Blue Jackets recall Eric Robinson, set roster for final preseason game
Columbus hosts St. Louis on Sunday at 5 p.m. at Nationwide Arena
by BlueJackets.com Staff @BlueJacketsNHL / BlueJackets.com
The Columbus Blue Jackets have recalled left wing Eric Robinson from the Cleveland Monsters, Columbus' American Hockey League affiliate, club General Manager Jarmo Kekalainen announced today.
Robinson, 24, has skated in 14 games with the Blue Jackets since making his NHL debut at the end of the 2017-18 campaign, including 13 contests in 2018-19. He led Monsters rookies in assists and ranked second in goals (tied) and points with 12-12-24 in 45 contests in 2018-19. The Bellmawr, New Jersey native played four years at Princeton University from 2014-18, finishing with 39-28-67 and 74 penalty minutes in 128 appearances.
Columbus, 2-3-1 in preseason play, returns to action on Sunday when it hosts the St. Louis Blues. Game time from Nationwide Arena is 7 p.m. ET. The game will be broadcast live on BlueJackets.com, the FOX Sports Go App and Sports Radio 97.1 The Fan.
The Blue Jackets open their 19th regular season vs. the Toronto Maple Leafs on Friday, October 4. Game time from Nationwide Arena is 7 p.m. ET.
With Robinson recalled, the active roster for the final preseason game against the Blues is as follows.
FORWARDS
10 - Alexander Wennberg
13 - Cam Atkinson
14 - Gustav Nyqust
18 - Pierre-Luc Dubois
20 - Riley Nash
22 - Sonny Milano
28 - Oliver Bjorkstrand
42 - Alexandre Texier
50 - Eric Robinson
52 - Emil Bemstrom
56 - Marko Dano
71 - Nick Foligno
DEFENSEMEN
3 - Seth Jones
4 - Scott Harrington
8 - Zach Werenski
27 - Ryan Murray
44 - Vladislav Gavrikov
65 - Markus Nutivaara
GOALTENDERS
70 - Joonas Korpisalo
90 - Elvis Merzlikins