The Cleveland Monsters announced Thursday that the Blue Jackets recalled forward Emil Bemstrom and defenseman Jake Christiansen from the Monsters. In 13 appearances for Columbus this season, Bemstrom posted 2-2-4 with two penalty minutes and a -1 rating and added 1-1-2 with two penalty minutes and a -3 rating in four appearances for Cleveland. Christiansen contributed an even rating in three appearances for the Blue Jackets this year and added 6-20-26 with 19 penalty minutes and a -9 rating in 38 appearances for the Monsters.

A 5’10”, 194 lb. right-shooting native of Nykoping, Sweden, Bemstrom, 22, was selected by Columbus in the fourth round (117th overall) of the 2017 NHL Entry Draft and tallied 15-14-29 with ten penalty minutes and a -9 rating in 89 career NHL appearances, all for the Blue Jackets, spanning parts of three seasons from 2019-22. Bemstrom notched 8-9-17 with two penalty minutes and a +2 rating in 16 Liiga appearances for HIFK Helsinki in 2020-21 and added 23-12-35 with eight penalty minutes and a +9 rating in 52 SHL appearances for Leksands IF and Djurgardens IF spanning the 2016-17 and 2018-19 seasons. Bemstom was named the SHL’s Rookie of the Year in 2016-17 and represented Sweden in the 2018-19 IIHF U20 World Junior Championship.

A 6’1”, 194 lb. left-shooting native of West Vancouver, BC, Christiansen, 22, tallied 9-32-41 with 33 penalty minutes and a -10 rating in 75 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.

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