We’ve officially entered the month where hockey returns. For most teams, that means rookie challenges, training camps, pre-season, and big roster decisions are all packed into the next 30 days.
With that in mind, let’s take a look at what September will look like for the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Blue Jackets Participate in 2025 Prospects Challenge in Buffalo
The Blue Jackets will take part in the Prospects Challenge in Buffalo from Thursday, Sept. 11 to Sunday, Sept. 14. They’ll play three games and have one day off.
The schedule looks like this:
Thursday, Sept. 11 7 p.m. vs. New Jersey Devils
Friday, Sept. 12 `No Game Scheduled
Saturday, Sept. 13 7 p.m. at Buffalo Sabres
Sunday, Sept. 14 3:30 p.m. at Pittsburgh Penguins
This will be the second year Columbus has participated in the Prospects Challenge. Before that, they played in the NHL Prospect Tournament in Traverse City. As for the roster, it won’t be released until closer to the tournament.
Blue Jackets’ 2025-26 Training Camp and Pre-Season
Next up is training camp, which kicks off on Wednesday, Sept. 18. Camp will run until the pre-season begins and then transition directly into the full pre-season schedule. Here’s what the Blue Jackets have lined up so far.
After the first few days of camp, most rookies who received an invite will be cut and sent back to their junior teams. From there, the cuts will come more often as pre-season play gets underway.
The pre-season schedule is as follows:
Sunday, Sept. 21 vs. St. Louis Blues, 5 p.m. ET
Monday, Sept. 22 vs. Buffalo Sabres, 7 p.m. ET
Tuesday, Sept. 23 at Buffalo Sabres, 7 p.m. ET
Wednesday, Sept. 24 vs. Pittsburgh Penguins, 7 p.m. ET
Saturday, Sept. 27 at Pittsburgh Penguins, 7 p.m. ET
Tuesday, Sept. 30 vs. Washington Capitals, 7 p.m. ET
Saturday, Oct. 4 at Washington Capitals, 7 p.m. ET
* Games in bold are home games *
After that, the Blue Jackets will open the regular season on the road against the Nashville Predators at Bridgestone Arena.
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