Columbus Blue Jackets top prospects, summer of 2024: primer and honorable mentions
By Curtis Deem
This year's honorable mentions continue...
(HM) D Ole Bjorgvik-Holm 6’3″, 195 pounds. 5th round (#145 overall), 2020 NHL Draft. Projection: bottom pairing shutdown defenseman. Stats: 5g-28a-33pts, 57gp for Cincinnati (ECHL). Will play in Cincinnati and/or Cleveland again next season.
(HM) G Nolan Lalonde 6’1″, 190 pounds. Undrafted, signed as a free agent summer 2023. Projection: backup goaltender. Stats: .874% save percentage, 3.16GAA, 21-6-0 record for Saginaw (OHL). Recently traded to Kingston (OHL), will play there next season.
(HM) RW Cameron Butler 6’4″, 210 pounds. Undrafted, signed as a free agent summer 2023. Projection: bottom-line, physical winger. Stats: 2g-6a-8pts, 51gp for Cleveland (AHL). Will return to the Monsters next season.
(NR) D Tanner Henricks 6'4", 205 pounds. 4th round (#101 overall), 2024 NHL Draft. Projection: bottom-four puck moving defenseman. Stats: 0g-9a-9pts, 59gp for Lincoln (USHL). Will play for St Cloud State (NCAA) next season.
(NR) D Luke Ashton 6'7", 231 pounds. 6th round (#165 overall), 2024 NHL Draft. Projection: physical depth defenseman. Stats: 18g-18a-36pts, 53gp for Langley (BCHL). Will play for Minnesota State (NCAA) next season.
(NR) C Max McCue 6'1", 185 pounds. Signed as a free agent, March 2024. ***Originally selected by San Jose, 5th round (#156 overall), 2021 NHL Draft. Projection: physical 4th line center. Stats: 27g-34a-61pts, 62gp for London (OHL). Will play for the Cleveland Monsters next season.
The next page details five players who fell out of the top-20 prospect list after last month's draft.