddell
CoachDean Evason
CaptainBoone Jenner
Alternate captainsErik Gudbranson
Sean Kuraly
Zach Werenski
ArenaNationwide Arena
Minor league affiliate(s)Cleveland Monsters (AHL)
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The 2024–25 Columbus Blue Jackets season will be the 25th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 25, 1997. This will mark the first season for the franchise since the 2021–22 campaign without star player Johnny Gaudreau, who, along with his brother Matthew, were killed in a bicycle crash on August 29, 2024, after being hit from behind by a suspected drunk driver. The team is expected to dedicate the season in his memory.

Schedule and results

Preseason

The Columbus Blue Jackets preseason schedule was released on June 21, 2024.[1]

2024 preseason game log: 4–3–0 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 2–1–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Recap
1 September 23 Columbus 1–6 Buffalo Greaves 9,924 0–1–0 [2]
2 September 25 St. Louis 0–3 Columbus Merzlikins 10,077 1–1–0 [3]
3 September 27 Columbus 8–4 Washington Tarasov 13,009 2–1–0 [4]
4 September 28 Buffalo 3–6 Columbus Merzlikins 12,305 3–1–0 [5]
5 September 30 Washington 3–2 Columbus Tarasov 10,080 3–2–0 [6]
6 October 1 Columbus 3–1 St. Louis Greaves 15,305 4–2–0 [7]
7 October 3 Pittsburgh 3–1 Columbus Merzlikins 12,649 4–3–0 [8]
8 October 4 Columbus Pittsburgh

Regular season

The Columbus Blue Jackets regular season schedule was released on July 2, 2024.[9]

2024–25 game log

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Roster

Updated October 5, 2024[10][11]

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
45 United States Gavin Brindley Injured Reserve RW R 20 2023 Estero, Florida
59 Russia Yegor Chinakhov RW L 23 2020 Omsk, Russia
2 Canada Jake Christiansen D L 25 2020 West Vancouver, British Columbia
34 Canada Cole Clayton D R 24 2024 Strathmore, Alberta
17 Canada Justin Danforth RW R 31 2021 Oshawa, Ontario
65 Canada Luca Del Bel Belluz C L 20 2022 Woodbridge, Ontario
69 Canada Jordan Dumais RW R 20 2022 Montreal, Quebec
19 Canada Adam Fantilli C L 19 2023 Nobleton, Ontario
18 United States Dylan Gambrell C R 28 2024 Bonney Lake, Washington
73 Canada Jet Greaves G L 23 2022 Cambridge, Ontario
44 Canada Erik Gudbranson (A) D R 32 2022 Ottawa, Ontario
22 United States Jordan Harris D L 24 2024 Haverhill, Massachusetts
38 Canada Boone Jenner (C) C L 31 2011 London, Ontario
55 Czech Republic David Jiricek D R 20 2022 Klatovy, Czech Republic
3 United States Jack Johnson D L 37 2024 Indianapolis, Indiana
91 Canada Kent Johnson C L 21 2021 Port Moody, British Columbia
7 United States Sean Kuraly (A) C L 31 2021 Dublin, Ohio
– United States Kevin Labanc RW R 28 2024 Staten Island, New York
28 Canada Cayden Lindstrom C L 18 2024 Dawson Creek, British Columbia
67 Canada James Malatesta LW L 21 2021 Montreal, Quebec
86 Russia Kirill Marchenko RW R 24 2018 Barnaul, Russia
5 Canada Denton Mateychuk D L 20 2022 Winnipeg, Manitoba
93 Canada Max McCue C L 21 2024 Sudbury, Ontario
41 United States Hunter McKown C R 22 2023 San Jose, California
90 Latvia Elvis Merzlikins G L 30 2014 Riga, Latvia
23 Canada Sean Monahan C L 29 2024 Brampton, Ontario
24 Canada Mathieu Olivier RW R 27 2022 Biloxi, Mississippi
9 Russia Ivan Provorov D L 27 2023 Yaroslavl, Russia
82 Finland Mikael Pyyhtia LW L 22 2020 Turku, Finland
78 Canada Damon Severson D R 30 2023 Brandon, Manitoba
4 Canada Cole Sillinger C L 21 2021 Columbus, Ohio
81 Czech Republic Stanislav Svozil D L 21 2021 Přerov, Czech Republic
40 Russia Daniil Tarasov G L 25 2017 Novokuznetsk, Russia
21 United States James van Riemsdyk LW L 35 2024 Middletown, New Jersey
10 Russia Dmitri Voronkov Injured Reserve C L 24 2019 Angarsk, Russia
8 United States Zach Werenski (A) D L 27 2015 Grosse Pointe, Michigan

Transactions

The Blue Jackets have been involved in the following transactions during the 2024–25 season.

Key

 †  Contract is entry-level.
 ‡  Contract initially takes effect in the 2025–26 season.

Trades

Date Details Ref
June 28, 2024 (2024-06-28) To St. Louis Blues
Alexandre Texier 		To Columbus Blue Jackets
4th-round pick in 2025 		[12]
June 29, 2024 (2024-06-29) To Carolina Hurricanes
3rd-round pick in 2024
5th-round pick in 2024 		To Columbus Blue Jackets
2nd-round pick in 2024 		[13]
August 19, 2024 (2024-08-19) To Montreal Canadiens
Patrik Laine
2nd-round pick in 2026 		To Columbus Blue Jackets
Jordan Harris 		[14]

Players acquired

Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) Cole Clayton Cleveland Monsters (AHL) 1-year† Free agency [15]
Sean Monahan Winnipeg Jets 5-year Free agency [16]
Owen Sillinger Cleveland Monsters (AHL) 1-year Free agency [17]
July 2, 2024 (2024-07-02) Dylan Gambrell Toronto Maple Leafs 1-year Free agency [18]
Jack Johnson Colorado Avalanche 1-year Free agency [19]
July 7, 2024 (2024-07-07) Zach Sawchenko Vancouver Canucks 1-year Free agency [20]
September 15, 2024 (2024-09-15) James van Riemsdyk Boston Bruins 1-year Free agency [21]
October 5, 2024 (2024-10-05) Kevin Labanc San Jose Sharks 1-year Free agency [22]

Players lost

Date Player New team Term Via Ref
July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) Jake Bean Calgary Flames 2-year Free agency [23]
Marcus Bjork Contract expiration [24]
Nick Blankenburg Nashville Predators 2-year Free agency [25]
Adam Boqvist Buyout [26]
Josh Dunne Buffalo Sabres 2-year Free agency [27]
Brendan Gaunce Minnesota Wild 2-year Free agency [28]
Malcolm Subban Contract expiration [24]
Billy Sweezey Boston Bruins 2-year Free agency [29]
Jakub Zboril Contract expiration [24]
July 3, 2024 (2024-07-03) Carson Meyer Anaheim Ducks 1-year Free agency [30]
July 9, 2024 (2024-07-09) Adam Boqvist Florida Panthers 1-year Free agency [31]
July 28, 2024 (2024-07-28) Alexander Nylander Toronto Marlies (AHL) 1-year Free agency [32]
August 23, 2024 (2024-08-23) Tyler Angle Dusseldorfer EG (DEL) 1-year Free agency [33]
August 29, 2024 (2024-08-29) Johnny Gaudreau Killed in bicycle accident [34]

Signings

Date Player Term Ref
July 10, 2024 (2024-07-10) Jake Christiansen 1-year [35]
July 13, 2024 (2024-07-13) Jet Greaves 2-year [36]
July 27, 2024 (2024-07-27) Kent Johnson 3-year‡ [37]
July 28, 2024 (2024-07-28) Kirill Marchenko 3-year [38]
August 21, 2024 (2024-08-21) Cole Sillinger 2-year [39]

Draft picks

See also: List of Columbus Blue Jackets draft picks

Below are the Columbus Blue Jackets' selections at the 2024 NHL entry draft, which was held on June 28 to 29, 2024, at Sphere in Paradise, Nevada.

Round # Player Pos. Nationality Team (League)
1 4 Cayden Lindstrom C  Canada Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
2 36 Charlie Elick D  Canada Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
3 60 Evan Gardner G  Canada Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
86 Luca Marrelli D  Canada Oshawa Generals (OHL)
4 101 Tanner Henricks D  United States Lincoln Stars (USHL)
6 165 Luke Ashton D  Canada Langley Rivermen (BCHL)

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