The AHL’s Cleveland Monsters, top affiliate of the NHL’s Columbus Blue Jackets, announced Thursday that the Blue Jackets recalled goaltender Cam Johnson to Columbus’ taxi squad. Johnson posted a record of 6-1-0 with two shutouts, a 1.77 goals-against average (GAA) and .941 save percentage (S%) in seven appearances for the ECHL’s Florida Everblades this season and contributed a record of 13-5-1 with two shutouts, a 2.32 GAA and .925 S% in 21 appearances for Florida last year.

A 6’1”, 205 lb. left-catching native of Troy, MI, Johnson, 26, went 11-16-5 with one shutout, a 3.80 GAA and .873 S% in 32 career AHL appearances for the Binghamton Devils spanning parts of two seasons from 2017-19. In 38 ECHL appearances for the Adirondack Thunder and Florida spanning parts of three seasons from 2018-21, Johnson registered a 23-11-2 record with five shutouts, a 2.28 GAA and .926 S%.

Prior to his professional career, Johnson supplied a record of 56-26-12 with 12 shutouts, a 2.10 GAA and .914 S% in 102 NCAA appearances for the University of North Dakota spanning four seasons from 2014-18. Johnson helped North Dakota claim the 2015-16 NCAA National Championship and was also named to the 2015-16 NCAA (West) Second All-American Team, the 2015-16 NCHC Second All-Star Team, and the 2015-16 NCAA Tournament All-Tournament Team.