COLUMBUS, OHIO ---The Columbus Blue Jackets have added defenseman Gabriel Carlsson to the roster on emergency recall and assigned forward Markus Hannikainen to the Cleveland Monsters, Columbus' American Hockey League affiliate, club General Manager Jarmo Kekalainen announced today.
Carlsson, 20, has recorded an assist in eight games with the Blue Jackets in 2017-18 and has tallied 0-2-2 in 10 career regular season games since making his NHL debut at the end of the 2016-17 season. He also appeared in five Stanley Cup Playoff games in 2017.
The Orebro, Sweden native has collected 0-1-1, six penalty minutes and is +1 in seven career AHL games, including four penalty minutes in four outings with the Monsters this season. He was Columbus' second first round pick, 29th overall, in the 2015 NHL Draft.
Jackets add Carlsson on emergency recall, assign Hannikainen to Cleveland
Gabriel Carlsson appeared in five Blue Jackets Stanley Cup Playoff games in 2017