2008–09 Columbus Blue Jackets season

2008–09 Columbus Blue Jackets
Division	4th Central
Conference	7th Western
2008–09 record	41–31–10
Home record	25–13–3
Road record	16–18–7
Goals for	226
Goals against	230
Team information
General Manager	Scott Howson
Coach	Ken Hitchcock
Captain	Rick Nash
Alternate captains	Rostislav Klesla Fredrik Modin Michael Peca
Arena	Nationwide Arena
Average attendance	15,543
Team leaders
Goals	Rick Nash (40)
Assists	Rick Nash (39)
Points	Rick Nash (79)
Penalties in minutes	Jared Boll (180)
Plus/minus	Jan Hejda (+23)
Wins	Steve Mason (33)
Goals against average	Steve Mason (2.29)
<2007–08 2009–10>

The 2008–09 Columbus Blue Jackets season is the ninth National Hockey League (NHL) season in Columbus, Ohio. On April 8, 2009, the Blue Jackets clinched a playoff berth after a shootout victory against the Chicago Blackhawks, the first berth in team history.

Preseason

The Jackets selected Russian forward Nikita Filatov with the sixth overall pick at the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. Filatov made an immediate impact with Columbus, scoring a goal in his NHL debut against the Nashville Predators. Columbus was rather aggressive in free agency, signing proven forward Kristian Huselius, and solidifying the defensive core with veteran Mike Commodore. General Manager Scott Howson also engineered two key pre-season trades, trading a draft pick to the Philadelphia Flyers for R. J. Umberger, and trading stars Nikolay Zherdev and Dan Fritsche to the New York Rangers in exchange for defensemen Fedor Tyutin and Christian Backman.

Regular season

Rookie goaltender Steve Mason, who missed the first month of the season following knee surgery,^[1] led the Blue Jackets into playoff contention at the All-Star break. Recalled from the American Hockey League's Syracuse Crunch following Pascal Leclaire's injury, Mason was named the Rookie of the Month by the NHL for November after recording five wins in eight decisions, including two shutouts.^[2] He again won Rookie of the Month honors in December,^[3] and was named to the YoungStars team at the 2009 All-Star Game in Montreal, though he declined to play after suffering back spasms.^[4] Captain Rick Nash was the team's representative at the All-Star Game, his fourth appearance at the game. Rookie Nikita Filatov scored his first career hat trick on January 10, 2009, in a 4–2 win against the Minnesota Wild. Filatov's achievement marked the first hat trick by a Blue Jackets rookie. On the eve of the NHL trade deadline, Columbus traded recently oft-injured goaltender Pascal Leclaire and a draft pick to the Ottawa Senators for forward Antoine Vermette.^[5] Vermette made an instant impact with the club, racking up seven points in his first six games.

The Blue Jackets struggled on the power play, finishing 30th in power-play goals (41) and power-play percentage (12.73%). They also had the most shutouts of any team in the league, with 11.^[6][7][8]

Divisional standings

Central Division

		GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	y – Detroit Red Wings	82	51	21	10	295	244	112
2	Chicago Blackhawks	82	46	24	12	264	216	104
3	St. Louis Blues	82	41	31	10	233	233	92
4	Columbus Blue Jackets	82	41	31	10	226	230	92
5	Nashville Predators	82	40	34	8	213	233	88

Conference standings

Western Conference

R		Div	GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	p – San Jose Sharks	PA	82	53	18	11	257	204	117
2	y – Detroit Red Wings	CE	82	51	21	10	295	244	112
3	y – Vancouver Canucks	NW	82	45	27	10	246	220	100
4	Chicago Blackhawks	CE	82	46	24	12	264	216	104
5	Calgary Flames	NW	82	46	30	6	254	248	98
6	St. Louis Blues	CE	82	41	31	10	233	233	92
7	Columbus Blue Jackets	CE	82	41	31	10	226	230	92
8	Anaheim Ducks	PA	82	42	33	7	245	238	91
8.5
9	Minnesota Wild	NW	82	40	33	9	219	200	89
10	Nashville Predators	CE	82	40	34	8	213	233	88
11	Edmonton Oilers	NW	82	38	35	9	234	248	85
12	Dallas Stars	PA	82	36	35	11	230	257	83
13	Phoenix Coyotes	PA	82	36	39	7	208	252	79
14	Los Angeles Kings	PA	82	34	37	11	207	234	79
15	Colorado Avalanche	NW	82	32	45	5	199	257	69

bold - qualified for playoffs, y – division winner, p – Presidents' Trophy winner
CE - Central Division, NW - Northwest Division, PA - Pacific Division

Schedule and results

• Green background indicates win (2 points).
• Red background indicates regulation loss (0 points).
• Silver background indicates overtime/shootout loss (1 point).

2008–09 Game Log
October: 4–6–0 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 2–4–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Goaltender Attendance Record Pts 1 October 10 Blue Jackets 5 – 4 Stars OT Leclaire 18,532 1–0–0 2 2 October 11 Blue Jackets 1 – 3 Coyotes Leclaire 17,125 1–1–0 2 3 October 14 Blue Jackets 2 – 5 Sharks Leclaire 17,496 1–2–0 2 4 October 17 Predators 3 – 5 Blue Jackets Leclaire 17,930 2–2–0 4 5 October 18 Blue Jackets 3 – 6 Predators Norrena 13,259 2–3–0 4 6 October 21 Canucks 2 - 4 Blue Jackets Leclaire 12,057 3-3-0 6 7 October 24 Rangers 3 - 1 Blue Jackets Leclaire 14,724 3-4-0 6 8 October 25 Blue Jackets 1 - 2 Wild Leclaire 18,568 3-5-0 6 9 October 27 Ducks 3 - 2 Blue Jackets Norrena 10,494 3-6-0 6 10 October 30 Blue Jackets 4 - 2 Avalanche Norrena 14,945 4-6-0 8
November: 6–4–3 (Home: 4–3–1 ; Road: 2–1–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Goaltender Attendance Record Pts 11 November 1 Blackhawks 4 - 3 Blue Jackets SO Norrena 14,680 4-6-1 9 12 November 3 Blue Jackets 3 - 4 Islanders OT Norrena 10,184 4-6-2 10 13 November 5 Oilers 4 - 5 Blue Jackets Mason 11,228 5-6-2 12 14 November 7 Canadiens 3 - 4 Blue Jackets SO Mason 14,603 6-6-2 14 15 November 8 Flames 1 – 3 Blue Jackets Mason 14,088 7–6–2 16 16 November 12 Coyotes 5 – 2 Blue Jackets Mason 11,350 7–7–2 16 17 November 14 Blue Jackets 6 – 1 Sabres Leclaire 18,690 8–7–2 18 18 November 15 Blue Jackets 2 - 3 Wild SO Mason 18,568 8-7-3 19 19 November 18 Oilers 7 - 2 Blue Jackets Leclaire 12,689 8-8-3 19 20 November 22 Blue Jackets 2 - 0 Thrashers Mason 15,561 9-8-3 21 21 November 26 Coyotes 3 - 2 Blue Jackets Mason 14,569 9-9-3 21 22 November 28 Blue Jackets 3 - 5 Red Wings Leclaire 20,066 9-10-3 21 23 November 29 Capitals 0 - 3 Blue Jackets Mason 17,448 10-10-3 23
December: 7–6–1 (Home: 5–1–0 ; Road: 2–5–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Goaltender Attendance Record Pts 24 December 1 Canucks 2 - 3 Blue Jackets Mason 13,299 11-10-3 25 25 December 4 Blue Jackets 2 - 3 Sharks Mason 17,496 11-11-3 25 26 December 6 Blue Jackets 0 - 3 Kings Mason 15,235 11-12-3 25 27 December 7 Blue Jackets 3 - 5 Ducks Leclaire 16,914 11-13-3 25 28 December 11 Predators 1 - 2 Blue Jackets SO Mason 13,484 12-13-3 27 29 December 13 Islanders 1 - 3 Blue Jackets Mason 15,443 13-13-3 29 30 December 14 Blue Jackets 1 - 3 Blackhawks Mason 21,379 13-14-3 29 31 December 17 Sharks 1 - 2 Blue Jackets OT Mason 13,884 14-14-3 31 32 December 18 Blue Jackets 5 - 6 Stars SO Leclaire 16,281 14-14-4 32 33 December 20 Blue Jackets 0 - 2 Coyotes Mason 16,125 14-15-4 32 34 December 23 Kings 3 - 0 Blue Jackets Mason 15,145 14-16-4 32 35 December 27 Flyers 0 - 3 Blue Jackets Mason 18,402 15-16-4 34 36 December 29 Blue Jackets 2 - 0 Kings Mason 18,118 16-16-4 36 37 December 31 Blue Jackets 2 - 0 Ducks Mason 16,758 17-16-4 38
January: 7–5–1 (Home: 4–2–0 ; Road: 3–3–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Goaltender Attendance Record Pts 38 January 2 Blue Jackets 6 - 1 Avalanche Mason 14,482 18-16-4 40 39 January 3 Blue Jackets 2 - 5 Blues Mason 19,150 18-17-4 40 40 January 6 Blue Jackets 0 - 3 Red Wings Mason 19,717 18-18-4 40 41 January 9 Blue Jackets 3 - 0 Capitals Mason 18,277 19-18-4 42 42 January 10 Wild 2 - 4 Blue Jackets Mason 16,605 20-18-4 44 43 January 13 Avalanche 3 - 4 Blue Jackets Mason 15,343 21-18-4 46 44 January 16 Devils 2 - 1 Blue Jackets Mason 17,738 21-19-4 46 45 January 18 Blue Jackets 6 – 5 Canucks SO Mason 18,630 22–19–4 48 46 January 20 Blue Jackets 3 – 4 Oilers Mason 16,839 22–20–4 48 47 January 21 Blue Jackets 4 – 5 Flames SO Mason 19,289 22–20–5 49 48 January 27 Red Wings 2 - 3 Blue Jackets OT Mason 16,348 23-20-5 51 49 January 30 Senators 0 - 1 Blue Jackets Mason 17,080 24-20-5 53 50 January 31 Stars 7 - 3 Blue Jackets Dubielewicz 18,049 24-21-5 53
February: 7–4–1 (Home: 4–2–1 ; Road: 3–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Goaltender Attendance Record Pts 51 February 3 Blues 4 - 2 Blue Jackets Mason 13,560 24-22-5 53 52 February 6 Blue Jackets 1 - 4 Penguins Dubielewicz 17,050 24-23-5 53 53 February 7 Sharks 2 - 3 Blue Jackets OT LaCosta 18,144 25-23-5 55 54 February 10 Avalanche 0 - 3 Blue Jackets LaCosta 14,506 26-23-5 57 55 February 13 Red Wings 2 - 3 Blue Jackets Mason 18,802 27-23-5 59 56 February 14 Blue Jackets 5 - 1 Hurricanes Mason 18,680 28-23-5 61 57 February 16 Stars 3 - 2 Blue Jackets SO Mason 15,006 28-23-6 62 58 February 18 Blues 3 - 4 Blue Jackets Mason 14,305 29-23-6 64 59 February 19 Blue Jackets 4 - 3 Maple Leafs SO Mason 19,179 30-23-6 66 60 February 21 Ducks 5 - 2 Blue Jackets Mason 18,628 30-24-6 66 61 February 24 Blue Jackets 1 - 4 Flames Mason 19,289 30-25-6 66 62 February 26 Blue Jackets 1 - 0 Oilers Mason 16,839 31-25-6 68
March: 9–4–2 (Home: 6–2–0 ; Road: 3–2–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Goaltender Attendance Record Pts 63 March 1 Blue Jackets 1 - 3 Canucks Mason 18,630 31-26-6 68 64 March 3 Kings 4 - 5 Blue Jackets Mason 15,049 32-26-6 70 65 March 5 Blue Jackets 2 - 4 Predators Mason 13,064 32-27-6 70 66 March 7 Blue Jackets 8 - 2 Red Wings Mason 20,066 33-27-6 72 67 March 10 Bruins 0 - 2 Blue Jackets Mason 16,675 34-27-6 74 68 March 12 Penguins 3 - 4 Blue Jackets SO Mason 19,167 35-27-6 76 69 March 13 Blue Jackets 5 - 3 Blackhawks Dubielewicz 22,176 36-27-6 78 70 March 15 Red Wings 4 - 0 Blue Jackets Mason 18,685 36-28-6 78 71 March 18 Blackhawks 3 - 4 Blue Jackets OT Mason 15,190 37-28-6 80 72 March 21 Blue Jackets 3 - 1 Panthers Mason 17,032 38-28-6 82 73 March 24 Blue Jackets 1 - 2 Lightning OT Mason 14,454 38-28-7 83 74 March 26 Flames 0 - 5 Blue Jackets Mason 16,327 39-28-7 85 75 March 28 Blue Jackets 3 - 4 Blues SO Mason 19,250 39-28-8 86 76 March 29 Blues 5 - 2 Blue Jackets Mason 17,095 39-29-8 86 77 March 31 Predators 1 - 2 Blue Jackets Mason 14,495 40-29-8 88
April: 1–2–2 (Home: 0–1–1 ; Road: 1–1–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Goaltender Attendance Record Pts 78 April 4 Blue Jackets 4 - 5 Predators OT Mason 16,750 40-29-9 89 79 April 5 Blackhawks 1 - 0 Blue Jackets OT Mason 15,957 40-29-10 90 80 April 8 Blue Jackets 4 - 3 Blackhawks SO Mason 21,536 41-29-10 92 81 April 10 Blue Jackets 1 - 3 Blues Mason 19,250 41-30-10 92 82 April 11 Wild 6 - 3 Blue Jackets Mason 19,013 41-31-10 92

Playoffs

The Blue Jackets have reached the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time in franchise history.

2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs
Western Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (2) Detroit Red Wings # Date Visitor Score Home OT Goaltender Attendance Series Recap 1 April 16 Columbus 1 - 4 Detroit Mason 20,066 0 - 1 2 April 18 Columbus 0 - 4 Detroit Mason 20,066 0 - 2 3 April 21 Detroit 4 - 1 Columbus Mason 19,219 0 - 3 4 April 23 Detroit 6 - 5 Columbus Mason 18,889 0 - 4

Player statistics

Skaters

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals 

Regular season Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Nash, RickRick Nash 78 40 39 79 +11 52 Huselius, KristianKristian Huselius 74 21 35 56 +1 44 Umberger, R. J.R. J. Umberger 82 26 20 46 -10 53 Voracek, JakubJakub Voracek 80 9 29 38 +11 44 Malhotra, MannyManny Malhotra 77 11 24 35 +9 28 Tyutin, FedorFedor Tyutin 82 9 25 34 +1 81 Williams, JasonJason Williams^† 39 12 17 29 +5 16 Modin, FredrikFredrik Modin 50 9 16 25 +2 28 Brassard, DerickDerick Brassard 31 10 15 25 +12 17 Commodore, MikeMike Commodore 81 5 19 24 +11 100 Peca, MichaelMichael Peca 71 4 18 22 -6 58 Chimera, JasonJason Chimera 49 8 14 22 +8 41 Russell, KrisKris Russell 66 2 19 21 -10 28 Hejda, JanJan Hejda 82 3 18 21 +23 38 Torres, RaffiRaffi Torres 51 12 8 20 -4 23 Methot, MarcMarc Methot 66 4 13 17 +7 55 Boll, JaredJared Boll 75 4 10 14 -6 180 Vermette, AntoineAntoine Vermette^† 17 7 6 13 +5 8 Murray, AndrewAndrew Murray 67 8 3 11 -6 10 Klesla, RostislavRostislav Klesla 34 1 8 9 +2 38 Backman, ChristianChristian Backman 56 2 5 7 +5 32 Novotny, JiriJiri Novotny 42 4 3 7 +4 14 Dorsett, DerekDerek Dorsett 52 4 1 5 -1 150 Filatov, NikitaNikita Filatov 8 4 0 4 +3 0 MacDonald, CraigCraig MacDonald 8 1 1 2 +1 0 Gratton, ChrisChris Gratton^† 6 0 1 1 +2 2 Rome, AaronAaron Rome 8 0 1 1 +1 0 Tollefsen, Ole-KristianOle-Kristian Tollefsen 19 0 1 1 -4 37 Picard, AlexandreAlexandre Picard 15 0 1 1 -1 26 Wilson, ClayClay Wilson^‡ 5 0 1 1 -2 0 York, MikeMike York 1 0 0 0 0 0 MacKenzie, DerekDerek MacKenzie 1 0 0 0 -1 2 Mayorov, MaximMaxim Mayorov 3 0 0 0 0 0

Playoffs Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Nash, RickRick Nash 4 1 2 3 -4 2 Umberger, R. J.R. J. Umberger 4 3 0 3 0 0 Huselius, KristianKristian Huselius 4 1 1 2 -4 4 Torres, RaffiRaffi Torres 4 0 2 2 -3 2 Russell, KrisKris Russell 4 1 1 2 0 2 Klesla, RostislavRostislav Klesla 4 0 1 1 0 0 Modin, FredrikFredrik Modin 4 1 0 1 -2 0 Williams, JasonJason Williams 4 0 1 1 -2 2 Chimera, JasonJason Chimera 4 0 1 1 0 2 Rome, AaronAaron Rome 1 0 1 1 +2 0 Voracek, JakubJakub Voracek 4 0 1 1 0 8 Malhotra, MannyManny Malhotra 4 0 0 0 -2 0 Peca, MichaelMichael Peca 4 0 0 0 +1 2 Commodore, MikeMike Commodore 4 0 0 0 -7 18 Vermette, AntoineAntoine Vermette 4 0 0 0 -4 10 Tyutin, FedorFedor Tyutin 4 0 0 0 0 0 Methot, MarcMarc Methot 4 0 0 0 -3 2 Hejda, JanJan Hejda 3 0 0 0 -5 2 Boll, JaredJared Boll 1 0 0 0 -2 0 Dorsett, DerekDerek Dorsett 3 0 0 0 -1 2

Goaltenders

Note:  Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Regular season
Player GP Min W L OT GA GAA SA SV Sv% SO Mason, SteveSteve Mason 61 3663 33 20 7 140 2.29 1658 1518 .916 10 Leclaire, PascalPascal Leclaire^‡ 12 673 4 6 1 43 3.83 324 281 .867 0 Norrena, FredrikFredrik Norrena 8 323 1 3 2 17 3.16 133 116 .872 0 Dubielewicz, WadeWade Dubielewicz 3 168 1 2 0 10 3.56 77 67 .870 0 LaCosta, DanDan LaCosta 3 155 2 0 0 4 1.54 80 76 .950 1

Playoffs
Player GP Min W L GA GAA SA SV Sv% SO Mason, SteveSteve Mason 4 239 0 4 17 4.26 139 122 .878 0

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Blue Jackets. Stats reflect time with the Blue Jackets only.
^‡Traded mid-season
Italics denotes franchise record

Awards and records

Awards

Steve Mason - Calder Memorial Trophy

Rick Nash - NHL Foundation Player Award

Records

Player	Record	Number	Reached
Steve Mason	Consecutive shutout minutes	199:19	January 2, 2009
Rick Nash	Most Points Scored - Career	318 pts	January 18, 2009
Team	Most Goals Scored - Game	8 goals	March 7, 2009
Team	Largest Margin of Victory	6 goals	March 7, 2009
Steve Mason	Most Wins - Season	28 wins	March 12, 2009
Team	Most Wins - Season	36 wins	March 13, 2009
Team	Most Points - Season	82 points	March 21, 2009
Steve Mason	Most Shutouts - Season	10 shutouts	March 26, 2009
Rick Nash	Most Points Scored - Season	79 pts	April 8, 2009
Jan Hejda	Highest Plus/Minus Rating - Season	+23	April 11, 2009

Milestones

Regular Season
Player	Milestone	Reached
Jakub Voracek	1st NHL Game 1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point	October 10, 2008
Derek Dorsett	1st NHL Game	October 11, 2008
Mike Commodore	300th NHL Game	October 17, 2008
Nikita Filatov	1st NHL Game 1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Point	October 17, 2008
Marc Methot	1st NHL Goal	October 18, 2008
Derek Dorsett	1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Point	October 21, 2008
Derek Dorsett	1st NHL Assist	October 30, 2008
Steve Mason	1st NHL Game 1st NHL Win	November 5, 2008
Steve Mason	1st NHL Shutout	November 22, 2008
Maksim Mayorov	1st NHL Game	January 3, 2009
Nikita Filatov	1st NHL Hat Trick	January 10, 2009
Fredrik Modin	800th NHL Game	January 10, 2009
Ken Hitchcock	500th NHL Victory	February 19, 2009

Transactions

Trades

June 20, 2008	To Columbus Blue Jackets R. J. Umberger Fourth-round pick in 2008 draft.	To Philadelphia Flyers First-round (19th overall) pick in 2008 Third-round pick in 2008 draft.
July 1, 2008	To Columbus Blue Jackets Raffi Torres	To Edmonton Oilers Gilbert Brule
July 2, 2008	To Columbus Blue Jackets Fedor Tyutin Christian Backman	To New York Rangers Nikolay Zherdev Dan Fritsche
January 10, 2009	To Columbus Blue Jackets Mike Blunden	To Chicago Blackhawks Adam Pineault
January 14, 2009	To Columbus Blue Jackets Jason Williams	To Atlanta Thrashers Clay Wilson Sixth-round pick from San Jose in 2009 draft
March 4, 2009	To Columbus Blue Jackets Antoine Vermette	To Ottawa Senators Pascal Leclaire Second-round pick in 2009 draft
March 4, 2009	To Columbus Blue Jackets Kevin Lalande	To Calgary Flames Fourth-round pick in 2009 draft

Free agents

Player Former team Contract Terms Mike Commodore Ottawa Senators 5 years, $18.75 million Kristian Huselius Calgary Flames 4 years, $19 million

Player New team Ron Hainsey Atlanta Thrashers Zenon Konopka Tampa Bay Lightning

Claimed from waivers

Player Former team Date claimed off waivers Wade Dubielewicz New York Islanders January 17, 2009 Chris Gratton Tampa Bay Lightning February 21, 2009

Draft picks

The Blue Jackets entered the 2008 NHL Entry Draft in Ottawa with the sixth overall selection. Columbus drafted Russian forward Nikita Filatov with the pick.^[9] Filatov started the season with the Jackets' American Hockey League affiliate, scoring two goals in two games for the Syracuse Crunch before being recalled to the NHL.^[10] Filatov made his NHL debut on October 17, scoring a goal against the Nashville Predators.^[11]

Rnd	Pick	Player	Nat	Pos	Team (league)	NHL statistics
						GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1	6	Nikita Filatov	Russia	LW	CSKA Moscow (RSL)	Made debut in 2008–09
2	37	Cody Goloubef	Canada	D	Univ. of Wisconsin (NCAA)
4	107	Steven Delisle	Canada	D	Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL)
4	118	Drew Olson	United States	D	Brainerd High School (USHS-Minnesota)
5	127	Matt Calvert	Canada	LW	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
5	135	Tomas Kubalik	Czech Republic	RW	HC Plzen (Czech Extraliga)
5	137	Brent Regner	Canada	D	Vancouver Giants (WHL)
6	157	Cam Atkinson	United States	RW	Avon Old Farms School (USHS-Connecticut)
7	187	Sean Collins	Canada	C	Waywayseecappo Wolverines (MJHL)

Roster

Updated April 6, 2009.^[12]

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
5		Backman, ChristianChristian Backman	D	L	35	2008	Alingsås, Sweden
40		Boll, JaredJared Boll	RW	R	29	2005	Charlotte, North Carolina
16		Brassard, DerickDerick Brassard	C	L	28	2006	Hull, Quebec
25		Chimera, JasonJason Chimera	LW	L	36	2005	Edmonton, Alberta
22		Commodore, MikeMike Commodore	D	R	36	2008	Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta
15		Dorsett, DerekDerek Dorsett	RW	R	29	2006	Kindersley, Saskatchewan
34		Dubielewicz, WadeWade Dubielewicz	G	L	36	2009	Invermere, British Columbia
28		Filatov, NikitaNikita Filatov	LW	R	25	2008	Moscow, U.S.S.R.
77		Gratton, ChrisChris Gratton	C	L	40	2009	Brantford, Ontario
8		Hejda, JanJan Hejda	D	L	37	2007	Prague, Czechoslovakia
20		Huselius, KristianKristian Huselius	LW	L	37	2008	Österhaninge, Sweden
97		Klesla, RostislavRostislav Klesla (A)	D	L	33	2000	Nový Jičín, Czechoslovakia
27		Malhotra, MannyManny Malhotra (A)	C	L	35	2003	Mississauga, Ontario
1		Mason, SteveSteve Mason	G	L	27	2006	Oakville, Ontario
3		Methot, MarcMarc Methot	D	L	30	2003	Ottawa, Ontario
33		Modin, FredrikFredrik Modin (A)	LW	L	41	2006	Sundsvall, Sweden
17		Murray, AndrewAndrew Murray	C	L	34	2001	Selkirk, Manitoba
61		Nash, RickRick Nash (C)	LW	L	31	2002	Brampton, Ontario
12		Novotny, JiriJiri Novotny	C	R	32	2007	Pelhřimov, Czechoslovakia
19		Peca, MichaelMichael Peca (A)	C	R	41	2007	Toronto, Ontario
24		Rome, AaronAaron Rome	D	L	32	2007	Brandon, Manitoba
10		Russell, KrisKris Russell	D	L	28	2005	Red Deer, Alberta
55		Tollefsen, Ole-KristianOle-Kristian Tollefsen	D	L	31	2002	Oslo, Norway
14		Torres, RaffiRaffi Torres	LW	L	34	2008	Toronto, Ontario
51		Tyutin, FedorFedor Tyutin	D	L	32	2008	Izhevsk, U.S.S.R.
18		Umberger, R. J.R. J. Umberger	C	L	33	2008	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
50		Vermette, AntoineAntoine Vermette	C	L	33	2009	St-Agapit, Quebec
93		Voracek, JakubJakub Voracek	RW	L	26	2007	Kladno, Czechoslovakia
29		Williams, JasonJason Williams	RW	R	35	2009	London, Ontario

See also

• 2008–09 NHL season

Farm teams

American Hockey League

Syracuse Crunch

ECHL

Johnstown Chiefs: GM Scott Howson announced on August 22, 2008 that the Blue Jackets reached an agreement with the Johnstown Chiefs to serve as the club's ECHL affiliate for the 2008–09 season, replacing the Elmira Jackals.

References

• Player stats: Columbus Blue Jackets player stats on espn.com
• Game log: Columbus Blue Jackets game log on espn.com
• Team standings: NHL standings on espn.com

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