Reilly, the team’s fourth-round pick (No. 98 overall) in the 2011 NHL Draft, just completed his junior season at the University of Minnesota, where he was a Hobey Baker award finalist and led the Gophers with 36 assists.
According to the NHL’s Collective Bargaining Agreement, Reilly’s rights were held by the Blue Jackets until June 15 – a little more than a month after he declared his intent to forgo a senior season at Minnesota.