Blue Jackets’ top prospects Cayden Lindstrom, Jackson Smith among those jumping to NCAA [https://static01.nyt.com/athletic/uploads/wp/2025/07/10174405/USATSI_26547386-scaled-e1752183871849.jpg?width=1200&height=630&fit=cover] Blue Jackets’ top prospects Cayden Lindstrom, Jackson Smith among those jumping to NCAA The NCAA changed its long-held rule that players in the Canadian Hockey League's three branches were ineligible to play college hockey. [https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6485301/2025/07/11/blue-jackets-prospects-cayden-lindstrom-jackson-smith-ncaa/]
