With the 76th pick in the 2025 NHL Entry Draft, the Columbus Blue Jackets have selected Malte Vass from the Färjestad BK J20 of the J20 Nationell.

Team: Färjestad BK J20

2025-26 Team: Boston University (NCAA)

2024–25 Stats: 2 G, 9 A, 11 P

DOB: Mar 28, 2007

Position: Defense

Shoots: Left

Height: 6-foot-2

Weight: 194 lbs

Here's what Elite Prospects had to say about him:

Malte Vass is a defensive defenceman who kills plays through his physicality and motor. He suffocates opponents by taking away their time and space. He is an aggressive play-killer who can leverage his strength and skating to stop rushes early or engage attackers along the wall to separate them from the puck