Blue Jackets Prospects Update: Denton Mateychuk Scores Hat Trick, David Jiricek Back In Cleveland, And More

The Blue Jackets are now 15-23-9 over halfway through the season.

Here's another update on the Blue Jackets' prospects:

2023 Draft

• Gavin Brindley, F, Univ. of Michigan (NCAA), 34th overall pick: 22 GP, 15-12--27.

Brindley is tied for seventh in the NCAA in goals.

Highlight's from Michigan's 12-4 win over Stonehill pic.twitter.com/POmoLB8Jg9

— Michigan Hockey (@umichhockey) January 13, 2024

• William Whitelaw, F, Univ. of Wisconsin (NCAA), 66th overall pick: 22 GP, 7-6--13

Magic Eight.

Whitelaw (@Williammnbrick) fires home his seventh goal of the season! pic.twitter.com/qoXiNYzkhN

— Wisconsin Hockey (@BadgerMHockey) January 6, 2024

• Andrew Strathmann, LD, Youngstown Phantoms (USHL), 98th overall pick: 25 GP, 5-18--23

GOAL!!!! OH CAPTAIN, MY CAPTAIN. Andrew Strathmann puts the Phantoms up by one!! LET'S GO! | 4:30 left in the first.
USNTDP - 1
Phantoms - 2 pic.twitter.com/wLIHlPmnoa

— Youngstown Phantoms (@YtownPhantoms) November 25, 2023

• Luca Pinelli, F, Ottawa 67's (OHL), 114th overall pick: 42 GP, 30-16--42

Pinelli is third in the OHL in goals. 

Luca Pinelli benefitted from new teammates on Friday as the @BlueJacketsNHL prospect scored twice for the @Ottawa67sHockey in a road win over Brantford pic.twitter.com/KSpNFveBQb

— Ontario Hockey League (@OHLHockey) January 13, 2024

• Melvin Strahl, G, Modo Jr. (Swe-Jr), 156th overall pick: 23 GP, 11-12-0, .911SV%, 2.68 GAA
• Oiva Keskinen, F, Tappara Tampere (SM-liiga), 194th overall pick: 36 GP, 4-14--18

Keskinen posted 2-3--5 in seven games at the World Juniors.

• Tyler Peddle, F, Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL), 224th overall pick: 45 GP: 7-10--17

2022 Draft

• David Jiricek, RD, Cleveland Monsters (AHL), 6th overall pick: 3GP, 0-3--3

Jiricek will play his third AHL game in seven days on Saturday after being recalled by the Blue Jackets on Jan. 21 and being sent down on Jan. 25, 

• Denton Mateychuk, LD, Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL), 12th overall pick: 30 GP, 12-34--46

Mateychuk leads WHL defensemen with 1.53 points per game. He recorded a hat trick in Friday's shootout win over Medicine Hat. 

The Denton Mateychuk Show!#TakeFlightMJ | #CBJ pic.twitter.com/K9S62iv35F

— Moose Jaw Warriors (@MJWARRIORS) January 27, 2024

• Luca Del Bel Belluz, F, Cleveland Monsters (AHL), 44th overall pick: 31 GP, 5-13--19

A pretty passing play lands on the stick of Luca Del Bel Belluz for his first professional goal @monstershockey | #PROvsCLE pic.twitter.com/zp9lAvpLui

— American Hockey League (@TheAHL) November 4, 2023

• Jordan Dumais, F, Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL), 69th overall pick: 21 GP, 16-31--47

RELATEDBlue Jackets Prospect Jordan Dumais To Miss Approximately Six Weeks

26 points in 12 games...is that good? Dumais has posted 14-27--41 in 17 games with @HFXMooseheads this season.
Also, QMJHL Scoring Leaders:
1. Justin Gill: 25 GP, 15-29--44, 1.76 Points/Game
2. Jordan Dumais: 17, 14-27--41, 2.41* Points/Game
*Best in @CHLHockey#CBJ https://t.co/xJWHBi5gyw

— Coby Maeir (@CobyMaeir) December 1, 2023

Jordan Dumais hits 303 much to the chagrin of Angus Booth. Tell him Dumer.

Dumais (12) 16:08 3rd period
Moravec | #GoMooseGo #90sNight pic.twitter.com/8t8f27otju

— Halifax Mooseheads (@HFXMooseheads) November 12, 2023

• Kirill Dolzhenkov, F, CSKA Moskva (KHL), 109th overall pick: 28 GP, 4-4--8

1ST KHL GOAL ALERT
Kirill Dolzhenkov #CBJ
3-0 CSKA #KHL pic.twitter.com/y2BNKc0NH3

— Hockey News Hub (@HockeyNewsHub) November 24, 2023

• Sergei Ivanov, G, Vladivostok Admiral (KHL), 138th overall pick: 26 GP, 6-12-0, .929SV%, 2.54 GAA

Friday: 47 saves against Avangard.
Sunday: 48 saves against Amur.

19-year-old Sergei Ivanov made stunning 95 saves over the weekend. pic.twitter.com/9DUrZngm6J

— KHL (@khl_eng) November 19, 2023

• James Fisher, F, Penticton Vees (BCHL), 203rd overall pick: 35 GP, 14-6--20

OH. MY. GOODNESS.

James Fisher goes coast-to-coast for an incredible goal in Pentiction! #BCHL | @PentictonVees pic.twitter.com/HErIl0KdkJ

— BCHL (@BCHockeyLeague) November 4, 2023

2021 Draft​

• Corson Ceulemans, RD, Cleveland Monsters (AHL), 25th overall pick: 28 GP, 2-3--5
• Stanislav Svozil, LD, Cleveland Monsters (AHL), 69th overall pick: 32 GP, 1-11--12

pro goal # for Stanislav

: Hunter & Mikael pic.twitter.com/3R1bRCwudU

— Cleveland Monsters (@monstershockey) November 11, 2023

• Aidan Hreschuk, LD, Boston College (NCAA), 94th overall pick: 22 GP: 1-10--11

Herschuk lights it up EARLY in the first pic.twitter.com/2BQz2LW1f7

— BC Men's Hockey (@BC_MHockey) January 21, 2024

• Guillaume Richard, LD, Providence College (NCAA), 101st overall pick: 22 GP, 2-10--12

Guillaume Richard nets his second of the season that gave us a 3-0 lead. Engelbert and Schimek with the assists. pic.twitter.com/JuCjOijGjE

— PC Men's Hockey (@FriarsHockey) January 27, 2024

• Nikolai Makarov, LD, CSKA Moscow (KHL), 132nd overall pick: 28 GP, 0-2--2
• James Malatesta, F, Cleveland Monsters (AHL): 133rd overall pick: 35 GP, 10-7-17

first professional goal and tying goal all at once? the recipe for a HUGE celly

: James Malatesta
: @CaliHunter9 & @SamuelKnazko pic.twitter.com/3idevWtIw8

— Cleveland Monsters (@monstershockey) November 5, 2023

• Martin Rysavy, F, Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL), 197th overall pick: 40 GP, 15-14--29

2020 Draft

• Samuel Knazko, LD, Cleveland Monsters (AHL), 78th overall pick: 23 GP, 0-4--4
• Mikael Pyyhtia, F, Cleveland Monsters (AHL), 114th overall pick: 39 GP, 6-16--22