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Blue Jackets Place Gavin Brindley On Season-Opening Injured Reserve

October 3, 2024 at 9:29 am CDT | by Josh Erickson 4 Comments

Blue Jackets prospect Gavin Brindley sustained a broken finger in Tuesday’s exhibition win over the Blues and will miss four to six weeks in recovery, general manager Don Waddell said. He’s been placed on season-opening injured reserve and won’t count against the 23-man limit to start the season. The Jackets also assigned defenseman Ole Julian Bjørgvik-Holm to AHL Cleveland, cutting him from their training camp roster.

It’s a tough break for Brindley, who was in the running to crack Columbus’ roster in his first training camp with the club. A spectacular 2023-24 season at the University of Michigan vaulted the 19-year-old up the organizational depth chart, leading the Wolverines in scoring with 25 goals and 53 points in 40 games while being named the Big Ten’s player of the year. He signed his entry-level contract following Michigan’s elimination from the national tournament and made his NHL debut in the Jackets’ final game of the season against the Hurricanes, posting zeros across the board in 12:20 of ice time.

The diminutive 5’9″, 168-lb forward was viewed as a potential first-round threat in 2023 but fell to Columbus in the early second at 34th overall, largely due to concerns over his size. It hasn’t stopped the high-end playmaking winger from making a major impact at the collegiate and international junior levels, though. Brindley also scored six goals and 10 points in seven games at this year’s World Juniors en route to a gold medal with the United States. He also made his senior national team debut with a goal in five games at the World Championship.

Brindley’s timeline for a return puts his potential season debut during the first half of November. Whether that comes with the Jackets or AHL Cleveland remains to be seen. He doesn’t require waivers, so upon returning to health, he can be ferried directly to the minors without any hassle.

With Justin Danforth still likely on the shelf to start the year due to a wrist injury, there’s one forward spot open in Columbus that Brindley was in contention for. That competition is now down to a more experienced list of Dylan Gambrell, Owen Sillinger, and 23-year-old Mikael Pyyhtia to open the season as the Jackets’ fourth-line left wing.

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  1. Michael Myers

    9 months ago

    Danforth and now Brindley. Here we go.

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    • LouGrozasToe

      9 months ago

      This sucks hard….

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    • Michael Myers

      9 months ago

      It’s an epidemic across the league this preseason. It’s crazy.

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  2. Gbear

    9 months ago

    This is the most unlucky team in sports.

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