Blue Jackets Loan Forward Mikael Pyyhtia to Cleveland Monsters
Columbus activated the 24-year-old Finnish winger off its Injured/Non-Roster list and assigned him to Cleveland after he cleared waivers.
The Columbus Blue Jackets activated forward Mikael Pyyhtia off the Injured/Non-Roster list and loaned him to the AHL’s Cleveland Monsters after he cleared waivers, general manager Don Waddell announced Wednesday.
Pyyhtia, 24, is a left shot from Turku, Finland. Columbus took him in the fourth round (114th overall) of the 2020 NHL Draft. He played five games for the Blue Jackets last season and had one goal. In 59 games with Cleveland he put up 21 goals and 49 points with 22 penalty minutes, then added three goals and five points in nine Calder Cup Playoff games.
Over parts of four seasons from 2022 to 2026, Pyyhtia has 71 NHL games with Columbus, totalling five goals and 11 points. In 154 AHL games with the Monsters across the same span, he has 34 goals and 96 points. He also has four goals and 11 points in 28 Calder Cup Playoff games over three postseason runs with Cleveland.
Before coming to North America, Pyyhtia won Liiga silver with TPS in 2021 and 2022. He had 31 goals and 63 points in 140 Liiga games over parts of four seasons. He won bronze with Finland at the 2021 World Junior Championship and played for his country at the 2025 World Championship.
