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.
2024–25 Columbus Blue Jackets | |
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Division | Metropolitan |
Conference | Eastern |
2024–25 record | 0–0–0 |
Home record | 0–0–0 |
Road record | 0–0–0 |
Goals for | 0 |
Goals against | 0 |
Team information | |
General manager | Don Waddell |
Coach | Dean Evason |
Captain | Boone Jenner |
Alternate captains | Erik Gudbranson Sean Kuraly Zach Werenski |
Arena | Nationwide Arena |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Cleveland Monsters (AHL) |
Schedule and results
editPreseason
editThe Columbus Blue Jackets preseason schedule was released on June 21, 2024.[1]
2024 preseason game log: 4–2–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 2–1–0) | |||||||||
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# | 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 | Columbus | ||||||
8 | October 4 | Columbus | Pittsburgh | ||||||
Regular season
editThe Columbus Blue Jackets regular season schedule was released on July 2, 2024.[8]
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) |
Roster
editUpdated August 22, 2024[9][10]
Transactions
editThe 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
editDate | Details | Ref | |
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June 28, 2024 | To St. Louis Blues Alexandre Texier |
To Columbus Blue Jackets 4th-round pick in 2025 |
[11] |
June 29, 2024 | To Carolina Hurricanes 3rd-round pick in 2024 5th-round pick in 2024 |
To Columbus Blue Jackets 2nd-round pick in 2024 |
[12] |
August 19, 2024 | To Montreal Canadiens Patrik Laine 2nd-round pick in 2026 |
To Columbus Blue Jackets Jordan Harris |
[13] |
Players acquired
editDate | Player | Former team | Term | Via | Ref |
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July 1, 2024 | Cole Clayton | Cleveland Monsters (AHL) | 1-year† | Free agency | [14] |
Sean Monahan | Winnipeg Jets | 5-year | Free agency | [15] | |
Owen Sillinger | Cleveland Monsters (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency | [16] | |
July 2, 2024 | Dylan Gambrell | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1-year | Free agency | [17] |
Jack Johnson | Colorado Avalanche | 1-year | Free agency | [18] | |
July 7, 2024 | Zach Sawchenko | Vancouver Canucks | 1-year | Free agency | [19] |
September 15, 2024 | James van Riemsdyk | Boston Bruins | 1-year | Free agency | [20] |
Players lost
editDate | Player | New team | Term | Via | Ref |
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July 1, 2024 | Jake Bean | Calgary Flames | 2-year | Free agency | [21] |
Marcus Bjork | Contract expiration | [22] | |||
Nick Blankenburg | Nashville Predators | 2-year | Free agency | [23] | |
Adam Boqvist | Buyout | [24] | |||
Josh Dunne | Buffalo Sabres | 2-year | Free agency | [25] | |
Brendan Gaunce | Minnesota Wild | 2-year | Free agency | [26] | |
Malcolm Subban | Contract expiration | [22] | |||
Billy Sweezey | Boston Bruins | 2-year | Free agency | [27] | |
Jakub Zboril | Contract expiration | [22] | |||
July 3, 2024 | Carson Meyer | Anaheim Ducks | 1-year | Free agency | [28] |
July 9, 2024 | Adam Boqvist | Florida Panthers | 1-year | Free agency | [29] |
July 28, 2024 | Alexander Nylander | Toronto Marlies (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency | [30] |
August 23, 2024 | Tyler Angle | Dusseldorfer EG (DEL) | 1-year | Free agency | [31] |
August 29, 2024 | Johnny Gaudreau | Killed in bicycle crash | [32] |
Signings
editDate | Player | Term | Ref |
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July 10, 2024 | Jake Christiansen | 1-year | [33] |
July 13, 2024 | Jet Greaves | 2-year | [34] |
July 27, 2024 | Kent Johnson | 3-year‡ | [35] |
July 28, 2024 | Kirill Marchenko | 3-year | [36] |
August 21, 2024 | Cole Sillinger | 2-year | [37] |
Draft picks
editBelow 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) |
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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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