COLUMBUS, OHIO -- The Columbus Blue Jackets have assigned left wing Kerby Rychel and defenseman Justin Falk to Cleveland’s Lake Erie Monsters, the club’s American Hockey League affiliate, club General Manager Jarmo Kekalainen announced tonight.
Rychel, 21, collected three assists and 11 penalty minutes with a +3 plus/minus rating in 11 games with the Blue Jackets this season. The club’s second first round pick, 19th overall, in the 2013 NHL Draft, he was leading Lake Erie in scoring with 4-7-11 in 10 games prior to being recalled by Columbus on November 14.