2019 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL Prospect Tournament Roster
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The Columbus Blue Jackets have announced their 2019 roster for the NHL prospect tournament at Centre ICE arena in Traverse City, MI. The team features their first round selection from the 2018 NHL entry draft, Liam Foudy. Also included is offensive forward Alexandre Texier who played in two NH games at the end of last season and picking up his first NHL goal and Jakob Lilja who is expected to make a push for an NHL roster spot this season.
This year’s Tournament is scheduled from September 6 – 10 and will feature teams from Dallas, Detroit, Columbus, Chicago, Minnesota, New York, St. Louis and Toronto. For details on the tournament and ticket information please click here.
| NO. | PROSPECT NAME | POS | HT | WT | DRAFTED | 2018-19 TEAM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FORWARDS | ||||||
| 39 | Tyler Angle | C | 5.10 | 167 | CBJ-19 (7-212) | Windsor (OHL) |
| 81 | Derek Barach * | F | 5.07 | 155 | — | Mercyhurst (NCAA) |
| 73 | Jacob Durham * | RW | 5.10 | 187 | — | Flint (OHL) |
| 64 | Trey Fix-Wolansky | RW | 5.07 | 188 | CBJ-18 (7-204) | Edmonton (WHL) |
| 36 | Maxime Fourtier | RW | 5.10 | 184 | — | Jacksonville (ECHL) |
| 19 | Liam Foudy | C | 6.01 | 182 | CBJ-18 (1-18) | London (OHL) |
| 43 | Brandon Guy * | LW | 6.00 | 190 | — | Sarnia (OHL) |
| 63 | Nikita Korostelev | RW | 6.01 | 209 | TOR-15 (7-185) | Cleveland (AHL) |
| 15 | Jakob Lilja | LW | 6.00 | 190 | — | Djurgardens (SWE) |
| 87 | Kyle Maksimovich * | LW | 5.09 | 188 | — | Erie (OHL) |
| 83 | Ryan McGregor * | C | 6.01 | 177 | TOR-17 (6-172) | Sarnia (OHL) |
| 83 | Egor Sokolov * | LW | 6.03 | 241 | — | Cape Breton (QMJHL) |
| 42 | Alexandre Texier | C | 6.00 | 187 | CBJ-17 (2-45) | Kalpa Kuopio (FIN) |
| DEFENSEMEN | ||||||
| 94 | Justin Bergeron * | D | 6.00 | 175 | — | Rouyn-Noranda (QMJHL) |
| 75 | Tim Berni | D | 5.11 | 174 | CBJ-18 (6-159) | Zurich (SWISS) |
| 55 | Matt Brassard * | D | 6.03 | 205 | VAN-17 (7-188) | Niagra (OHL) |
| 66 | Louka Henault * | D | 6.00 | 181 | — | Windsor (OHL) |
| 45 | Eric Hjorth | D | 6.03 | 192 | CBJ-19 (4-104) | Linkopings J18 (SWE) |
| 84 | Anton Karlsson * | D | 6.01 | 183 | — | Linkopings (SWE) |
| 51 | Jacob Paquette * | D | 6.03 | 216 | NSH-17 (7-216) | Niagara (OHL) |
| 02 | Andrew Peeke | D | 6.02 | 200 | CBJ-16 (2-34) | Notre Dame (NCAA) |
| 85 | Michael Prapavessis | D | 6.01 | 185 | DAL-14 (4-105) | Cleveland (AHL) |
| GOALTENDERS | ||||||
| 31 | Veini Vehvilainen | G | 6.01 | 183 | CBJ-18 (6-173) | Karpat (FIN) |
| 90 | Elvis Merzkikins | G | 6.02 | 183 | CBJ-14 (3-76) | Lugano (SWISS) |
* denotes free agent tryout
** All Rosters are in draft form and are subject to change.