The Columbus Blue Jackets have reduced their training camp roster by 13 players, general manager Don Waddell announced Sunday. The training camp roster now stands at 25 players, composed of 13 forwards, nine defensemen, and three goaltenders.

Columbus loaned the following players to the Cleveland Monsters, the club’s American Hockey League affiliate: F Luca Del Bel Belluz, F James Malatesta, F Max McCue, F Luca Pinelli, F Jack Williams, D Corson Ceulemans, D Stanislav Svozil, and G Nolan Lalonde.

The team has also placed the following players on waivers for the purposes of assignment to Cleveland: F Hudson Fasching, F Brendan Gaunce, and F Mikael Pyyhtia. In addition, F Oiva Keskinen was assigned to Tappara (Liiga/Finland) and D Brendan Smith was released from his professional tryout contract.

See the previous CBJ training camp roster moves:
Blue Jackets trim training camp roster to 38 (Saturday, September 27, 2025)

The Blue Jackets host the Washington Capitals in preseason action Tuesday at Nationwide Arena beginning at 7:00 p.m. Columbus’s seventh and final preseason game is at Washington on Saturday at 7:00 p.m.