The Columbus Blue Jackets acquired forwards Charlie Coyle and Miles Wood from the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for forward Gavin Brindley, the club’s third-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft and a conditional 2027 second-round pick, the team announced Friday.

“We are very excited to welcome Charlie Coyle and Miles Wood to the Columbus Blue Jackets family,” said Columbus general manager Don Waddell.  “Charlie is an experienced, two-way player that adds size and versatility to our group, while Miles is one of the fastest skaters in the NHL who provides great energy and physicality.”

Coyle, 33, has recorded 189 goals and 296 assists, while averaging 16:44 of ice time in 950 career games with the Avalanche, Boston Bruins and Minnesota Wild since making his NHL debut in 2012-13. He has also added 26-27-53 in 126 career Stanley Cup Playoffs appearances. 

A native of East Weymouth, Mass., Coyle recorded 17-18-35 n a career-high 83 contests split between Boston and Colorado in 2024-25.  He recorded three-straight campaigns of 28-plus assists and 44-plus points with the Bruins from 2021-24 and set single-season career highs with 25-35-60 and seven power play goals with Boston in 2023-24.

Wood, 29, has registered 91-91-182, while averaging 13:05 of ice time in 513 career games with the Avalanche and New Jersey Devils since making his NHL debut in 2015-16.  He’s recorded double-digit goals in five of his seven full seasons.  He was originally selected by the Devils in the fourth-round at the 2013 NHL Draft.

A native of Buffalo, New York, Wood collected 13-21-34 in 111 career appearances over two seasons with the Avalanche, including 4-4-8 in 37 outings in 2024-25.  He set a single-season career high in assists with Colorado in 2023-24, finishing with 9-17-26 in 74 games. 

Brindley, 20, was selected by Columbus in the second round, 34th overall, at the 2023 NHL Draft.  He appeared in one game with the Blue Jackets on April 16, 2024 vs. Carolina and collected 6-11-17 and in 52 games with the American Hockey League’s Cleveland Monsters in his first professional season in 2024-25.  He spent the previous two seasons at the University of Michigan.