COLUMBUS, OHIO --- The Columbus Blue Jackets have assigned forward Kole Sherwood to the American Hockey League's Cleveland Monsters, club General Manager Jarmo Kekalainen announced today. Sherwood is expected to join the Monsters prior to tonight's game at Iowa.

Sherwood, 20, has spent the past two seasons in the Ontario Hockey League, where he registered 45 goals and 74 assists for 119 points with 113 penalty minutes and a cumulative +22 plus/minus rating. This season, he tallied 33-52-85, 60 penalty minutes and was +13 in 60 games with the Flint Firebirds and added 4-1-5 in five playoff outings. On Jan. 10, he set a club record by scoring five goals as part of a seven-point night at Saginaw. In 2015-16, he notched 12-22-34, 53 penalty minutes and was +9 in 63 games with the London Knights, helping the club win OHL and Memorial Cup championships.