The Blue Jackets 2022-23 opening night roster is official.
The club announced the following moves to trim the roster to the 23-player maximum:
- Placed goaltender Joonas Korpisalo on Injured Reserve
- Placed forward Joona Luoto on Injured Reserve
- Assigned defenseman David Jiricek to the Cleveland Monsters of the AHL
Additionally, forward Emil Bemstrom cleared waivers, so he will be assigned to the Monsters.
The Blue Jackets opening night roster is as follows:
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Forwards:
- #7 Sean Kuraly
- #13 Johnny Gaudreau
- #14 Gustav Nyquist
- #17 Justin Danforth
- #19 Liam Foudy
- #24 Mathieu Olivier
- #29 Patrik Laine
- #34 Cole Sillinger
- #38 Boone Jenner
- #50 Eric Robinson
- #59 Yegor Chinakov
- #91 Kent Johnson
- #93 Jakub Voracek
- #96 Jack Roslovic
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Defensemen:
- #2 Andrew Peeke
- #4 Vladislav Gavrikov
- #8 Zach Werenski
- #22 Jake Bean
- #27 Adam Boqvist
- #44 Erik Gudbranson
- #77 Nick Blankenburg
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Goaltenders:
- #40 Daniil Tarasov
- #90 Elvis Merzlikins
Columbus opens the regular season Wednesday night at 7 p.m. in Raleigh when they take on the Hurricanes, the defending Metropolitan division champions.
