2023 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL Prospect Tournament Roster
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The Columbus Blue Jackets have announced their 2023 roster for the NHL prospect tournament at Centre ICE arena in Traverse City, MI. The team features four first round selections in Adam Fantilli (2023), Corson Ceulmans (2021), David Jiricek (2022) and Denton Mateychuk (2022). Former Colorado College forward, Hunter McKown, signed as a college free agent this past spring and played 12 games with Columbus at the end of the season picking up two assists. Former Ottawa Senators draft pick, Ben Roger, headlines the free agent tryouts.
This year’s Tournament is scheduled from September 14 – 17 and will feature teams from Dallas, Detroit, Columbus, and Toronto. For details on the tournament and ticket information please click here.
| NO. | PROSPECT NAME | POS | HT | WT | DRAFTED | 2022-23 TEAM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FORWARDS | ||||||
| 37 | Cameron Butler | RW | 6.04 | 212 | — | Oshawa (OHL) |
| 65 | Luca Del Bel Belluz | C | 6.01 | 178 | CBJ-22 (2-44) | Sarnia (OHL) |
| 98 | Kocha Delic * | C | 5.10 | 190 | — | Sudbury (OHL) |
| 69 | Jordan Dumais | RW | 5.09 | 174 | CBJ-22 (3-96) | Halifax (QMJHL) |
| 11 | Adam Fantilli | C | 6.02 | 195 | CBJ-23 (1-3) | Michigan (NCAA) |
| 67 | James Malatesta | RW | 5.09 | 190 | CBJ-21 (5-133) | Quebec (QMJHL) |
| 58 | Sean McGurn * | C | 5.11 | 182 | — | London (OHL) |
| 41 | Hunter McKown | F | 6.01 | 182 | — | Colorado College (NCAA) |
| 43 | Justin Pearson * | F | 6.01 | 185 | — | Connecticut (NCAA) |
| 88 | Tyler Peddle | LW | 6.01 | 195 | CBJ-23 (7-224) | Drummondville (QMJHL) |
| 53 | Luca Pinelli | C | 5.09 | 165 | CBJ-23 (4-114) | Ottawa (OHL) |
| 82 | Mikael Pyyhtia | LW | 6.00 | 154 | CBJ-20 (4-114) | TPS Turku(FIN) |
| 68 | Martin Rysavy | LW | 6.03 | 209 | CBJ-21 (7-197) | Moose Jaw (WHL) |
| 10 | Dmitri Voronkov | F | 6.03 | 189 | CBJ-19 (4-114) | Kazan (KHL) |
| DEFENSEMEN | ||||||
| 74 | Corson Ceulmans | D | 6.02 | 198 | CBJ-21 (1-25) | Wisconsin (NCAA) |
| 97 | Nicholas DeAngelis * | D | 6.02 | 195 | — | Windsor (OHL) |
| 55 | David Jiricek | D | 6.03 | 189 | CBJ-22 (1-6) | Cleveland (AHL) |
| 93 | Gunner Kinniburgh * | D | 6.03 | 165 | — | Saskatchewan (CIS) |
| 62 | Samuel Knazko | D | 6.01 | 191 | CBJ-20 (3-78) | Cleveland (AHL) |
| 05 | Denton Mateychuk | D | 5.11 | 188 | CBJ-22 (1-12) | Moose Jaw (WHL) |
| 89 | Ben Roger * | D | 6.04 | 194 | OTT-21 (2-49) | Kingston (OHL) |
| 81 | Stanislav Svozil | D | 6.00 | 187 | CBJ-21 (3-69) | Regina (WHL) |
| GOALTENDERS | ||||||
| 30 | Pavel Cajan * | G | 6.02 | 174 | — | Cleveland (AHL) |
| 31 | Nolan Lalonde | G | 6.01 | 186 | — | Erie (OHL) |
* denotes free agent tryout
** All Rosters are in draft form and are subject to change.