The Columbus Blue Jackets have announced the 21-man roster for the opening of the 2026-27 season prior to the National Hockey League’s 5 p.m. ET deadline, club President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Don Waddell announced today.
The Blue Jackets’ 21-man roster includes: Forwards (13) – 3 Charlie Coyle, 4 Cole Sillinger, 10 Dmitri Voronkov, 19 Adam Fantilli, 23 Sean Monahan, 24 Mathieu Olivier, 43 Valeri Nichushkin, 58 Danton Heinen, 83 Conor Garland, 89 Matthew Knies, 91 Kent Johnson, 93 Luca Del Bel Belluz and 94 Ryan Lomberg; Defense (6) – 2 Jake Christiansen, 5 Denton Mateychuk, 8 Zach Werenski, 9 Ivan Provorov, 36 Emil Andrae and 44 Erik Gudbranson; and Goaltenders (2) – 33 Cam Talbot and 73 Jet Greaves.
Columbus begins the 2026-27 campaign on Thursday, October 1 vs. Buffalo. Game time from Nationwide Arena is 7 p.m. ET. The game will be televised live on Blue Jackets Hockey Network beginning with a 30-minute pre-game show at 6:30 p.m. CBJHN is available on Spectrum TV – HD Ch. 320/1320, IP Ch. 349 in most Ohio markets. It is also available via streaming on Fubo TV and Prime Video. To subscribe to CBJHN on Prime Video, visit Amazon.com/BlueJackets. The game will also be heard on the Blue Jackets Radio Network, including Sports Radio 97.1 The Fan in Columbus, and online at BlueJackets.com.
