Columbus Blue Jackets prospect defenseman Tanner Henricks is out for three months with a lower-body injury, per St. Cloud Live’s Mick Hatten . Per Hatten, Henricks’ brother Ty Henricks , a forward for Western Michigan University, delivered a body check on his younger brother, and was given a five-minute major penalty for contact with the head. Falling from the hit, Tanner reportedly suffered a lower-body injury, and “was seen in a walking boot after the game.”

Henricks is a 6’3″ defenseman who was drafted in the fourth round, 101st overall, by Columbus at the 2024 draft. The injury wipes out most of Henricks’ freshman season at St. Cloud State, one that had started off positively. Henricks had scored four points in his first six games of NCAA hockey and was getting a significant

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