As I am preparing this piece, the Blackhawks add Josh Bailey and a 2026 2nd round pick from the Islanders for future considerations.
The draft begins at 11am and Columbus begins at 34.
Columbus takes Gavin Brindley, another Michigan kid.
Detroit acquires forwards Klim Kostin and Kailer Yamamoto from Edmonton for future considerations. Yzerplan…
Columbus Provorov trade tree expands with Kings and Flyers as Philly moves 2024 Kings pick with a 2023 Pick Number 167 to acquire pick 51 being G Carson Bjarnason.
Round two is over, round three underway
At number 66, Columbus takes Youngstown USHL winger William Whitelaw
Round three ends with a Bailey buyout.
Columbus picks Twice in round four barring any trades
Andrew Strathmann at 98, Youngstown chemistry with Whitelaw. First player that’s not a forward.
Luca Pinelli is taken at 114, the Jets’ fourth round selection was acquired in the Bjorkstrand trade last summer with Seattle.
Trade now looks to be Bjorkstrand for Severson and Pinelli as of today.
Perry to the Blackhawks.
Columbus has Boston’s fifth from the Nyquist deal at the deadline. And they take Swedish goaltender Melvin Strahl.
No trades in the fifth round and sixth round pick for the CBJ, it is with Arizona.
Blue Jackets close the draft with Finnish native Oiva Keskinen
Columbus acquired Vegas’ 7th round pick, the final draft pick in the 2023 draft for a 2024 7th. The selection is forward Tyler Peddle.
The draft concludes in Nashville with a David Poile standing ovation. Congratulations Poile on retirement!