The Columbus Blue Jackets have assigned forward Liam Foudy and goaltender Cam Johnson to the team's taxi squad, club General Manager and Alternate Governor Jarmo Kekalainen announced today.
Foudy, 21, has collected three assists, two penalty minutes and an "even" plus/minus rating in 12 games this season. He has recorded 0-4-4, two penalty minutes and is +1 in 14 career games with the club since making his NHL debut in 2019-20. The 6-2, 193-pound forward added 1-1-2 in 10 contests during the 2020 NHL playoffs. A native of Scarborough, Ontario, Foudy was selected by the Blue Jackets in the first round, 18th overall, at the 2018 NHL Draft.
Johnson, 26, has gone 11-16-5 with a 3.80 GAA, .873 SV% and one shutout in 32 career AHL games with the Binghamton Devils and 23-11-2 with a 2.28 GAA, .926 SV% and five shutouts in 38 career ECHL contests since 2018. He signed a one-year, two-way NHL/AHL contract with Columbus on Jan. 9, 2021 and has posted a 6-1-0 record with a 1.77 GAA, .941 SV% and two SO in seven games with the ECHL's Florida Everblades this season. The Troy, Michigan native played four seasons at the University of North Dakota from 2014-18, compiling a 56-26-12 record, 2.10 GAA, .914 SV% and 12 shutouts in 102 career outings.
CBJ assign F Liam Foudy & G Cam Johnson to taxi squad
