The Cleveland Monsters announced Sunday that the Blue Jackets recalled defenseman Jake Christiansen and forward Carson Meyer from Cleveland. In four appearances for Columbus this season, Christiansen supplied 1-0-1 with a +2 rating and added 12-30-42 with 31 penalty minutes and a -8 rating in 54 appearances for Cleveland. In 57 appearances for the Monsters this year, Meyer logged 16-11-27 with 63 penalty minutes and a -15 rating.

A 6’1”, 194 lb. left-shooting native of West Vancouver, BC, Christiansen, 22, tallied 15-42-57 with 45 penalty minutes and a -9 rating in 91 career AHL appearances for the Stockton Heat and Cleveland during a portion of the 2019-20 season and the 2020-21 and 2021-22 campaigns. In five WHL seasons with the Everett Silvertips from 2015-20, Christiansen registered 50-102-152 with 114 penalty minutes and a +84 rating. In 2019-20, Christiansen was named to the WHL’s Second All-Star Team. He signed a three-year entry-level contract with Columbus on March 4, 2020.

A 5’11”, 181 lb. right-shooting native of Powell, OH, Meyer, 24, was originally selected by Columbus in the sixth round (179th overall) of the 2017 NHL Entry Draft and signed a one-year, entry-level contract with the Blue Jackets on April 17, 2021. In 83 career AHL appearances for the Monsters spanning parts of two seasons from 2020-22, Meyer supplied 25-22-47 with 76 penalty minutes and a -17 rating.

Prior to his professional career, Meyer tallied 42-47-89 with 114 penalty minutes and a -12 rating in 137 career NCAA appearances spanning four seasons with Miami University (2016-18) and the Ohio State University (2018-20), helping the Buckeyes claim the 2018-19 Big Ten Regular Season Championship. In 58 career USHL appearances spanning parts of two seasons with the Tri-City Storm from 2014-16, Meyer contributed 32-20-52 with 47 penalty minutes and a +9 rating and helped the Storm claim the 2016 Clark Cup as USHL Playoff Champions.