Blue Jackets Reveal 23-Player Season-Opening Roster

By Coby Maeir on October 9, 2023 at 2:14 pm
Columbus Blue Jackets forward Justin Danforth, back, celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal against the St. Louis Blues in the first period at Nationwide Arena.
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The Blue Jackets 23-player opening-night roster is set.

In order to cut down to 23 players, the club loaned David Jiricek, Nick Blankenburg, and Dmitri Voronkov to AHL Cleveland and sent Denton Mateychuk to WHL Moose Jaw.

They also placed Mathieu Olivier (leg) on IR and placed Jordan Dumais (upper body), Yegor Chinakhov (back strain), and Daniil Tarasov (knee) on the injured/non-roster list. 

2023-24 Season-Opening Roster

Forwards (14)

  • Cole Sillinger
  • Sean Kuraly
  • Adam Fantilli
  • Johnny Gaudreau
  • Justin Danforth
  • Liam Foudy
  • Patrik Laine
  • Boone Jenner
  • Alexandre Texier
  • Eric Robinson
  • Emil Bemstrom
  • Kirill Marchenko
  • Kent Johnson
  • Jack Roslovic

Defensemen (7)

  • Andrew Peeke
  • Zach Werenski
  • Ivan Provorov
  • Jake Bean
  • Adam Boqvist
  • Erik Gudbranson
  • Damon Severson

Goalies (2)

  • Spencer Martin
  • Elvis Merzlikins

The Blue Jackets begin their 2023-24 season on Thursday at 7 p.m. ET at Nationwide Arena when they host the Philadelphia Flyers. The game will be broadcast on Bally Sports Ohio and 97.1 FM The Fan.

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