Blue Jackets loan Mikael Pyyhtiä to AHL's Cleveland Monsters

The forward has played five games with the Blue Jackets this season, registering a goal and six shots

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By Blue Jackets Staff
BlueJackets.com

The Columbus Blue Jackets have loaned forward Mikael Pyyhtiä to the American Hockey League’s Cleveland Monsters, club President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Don Waddell announced today.

Pyyhtiä, 24, has recorded five goals and six assists for 11 points with eight penalty minutes and 62 shots on goal in 71 career games with Columbus since making his NHL debut in 2022-23. He has registered 1-0-1 and six shots in five appearances with the club in 2025-26. He was originally selected by the Blue Jackets in the fourth-round, 114th overall, at the 2020 NHL Draft.

The 6-0, 178-pound Turku, Finland native has added 7-15-22 and 14 PIM in 23 games with Cleveland in 2025-26. He has tallied 20-49-69 in 118 career AHL games with Cleveland since the 2022-23 season.

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