Blue Jackets call up Bjorkstrand, 2 others from AHL

As another disappointing season for the Columbus Blue Jackets winds down, the team's fans could get a close-up look at one of their top prospects as soon as Thursday against the Detroit Red Wings.

General manager Jarmo Kekalainen announced Tuesday that forward Oliver Bjorkstrand was recalled from the AHL's Lake Erie Monsters, along with forward Michael Chaput and defenseman John Ramage.

Bjorkstrand, a third-round draft pick in 2013, will become the 11th Denmark-born player to skate in the NHL. The 20-year-old has 25 points in 46 AHL games this season, one year removed from being named the 2014-15 WHL Player of the Year after a 118-point campaign with the Portland Winterhawks.

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