Sweezey, 26, has registered four goals and 16 assists for 20 points with 162 penalty minutes, 90 shots and a cumulative +4 plus/minus rating in 106 career AHL games with the Monsters and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins since making his professional debut in 2020-21. He is tied for the team lead in penalty minutes in 2022-23 with 0-5-5, 22 PIM and 14 shots in 14 contests with Cleveland. In 2021-22, he ranked 13th-T in the AHL in PIM and set career highs with 4-7-11 and 114 PIM in 70 contests with the Monsters.
The Hanson, Massachusetts native signed a two-year, two-way NHL/AHL contract with the Blue Jackets beginning in the 2022-23 season on Mar. 7, 2022. He recorded 3-26-29 with 159 PIM and was +16 in 127 career NCAA games at Yale University from 2016-20. Skating in his senior campaign in 2019-20, he finished with 0-8-8 and 47 penalty minutes in 32 outings. The 6-1, 206-pound defenseman also spent parts of two seasons with the Dubuque Fighting Saints and Chicago Steel in the United States Hockey League from 2014-16, collecting 3-1-4 and 135 PIM in 58 appearances.
