The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed defenseman Michael Prapavessis to a two-year entry level contract, club General Manager Jarmo Kekalainen announced today. As is club policy, terms were not disclosed.
Prapavessis, 22, was in the Blue Jackets' training camp on a tryout contract and posted three assists in three preseason games prior to being assigned to the American Hockey League's Cleveland Monsters on Wednesday. He notched 7-55-62 and 80 penalty minutes in 154 career games at Rensselaer Polytech Institute (ECAC) from 2014-18.
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The Oakville, Ontario native set career highs in assists and points (tied) in 2017-18 with 0-19-19 in 37 contests while serving as one of RPI's captains in his senior campaign. He led the club in assists, power play assists (seven) and blocked shots (50). He made his pro debut at the end of the season, collecting 0-2-2 in 11 games with the East Coast Hockey League's Cincinnati Cyclones. The 6-2, 181-pound blueliner was originally selected by the Dallas Stars in the fourth round, 105th overall, of the 2014 NHL Draft.
Columbus Blue Jackets sign defenseman Michael Prapavessis
Prapavessis signs two-year entry level contract
