The Columbus Blue Jackets are a professional ice hockey team based in Columbus, Ohio, United States. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Blue Jackets began play in 2000 as an expansion franchise. As of March 7, 2009, 148 players have appeared in at least one game with the Blue Jackets: 13 goaltenders and 135 skaters (forwards and defensemen). Five players have served as the Blue Jackets' captain. Each NHL team may select a captain, who has the "sole privilege of discussing with the referee any questions relating to interpretation of rules which may arise during the progress of a game".[1][2] Captains are required to wear the letter "C" on their uniform for identification, which is 3 inches (7.6 cm) in height.[1] Lyle Odelein was named the team's first captain in the inaugural season of 2000–01. Rick Nash is the present captain and is the franchise goal scoring leader.[3] Appeared in a Blue Jackets game during the 2008–09 season Abbreviations | Nat | Nationality | | GP | Games played | | | | The seasons column lists the first year of the season of the player's first game and the last year of the season of the player's last game. For example, a player who played one game in the 2000–01 season would be listed as playing with the team from 2000–01, regardless of what calendar year the game occurred within. Statistics are complete to the end of the 2008–09 NHL season. [edit] Goaltenders  Fredrik Norrena made his NHL debut with the Blue Jackets in 2006 after a lengthy career in Finland and Sweden. | Nat | Seasons | Regular season | Playoffs | Notes | | GP | W | L | T[4] | OTL[4] | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | SO | GAA | SV% | | Boucher, Brian |  United States | 2006–2007 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 3.79 | .866 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | Brathwaite, Fred |  Canada | 2003–2004 | 21 | 4 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 | 3.37 | .897 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | Conklin, Ty | United States | 2006–2007 | 11 | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | 0 | 3.30 | .871 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | Denis, Marc | Canada | 2000–2006 | 266 | 84 | 146 | 24 | 1 | 12 | 3.01 | .905 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | Dubielewicz, Wade | Canada | 2008–2009 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 3.55 | .870 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | Labbe, Jean-Francois | Canada | 2001–2003 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 3.49 | .890 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | LaCosta, Dan | Canada | 2007–2009 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | 1.42 | .953 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | Leclaire, Pascal | Canada | 2003–2009 | 125 | 45 | 55 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2.82 | .907 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | Mason, Steve | Canada | 2008–2009 | 61 | 33 | 20 | — | 7 | 10 | 2.29 | .916 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4.27 | .861 | Calder Memorial Trophy—2009 | | Norrena, Fredrik |  Finland | 2006–2009 | 100 | 35 | 45 | — | 11 | 5 | 2.79 | .899 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | Popperle, Tomas |  Czech Republic | 2006–2007 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1.35 | .929 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | Prusek, Martin | Czech Republic | 2005–2006 | 9 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 3.21 | .879 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | Tugnutt, Ron | Canada | 2000–2002 | 97 | 34 | 52 | 8 | — | 6 | 2.62 | .910 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | [edit] Skaters | Nat | Pos | Seasons | Regular season | Playoffs | Notes | | GP | G | A | P | PIM | GP | G | A | P | PIM | | Adams, Kevyn | United States | C | 2000–2001 | 66 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | | | Allison, Jamie | Canada | D | 2001–2003 | 55 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 127 | — | — | — | — | — | | | Aubin, Serge | Canada | C | 2000–2002 | 152 | 21 | 25 | 46 | 139 | — | — | — | — | — | | | Backman, Christian |  Sweden | D | 2008–2009 | 56 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | | | Balastik, Jaroslav | Czech Republic | LW | 2005–2007 | 74 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | | | Beauchemin, Francois | Canada | D | 2005–2006 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | | | Beech, Kris | Canada | C | 2007–2008 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | | | Bellefeuille, Blake | United States | C | 2001–2003 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | | | Berard, Bryan | United States | D | 2005–2007 | 55 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | | | Bicanek, Radim | Czech Republic | D | 2000–2002 | 69 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | | | Boll, Jared | United States | RW | 2007–2009 | 150 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 406 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | Bowler, Bill | Canada | C | 2000–2001 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | | | Brassard, Derick | Canada | C | 2007–2009 | 48 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | | | Brule, Gilbert | Canada | C | 2005–2008 | 146 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | | | Caloun, Jan | Czech Republic | RW | 2000–2001 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | | | Campbell, Darcy | Canada | D | 2006–2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | | | Carter, Anson | Canada | RW | 2006–2007 | 54 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | | | Cassels, Andrew | Canada | D | 2002–2004 | 137 | 26 | 68 | 94 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | | | Chimera, Jason | Canada | LW | 2005–2009 | 292 | 54 | 65 | 119 | 325 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | Commodore, Mike | Canada | D | 2008–2009 | 81 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 100 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | | | Dahl, Kevin | Canada | D | 2000–2001 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | | | Darche, Mathieu | Canada | LW | 2000–2003 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | | | Davidson, Matt | Canada | RW | 2000–2003 | 56 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | | | Delmore, Andy | Canada | D | 2005–2006 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | | | Dineen, Kevin | Canada | RW | 2000–2003 | 129 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 200 | — | — | — | — | — | | | Dorsett, Derek | Canada | RW | 2008–2009 | 52 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 150 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | | | Drury, Ted | United States | C | 2000–2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | | | Eriksson, Anders | Sweden | D | 2003–2004
2006–2007 | 145 | 7 | 43 | 50 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | | | Fedorov, Sergei |  Russia | C | 2005–2008 | 185 | 39 | 74 | 113 | 150 | — | — | — | — | — | | | Filatov, Nikita | Russia | LW | 2008–2009 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | | | Foote, Adam | Canada | D | 2005–2008 | 187 | 10 | 39 | 49 | 155 | — | — | — | — | — | Captain, 2005–2008 | | Fritsche, Dan | United States | C | 2003–2008 | 206 | 29 | 34 | 63 | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | | | Gardiner, Bruce | Canada | RW | 2000–2001 | 73 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | | | Gaul, Michael | Canada | D | 2000–2001 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | | | Glencross, Curtis | Canada | LW | 2006–2008 | 43 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | | | Goertzen, Steven | Canada | RW | 2005–2007 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | | | Grand-Pierre, Jean-Luc | Canada | D | 2000–2004 | 202 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 239 | — | — | — | — | — | | | Gratton, Chris | Canada | C | 2008–2009 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | | | Hainsey, Ron | United States | D | 2005–2008 | 213 | 19 | 64 | 83 | 137 | — | — | — | — | — | | | Harkins, Brett | United States | LW | 2001–2002 | 25 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | | | Hartigan, Mark | Canada | C | 2003–2007 | 48 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | | | Heinze, Steve | United States | RW | 2000–2001 | 65 | 22 | 20 | 42 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | | | Hejda, Jan | Czech Republic | D | 2007–2009 | 163 | 3 | 31 | 34 | 99 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | | | Heward, Jamie | Canada | D | 2000–2002 | 97 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | | | Holzinger, Brian | United States | C | 2003–2004 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | | | Hrdina, Jan | Czech Republic | C | 2005–2006 | 75 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | | | Hulse, Cale | Canada | D | 2005–2006 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | | | Huselius, Kristian | Sweden | RW | 2008–2009 | 74 | 21 | 35 | 56 | 44 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | | | Hyvonen, Hannes | Finland | RW | 2002–2003 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | | | Jackman, Tim | United States | RW | 2003–2004 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | | | Johnson, Aaron | Canada | D | 2003–2007 | 116 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | | | Kallio, Tomi | Finland | RW | 2002–2003 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | | | Klesla, Rostislav | Czech Republic | D | 2000–2009 | 444 | 36 | 79 | 115 | 456 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | | Knutsen, Espen |  Norway | C | 2000–2004 | 188 | 27 | 81 | 108 | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | | | Komarniski, Zenith | Canada | D | 2003–2004 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | | | Konopka, Zenon | Canada | C | 2006–2007 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | | | Kron, Robert | Czech Republic | C | 2000–2002 | 118 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | | | Kucera, Frantisek | Czech Republic | D | 2000–2001 | 48 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | | | Lachance, Scott | United States | D | 2002–2004 | 138 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | | | Letowski, Trevor | Canada | RW | 2003–2006 | 154 | 25 | 35 | 60 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | | | Lindstrom, Joakim | Sweden | C | 2005–2008 | 37 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | | | Ling, David | Canada | RW | 2001–2004 | 90 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 191 | — | — | — | — | — | | | MacDonald, Craig | Canada | C | 2008–2009 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | | | MacKenzie, Derek | Canada | C | 2007–2009 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | | | MacLean, Donald | Canada | C | 2003–2004 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | | | Malhotra, Manny | Canada | C | 2003–2009 | 344 | 53 | 92 | 145 | 203 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | Maltais, Steve | Canada | LW | 2000–2001 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | | | Maneluk, Mike | Canada | RW | 2000–2001 | 39 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | | | Manning, Paul | Canada | D | 2002–2003 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | | | Marchant, Todd | United States | C | 2003–2006 | 95 | 12 | 31 | 43 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | | | Marshall, Grant | Canada | RW | 2001–2003 | 147 | 23 | 38 | 61 | 157 | — | — | — | — | — | | | Mauldin, Greg | United States | C | 2003–2004 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | | | Mayorov, Maxim | Russia | LW | 2008–2009 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | | | McDonell, Kent | Canada | RW | 2002–2004 | 32 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | | | Methot, Marc | Canada | D | 2006–2009 | 95 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 75 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | | | Modin, Fredrik | Sweden | LW | 2006–2009 | 152 | 37 | 42 | 79 | 98 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | Moran, Brad | Canada | C | 2001–2002
2003–2004 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | | | Motzko, Joe | United States | RW | 2003–2007 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | | | Murray, Andrew | Canada | C | 2007–2009 | 106 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | | | Nash, Rick | Canada | LW | 2002–2009 | 441 | 194 | 161 | 355 | 436 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | Captain, 2007–Present
Rocket Richard Trophy—2004[5] | | Nedorost, Andrej |  Slovakia | LW | 2001–2004 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | | | Nielsen, Chris | Canada | RW | 2000–2002 | 52 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | | | Novak, Filip | Czech Republic | D | 2006–2007 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | | | Novotny, Jiri | Czech Republic | C | 2007–2009 | 107 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | | | Nummelin, Petteri | Finland | D | 2000–2001 | 61 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | | | Odelein, Lyle | Canada | D | 2000–2002 | 146 | 5 | 28 | 33 | 207 | — | — | — | — | — | Captain, 2000–2002 | | Oliwa, Krzysztof |  Poland | LW | 2000–2001 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | | | Pandolfo, Mike | United States | LW | 2003–2004 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | | | Peca, Michael | Canada | C | 2007–2009 | 136 | 12 | 44 | 56 | 122 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | | | Picard, Alexandre | Canada | LW | 2005–2009 | 58 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | | | Pineault, Adam | United States | RW | 2007–2008 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | | | Pirjeta, Lasse | Finland | LW | 2002–2004 | 108 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | | | Platt, Geoff | Canada | C | 2005–2007 | 41 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | | | Pronger, Sean | Canada | C | 2001–2003 | 104 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | | | Pushor, Jamie | Canada | D | 2000–2002
2003–2006 | 147 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 150 | — | — | — | — | — | | | Quint, Deron | United States | D | 2000–2002 | 132 | 14 | 34 | 48 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | | | Reich, Jeremy | Canada | C | 2003–2004 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | | | Richardson, Luke | Canada | D | 2002–2006 | 190 | 2 | 24 | 26 | 151 | — | — | — | — | — | Captain, 2003–2005 | | Rohloff, Todd | United States | D | 2003–2004 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | | | Rome, Aaron | Canada | D | 2007–2009 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | | Rupp, Michael | United States | RW | 2005–2006 | 39 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | | | Russell, Kris | Canada | D | 2007–2009 | 133 | 4 | 27 | 31 | 42 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | | | Sanderson, Geoff | Canada | LW | 2000–2006 | 261 | 88 | 80 | 168 | 126 | — | — | — | — | — | | | Sarno, Peter | Canada | C | 2005–2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | | | Scoville, Darrel | Canada | D | 2002–2004 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | | | Selivanov, Alexander | Russia | RW | 2000–2001 | 59 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | | | Selmser, Sean | Canada | LW | 2000–2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | | | Sestito, Tommy | United States | LW | 2007–2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | | | Severson, Cam | Canada | LW | 2005–2006 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | | | Shelley, Jody | Canada | LW | 2000–2008 | 380 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 1001 | — | — | — | — | — | | | Sillinger, Mike | Canada | C | 2001–2003 | 155 | 38 | 48 | 86 | 106 | — | — | — | — | — | | | Simon, Ben | United States | LW | 2005–2006 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | | | Sloan, Blake | United States | RW | 2000–2002 | 74 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | | | Spacek, Jaroslav | Czech Republic | D | 2001–2004 | 153 | 16 | 56 | 72 | 139 | — | — | — | — | — | | | Suchy, Radoslav | Slovakia | D | 2005–2006 | 79 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | | | Svitov, Alexandr | Russia | C | 2003–2007 | 105 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 161 | — | — | — | — | — | | | Sydor, Darryl | Canada | D | 2003–2004 | 49 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | | | Tarnstrom, Dick | Sweden | D | 2007–2008 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | | | Timander, Mattias | Sweden | D | 2000–2002 | 154 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | | | Tollefsen, Ole-Kristian | Norway | D | 2005–2009 | 145 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 273 | — | — | — | — | — | | | Torres, Raffi | Canada | LW | 2008–2009 | 51 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | | | Tyutin, Fedor | Russia | D | 2008–2009 | 82 | 9 | 25 | 34 | 81 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | Umberger, R.J. | United States | C | 2008–2009 | 82 | 26 | 20 | 46 | 53 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | | | Van Impe, Darren | Canada | D | 2002–2003 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | | | Vermette, Antoine | Canada | C | 2008–2009 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | | | Voracek, Jakub | Czech Republic | RW | 2008–2009 | 80 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 44 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | | | Vyborny, David | Czech Republic | RW | 2000–2008 | 543 | 113 | 204 | 317 | 228 | — | — | — | — | — | | | Walser, Derrick | Canada | D | 2001–2004
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