RELEASE

The Columbus Blue Jackets have recalled right wing Emil Bemstrom from the Cleveland Monsters and assigned defenseman Scott Harrington to the American Hockey League club, General Manager and Alternate Governor Jarmo Kekalainen announced today.

Bemstrom, 22, has registered a goal and two penalty minutes in three contests with the Monsters this season. He made his AHL debut on December 3 vs. Milwaukee and notched his first goal one day later against the Admirals. The winger missed the first 20 games of the NHL campaign after suffering an oblique strain in practice on October 12.
A native of Nykoping, Sweden, Bemstrom has recorded 13-12-25 with eight penalty minutes, six power play goals and 125 shots on goal in 76 career NHL contests since making his debut with the Blue Jackets in 2019-20. He tallied 3-2-5 in 20 appearances with the team in 2020-21. The 6-0, 193-pound winger was drafted by Columbus in the fourth round, 117th overall, in the 2017 NHL Draft.
Harrington, 28, has collected 0-1-1 and four penalty minutes in six games with the Blue Jackets this season, last playing on October 31 at New Jersey. He has registered 7-30-37 and 67 penalty minutes in 184 career games with the Blue Jackets since being acquired in a trade from the Toronto Maple Leafs on June 25, 2016.
The Kingston, Ontario native has recorded 7-31-38 and 75 penalty minutes in 209 career outings over eight seasons with the Blue Jackets, Maple Leafs and Pittsburgh Penguins since making his debut in 2014-15. He has added 8-31-39 and 89 penalty minutes in 143 career AHL games from 2012-16. He was originally selected by the Penguins in the second round, 54th overall, at the 2011 NHL Draft.

Interested in learning more about the Pick 6 Flex Plan, presented by Franklin University? Please fill out the form below and a Blue Jackets representative will reach out with more information!