The AHL’s Cleveland Monsters announced Tuesday that the Blue Jackets loaned forward Max McCue to the Monsters. In 62 appearances for the OHL’s London Knights last season, McCue posted 27-34-61 with 110 penalty minutes and a +27 rating and added 3-19-22 with 20 penalty minutes and a +21 rating in 18 postseason appearances, helping London claim the OHL Championship.

A 6’1”, 182 lb. left-shooting native of Sudbury, ON, McCue, 21, was selected in the fifth round (156th overall) by the San Jose Sharks in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft and signed a three-year entry-level contract with Columbus on March 1, 2024. McCue logged 51-90-141 with 252 penalty minutes and a +47 rating in 218 career OHL appearances for London spanning five seasons from 2019-24.

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