The Blue Jackets drafted center Cayden Lindstrom with the fourth overall pick in the 2024 NHL Draft on Friday night; now, what will Saturday bring at Sphere in Las Vegas?
Stay updated on the CBJ picks in rounds two through seven -- as well as any other potential moves -- as Jackets Insider Jeff Svoboda and journalism intern Kennedy Rehklau post throughout the day.
12:19 PM PT: Welcome, Luke Ashton! The Blue Jackets have selected the Langley Rivermen (BCHL) defenseman with the No. 165 overall pick in the sixth round of the 2024 NHL Draft.
Ashton stands at 6-6, 231 pounds and posted 18-18-36 in 53 games this past season. The North Vancouver, B.C., native also led the BCHL defensemen in goals for Langley.
Ashton is headed to Minnesota State University to play college hockey.
-Kennedy Rekhlau
10:36 AM PT: Welcome, Tanner Henricks! The Blue Jackets have selected the Lincoln Stars (USHL) defenseman with the No. 101 overall pick in the fourth round of the 2024 NHL Draft.
The California native weighs in at 6-4, 206 pounds. He posted nine points, 12 penalty minutes and was minus-12 in 59 regular season games for the Stars.
His brother, Ty, was a sixth-round pick of the New York Rangers in the 2023 draft.
Henricks is also committed to play hockey at St. Cloud State University.
-Kennedy Rehklau
10:17 AM PT: Welcome, Luca Marrelli! The Blue Jackets have selected the Oshawa Generals (OHL) right-shot defenseman with the No. 86 overall pick in the third round of the 2024 NHL Draft.
Marrelli stands at 6-1.5, 185 pounds and played in 67 games last season with stats of 6-51-57. He also helped the Generals advance to the OHL finals with two goals and 13 points in 21 postseason games.
-Kennedy Rehklau
9:55 AM PT: Welcome, Evan Gardner! The Blue Jackets have selected the Saskatoon Blades (WHL) goalie with the No. 60 overall pick in the second round of the 2024 NHL Draft.
Gardner (6-0, 175) is the seventh-ranked goalie by NHL Central Scouting after his recent season with franchise-record marks of a goals-against average of 1.91 and .927 save percentage in 30 games. He went 21-5-0 in the regular season and 10-1-3 in the playoffs.
Gardner marks the third straight WHL pick for the team, and the first-ever from Saskatoon.
-Kennedy Rehklau
9:28 AM PT: We have a trade to announce!
The Blue Jackets have dealt the Nos. 69 and 133 picks (third and fifth round, respectively) to Carolina for the No. 60 overall selection, which is in the second round. With the pick, Columbus drafted Saskatoon (WHL) goalie Evan Gardner.
9:08 AM PT: Welcome, Charlie Elick! The Blue Jackets have selected the Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) defenseman with the No. 36 overall pick in the second round of the 2024 NHL Draft.
The 18-year-old was born in Austria but grew up in Calgary and stands 6-3.25, 202 pounds. He has completed three seasons in the WHL, as well as seven games with Canada at the World U-18 Championships. In his latest season with the Brandon Wheat Kings, Elick posted a 4-23-27 line with 71 penalty minutes in 65 games.
-Kennedy Rehklau
7:50 AM PT: Good morning, CBJ fans!
It's an early one here in Las Vegas, but day two of the NHL draft is getting ready to kick off at 11:30 a.m. ET -- 8:30 out here in Sin City.
The Strip is quiet but things are picking up here in Sphere, where NHL executives are filing in for today's festivities. The Blue Jackets have six picks -- two in the third round (69th and 86th) and one each in the second (36th), fourth (101st), fifth (133rd) and sixth (165th) -- and GM Don Waddell said the team might be looking at making some hockey trades as well.
Kennedy and I will be posting updates here throughout the day, so stay tuned!
-Jeff Svoboda
