While the Blue Jackets have lost 11 of their last 12 games including seven in a row, the team's prospects are performing well at their respective levels.
Here's another update on the Blue Jackets' prospects:
2023 Draft
- Gavin Brindley, F, Univ. of Michigan (NCAA), 34th overall pick: 13 GP, 10-6--16.
Among all D-1 men's hockey players, Brindley is tied for first in goals and tied for ninth in points in goals this season for the No. 12 Michigan Wolverines.
- William Whitelaw, F, Univ. of Wisconsin (NCAA), 66th overall pick: 11 GP, 2-4--6
- Andrew Strathmann, LD, Youngstown Phantoms (USHL), 98th overall pick: 12 GP, 2-9--11
- Luca Pinelli, F, Ottawa 67's (OHL), 114th overall pick: 18 GP, 15-7--22
Pinelli is tied for second in the OHL in goals.
- Melvin Strahl, G, Modo Jr. (Swe-Jr), 156th overall pick: 14 GP, 6-7-0, .907SV%, 2.83 GAA
- Oiva Keskinen, F, Tappara Tampere (SM-liiga), 194th overall pick: 21 GP, 2-11--13
- Tyler Peddle, F, Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL), 224th overall pick: 21 GP: 3-2--5
2022 Draft
- Denton Mateychuk, LD, Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL), 12th overall pick: 15 GP, 5-17--22
Mateychuk is third among WHL defensemen in points/game this season.
- Luca Del Bel Belluz, F, Cleveland Monsters (AHL), 44th overall pick: 6 GP, 2-3--5
- Jordan Dumais, F, Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL), 69th overall pick: 12 GP, 12-17--29
Dumais leads the QMJHL in points/game by a margin of 0.52 points/game.
- Kirill Dolzhenkov, F, Zvezda Moskva (VHL), 109th overall pick: 13 GP, 5-4--9
- Sergei Ivanov, G, Vladivostok Admiral (KHL), 138th overall pick: 14 GP, 3-6-2, .932SV%
- James Fisher, F, Penticton Vees (BCHL), 203rd overall pick: 16 GP, 12-3--15
2021 Draft
- Kent Johnson, LW/C, Cleveland Monsters (AHL), 5th overall pick: 5 GP, 2-4--6
Johnson has played several games at center since being sent down to the AHL two weeks ago.
- Corson Ceulemans, RD, Cleveland Monsters (AHL), 25th overall pick: 7 GP, 0-0--0
- Stanislav Svozil, LD, Cleveland Monsters (AHL), 69th overall pick: 8 GP, 1-4--5
- Aidan Hreschuk, LD, Boston College (NCAA), 94th overall pick: 11 GP: 0-2--2
- Guillaume Richard, LD, Providence College (NCAA), 101st overall pick: 12 GP, 1-5--6
- Nikolai Makarov, LD, CSKA Moscow (KHL), 132nd overall pick: 24 GP, 0-2--2
- James Malatesta, F, Cleveland Monsters (AHL): 133rd overall pick: 8 GP, 1-2--3
- Martin Rysavy, F, Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL), 197th overall pick: 17 GP, 5-5--10
2020 Draft
- Samuel Knazko, LD, Cleveland Monsters (AHL), 78th overall pick: 3 GP, 0-2--2
- Mikael Pyyhtia, F, Cleveland Monsters (AHL), 114th overall pick: 12 GP, 1-4--5
While the Blue Jackets could be staring down another long and difficult season, their prospects are giving fans reasons to hope for the future.