Jump to content

2024–25 Columbus Blue Jackets season

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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)
← 2023–24
  →

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

[edit]

Preseason

[edit]

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


Regular season

[edit]

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

2024–25 game log

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

Roster

[edit]

Updated August 22, 2024[3][4]

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
45 United States Gavin Brindley RW R 19 2023 Estero, Florida
59 Russia Yegor Chinakhov RW L 23 2020 Omsk, Russia
17 Canada Justin Danforth RW R 31 2021 Oshawa, Ontario
19 Canada Adam Fantilli Injured Reserve C L 19 2023 Nobleton, Ontario
– United States Dylan Gambrell C R 28 2024 Bonney Lake, Washington
44 Canada Erik Gudbranson (A) D R 32 2022 Ottawa, Ontario
– United States Jordan Harris D L 24 2024 Haverhill, Massachusetts
38 Canada Boone Jenner (C) C L 31 2011 London, Ontario
3 United States Jack Johnson D L 37 2024 Indianapolis, Indiana
91 Canada Kent Johnson Injured Reserve C L 21 2021 Port Moody, British Columbia
7 United States Sean Kuraly (A) C L 31 2021 Dublin, Ohio
86 Russia Kirill Marchenko RW R 24 2018 Barnaul, Russia
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
78 Canada Damon Severson D R 30 2023 Brandon, Manitoba
4 Canada Cole Sillinger C L 21 2021 Columbus, Ohio
40 Russia Daniil Tarasov G L 25 2017 Novokuznetsk, Russia
10 Russia Dmitri Voronkov C L 23 2019 Angarsk, Russia
8 United States Zach Werenski (A) D L 27 2015 Grosse Pointe, Michigan

Transactions

[edit]

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

Key

[edit]

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

Trades

[edit]
Date Details Ref
June 28, 2024 (2024-06-28) To St. Louis Blues
Alexandre Texier 		To Columbus Blue Jackets
4th-round pick in 2025 		[5]
August 19, 2024 (2024-08-19) To Montreal Canadiens
Patrik Laine
2nd-round pick in 2026 		To Columbus Blue Jackets
Jordan Harris 		[6]

Players acquired

[edit]
Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) Sean Monahan Winnipeg Jets 5-year Free agency [7]
July 2, 2024 (2024-07-02) Dylan Gambrell Toronto Marlies 1-year Free agency [8]
July 2, 2024 (2024-07-02) Jack Johnson Colorado Avalanche 1-year Free agency [9]

Players lost

[edit]
Date Player New team Term Via Ref
August 29, 2024 (2024-08-29) Johnny Gaudreau Killed in bicycle crash [10]

Signings

[edit]
Date Player Term Ref

Draft picks

[edit]
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)

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Blue Jackets announce 2024 preseason schedule". June 21, 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  2. ^ Newland, Jason (July 2, 2024). "Blue Jackets announce 2024-25 regular season schedule". Columbus Blue Jackets. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
  3. ^ "Columbus Blue Jackets Roster". National Hockey League. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
  4. ^ "Columbus Blue Jackets Hockey Transactions". The Sports Network. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
  5. ^ "Blue Jackets acquire fourth-round pick from St. Louis for Alexandre Texier". Columbus Blue Jackets. June 28, 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2024 – via NHL.com.
  6. ^ "CBJ acquire defenseman Jordan Harris from Montreal in exchange for Patrik Laine and a second-round pick". Columbus Blue Jackets. August 19, 2024. Retrieved August 20, 2024 – via NHL.com.
  7. ^ "Blue Jackets sign Sean Monahan to five-year contract". NHL.com. July 1, 2024. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
  8. ^ "Blue Jackets sign Dylan Gambrell to two-way contract". NHL.com. July 2, 2024. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  9. ^ "Blue Jackets sign Jack Johnson to one-year contract". NHL.com. July 2, 2024. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  10. ^ "Gaudreau dies at 31; played for Blue Jackets, Flames". NHL.com. National Hockey League. August 30, 2024. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
Retrieved from "https://wiki.riteme.site/w/index.php?title=2024–25_Columbus_Blue_Jackets_season&oldid=1244361012"