Columbus Blue Jackets pipeline

The Columbus Blue Jackets farm system is currently ranked 16th by Puck Pipeline. It is impossible to discuss the Columbus Blue Jackets without acknowledging the death of Johnny Gaudreau, along with his brother Matthew. RIP. This is a team that has dealt with a lot of turmoil through various mediums in the past few years. The Blue Jackets have been stock-piling young talent for a few years now. The new core is beginning to take shape, with some exciting talent - Adam Fantili, Kirill Marchenko, Yegor Chinakhov, Kent Johnson, Cole Sillinger, Dmitri Voronkov, and David Jiricek. The issue with this team is that they do not have the veteran pieces to properly insulate the kids, mainly up-front and between the pipes, hence they have been perpetual losers for the past few seasons. Columbus still has plenty of talent on the way. Despite all of the negativity, there seems to be light at the end of the tunnel. 

Columbus Blue Jackets top prospects

1. Cayden Lindstrom (F) 🇨🇦 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL - (1st R, 4th ovr 2024, CBJ)

2. Luca Del Bel Belluz (C) 🇨🇦 Cleveland Monsters AHL - (2nd R, 44th ovr 2022, CBJ)

3. Denton Mateychuk (D) 🇨🇦 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL - (1st R, 12th ovr 2022, CBJ)

4. Stanislav Svozil (D) 🇨🇿 Cleveland Monsters AHL - (3rd R, 69th ovr 2021, CBJ)

5. Evan Gardner (G) 🇨🇦 Saskatoon Blades WHL - (2nd R, 60th ovr 2024, CBJ)

6. Jordan Dumais (RW) 🇨🇦 Halifax Mooseheads QMJHL - (3rd R, 96th ovr 2022, CBJ)

7. Corson Ceulemans (D) 🇨🇦 Cleveland Monsters AHL - (1st R, 25th ovr 2021, CBJ)

8. Charlie Elick (D) 🇨🇦 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL - (2nd R, 36th ovr 2024, CBJ)

9. William Whitelaw (C) 🇺🇸 University of Wisconsin NCAA - (3rd R, 66th ovr 2023, CBJ)

10. Aidan Hreschuk (D) 🇺🇸 Boston College NCAA - (3rd R, 94th ovr 2021, CAR to CBJ)

11. Sergei Ivanov (G) 🇷🇺 Admiral Vladivostok KHL - (5th R, 138th ovr 2022, CBJ)

12. Luca Marrelli (D) 🇨🇦 Oshawa Generals OHL - (3rd R, 86th ovr 2024, CBJ)

13. James Malatesta (LW) 🇨🇦 Cleveland Monsters AHL - (5th R, 133rd ovr 2021, CBJ)

14. Luca Pinelli (C) 🇨🇦 Ottawa 67's OHL - (4th R, 114th ovr 2023, CBJ)

15. Oiva Keskinen (F) 🇫🇮 Tappara LIIGA - (7th R, 194th ovr 2023, CBJ)

16. Kirill Dolzhenkov (RW) 🇷🇺 CSKA Moskva KHL - (4th R, 109th ovr 2022, CBJ)

17. Andrew Strathmann (D) 🇺🇸 Youngstown Phantoms USHL - (4th R, 98th ovr 2023, CBJ)

18. Nikolai Makarov (D) 🇷🇺 CSKA Moskva KHL - (5th R, 132nd ovr 2021, CBJ)

19. Ole Julian Bjorgvik-Holm (D) 🇳🇴 Cincinnati Cyclones ECHL - (5th R, 145th ovr 2020, CBJ)

20. Samuel Knazko (D) 🇸🇰 Cleveland Monsters AHL - (3rd R, 78th ovr 2020, CBJ)

21. Jack Williams (RW) 🇺🇸 Northeastern University NCAA - (signed, CBJ)

22. Mikael Pyyhtia (LW) 🇫🇮 Cleveland Monsters AHL - (4th R, 114th ovr 2020, CBJ)

23. Guillaume Richard (D) 🇨🇦 Providence College NCAA - (4th R, 101st ovr 2021, CBJ)

24. Hunter McKown (C) 🇺🇸 Colorado College NCAA - (signed, CBJ)

25. Caleb MacDonald (D) 🇨🇦 University of Alaska-Fairbanks NCAA - (signed, CBJ)

26. Luke Ashton (D) 🇨🇦 Langley Rivermen BCHL - (6th R, 165th ovr 2024, CBJ)

27. Max McCue (C) 🇨🇦 London Knights WHL - (signed, CBJ)

28. Melvin Strahl (G) 🇸🇪 MoDo Hockey SHL J20 - (5th R, 156th ovr 2023, CBJ)

29. Tanner Henricks (D) 🇺🇸 Lincoln Stars USHL - (4th R, 101st ovr 2024, CBJ)

30. Tyler Peddle (C/LW) 🇨🇦 Saint John Sea Dogs QMJHL - (7th R, 224th ovr 2023, CBJ)