2006–07 Columbus Blue Jackets season

2006–07 Columbus Blue Jackets
Division4th Central
Conference11th Western
2006–07 record33–42–7
Home record18–19–4
Road record15–23–3
Goals for201
Goals against249
Team information
General managerDoug MacLean
CoachGerard Gallant (Oct-Nov)
Gary Agnew (Nov)
Ken Hitchcock (Nov-Apr)
CaptainAdam Foote
Alternate captainsSergei Fedorov
Rick Nash
David Vyborny
ArenaNationwide Arena
Average attendance16,401 (90.43%)
Team leaders
GoalsRick Nash (27)
AssistsDavid Vyborny (48)
PointsDavid Vyborny (64)
Penalty minutesAlexander Svitov (145)
Plus/minusAnders Eriksson (+12)
WinsFredrik Norrena (24)
Goals against averageFredrik Norrena (2.78)

The 2006–07 Columbus Blue Jackets season was the seventh National Hockey League season in Columbus, Ohio. The Blue Jackets once again failed to qualify for the postseason. Since the Atlanta Thrashers qualified for the playoffs in the East, the Blue Jackets were, until the 2008–09 season, the only NHL team to have never played a post-season game.

Off-season

The off-season was dominated by a contract dispute with top forward Nikolay Zherdev, who had threatened to return to Russia to play if Columbus did not meet his demands.[1] Zherdev remained a holdout for much of the preseason. However, the two parties were able to come to an agreement approximately a week before the season began.[2]

Regular season

The Blue Jackets, hoping to qualify for the playoffs for the first time in franchise history, got off to a disastrous start, falling as low as 6–16–2 into December, briefly holding the worst record in the NHL. The Jackets' poor start led general manager Doug MacLean to fire head coach Gerard Gallant on November 13.[3] Assistant coach Gary Agnew was named interim head coach the following day.[4]

Gallant would be replaced a week later by veteran coach Ken Hitchcock.[5] Coincidentally, Hitchcock's first game as Jackets head coach was against the Philadelphia Flyers, the team that fired him as head coach earlier in the season.[6]

The Blue Jackets were shut out a league-high 16 times during the regular season. Along with the four shutouts Blue Jackets goaltenders recorded, 20 of the Blue Jackets' 82 regular-season games ended in a shutout. They were also the most penalized team in the League, with 453 power-play opportunities against.[7][8]

Season standings

Central Division
No. CR GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 1 Detroit Red Wings 82 50 19 13 254 199 113
2 4 Nashville Predators 82 51 23 8 272 212 110
3 10 St. Louis Blues 82 34 35 13 214 254 81
4 11 Columbus Blue Jackets 82 33 42 7 201 249 73
5 13 Chicago Blackhawks 82 31 42 9 201 258 71

Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime/shootout loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PIM = Penalties in minutes; Pts = Points
         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.

Western Conference[9]
R Div GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 z-Detroit Red Wings CE 82 50 19 13 254 199 113
2 y-Anaheim Ducks PA 82 48 20 14 258 208 110
3 y-Vancouver Canucks NW 82 49 26 7 222 201 105
4 Nashville Predators CE 82 51 23 8 272 212 110
5 San Jose Sharks PA 82 51 26 5 258 199 107
6 Dallas Stars PA 82 50 25 7 226 197 107
7 Minnesota Wild NW 82 48 26 8 235 191 104
8 Calgary Flames NW 82 43 29 10 258 226 96
8.5
9 Colorado Avalanche NW 82 44 31 7 272 251 95
10 St. Louis Blues CE 82 34 35 13 214 254 81
11 Columbus Blue Jackets CE 82 33 42 7 201 249 73
12 Edmonton Oilers NW 82 32 43 7 195 248 71
13 Chicago Blackhawks CE 82 31 42 9 201 258 71
14 Los Angeles Kings PA 82 27 41 14 227 283 68
15 Phoenix Coyotes PA 82 31 46 5 216 284 67

bold - qualified for playoffs, y - division title, z - best conference record
CE - Central Division, NW - Northwest Division, PA - Pacific Division


Schedule and results

2006–07 regular season[10]
October: 3–5–1 (home: 2–2–1; road: 1–3–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
1 October 6 Vancouver 3 – 2 Columbus OT Leclaire 18,136 0–0–1 1 Recap
2 October 7 Columbus 5 – 4 Chicago Leclaire 17,133 1–0–1 3 Recap
3 October 9 Phoenix 1 – 5 Columbus Leclaire 16,298 2–0–1 5 Recap
4 October 14 Columbus 0 – 5 Minnesota Leclaire 18,568 2–1–1 5 Recap
5 October 20 Toronto 4 – 2 Columbus Leclaire 17,303 2–2–1 5 Recap
6 October 21 Columbus 3 – 5 Pittsburgh Norrena 14,637 2–3–1 5 Recap
7 October 23 San Jose 3 – 0 Columbus Leclaire 16,067 2–4–1 5 Recap
8 October 27 Los Angeles 0 – 2 Columbus Leclaire 16,087 3–4–1 7 Recap
9 October 28 Columbus 0 – 1 New Jersey Leclaire 14,015 3–5–1 7 Recap
November: 3–10–1 (home: 2–5–1; road: 1–5–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
10 November 1 Colorado 5 – 3 Columbus Leclaire 16,007 3–6–1 7 Recap
11 November 3 Calgary 4 – 5 Columbus SO Leclaire 16,103 4–6–1 9 Recap
12 November 4 Columbus 1 – 4 Detroit Leclaire 20,066 4–7–1 9 Recap
13 November 9 Columbus 4 – 2 St. Louis Leclaire 9,631 5–7–1 11 Recap
14 November 10 Edmonton 4 – 1 Columbus Leclaire 16,902 5–8–1 11 Recap
15 November 12 Columbus 0 – 2 Chicago Norrena 14,078 5–9–1 11 Recap
16 November 15 Nashville 5 – 4 Columbus Leclaire 16,283 5–10–1 11 Recap
17 November 17 Colorado 3 – 0 Columbus Norrena 16,375 5–11–1 11 Recap
18 November 18 Columbus 2 – 4 Nashville Leclaire 13,209 5–12–1 11 Recap
19 November 20 Nashville 3 – 1 Columbus Norrena 16,174 5–13–1 11 Recap
20 November 22 St. Louis 4 – 3 Columbus SO Leclaire 15,279 5–13–2 12 Recap
21 November 24 Columbus 2 – 3 Philadelphia Leclaire 19,301 5–14–2 12 Recap
22 November 25 Minnesota 3 – 5 Columbus Norrena 15,493 6–13–2 14 Recap
23 November 28 Columbus 0 – 1 Vancouver Leclaire 18,630 6–14–2 14 Recap
December: 9–5–2 (home: 5–2–0; road: 4–3–2)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
24 December 1 Columbus 1 – 2 Calgary Leclaire 19,289 6–16–2 14 Recap
25 December 2 Columbus 4 – 0 Edmonton Norrena 16,839 7–16–2 16 Recap
26 December 5 Columbus 3 – 0 Colorado Norrena 17,339 8–16–2 18 Recap
27 December 9 Columbus 5 – 1 St. Louis Norrena 11,831 9–16–2 20 Recap
28 December 10 Ottawa 2 – 6 Columbus Leclaire 15,797 10–16–2 22 Recap
29 December 12 Columbus 3 – 1 Dallas Norrena 17,411 11–16–2 24 Recap
30 December 14 Columbus 4 – 5 Phoenix SO Norrena 11,301 11–16–3 25 Recap
31 December 16 Chicago 6 – 4 Columbus Norrena 17,288 11–17–3 25 Recap
32 December 18 Detroit 3 – 4 Columbus Norrena 17,046 12–17–3 27 Recap
33 December 20 Columbus 0 – 5 Detroit Norrena 20,066 12–18–3 27 Recap
34 December 22 Vancouver 2 – 3 Columbus Norrena 15,861 13–18–3 29 Recap
35 December 23 Columbus 0 – 4 NY Islanders Norrena 11,797 13–19–3 29 Recap
36 December 26 Boston 4 – 5 Columbus OT Norrena 17,376 14–19–3 31 Recap
37 December 28 Detroit 7 – 4 Columbus Norrena 17,408 14–20–3 31 Recap
38 December 29 Columbus 3 – 4 Minnesota OT Conklin 18,568 14–20–4 32 Recap
39 December 31 Chicago 1 – 3 Columbus Norrena 18,136 15–20–4 34 Recap
January: 6–6–1 (home: 3–1–1; road: 3–5–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
40 January 3 Columbus 0 – 3 Los Angeles Norrena 16,451 15–21–4 34 Recap
41 January 5 Columbus 4 – 3 Anaheim Norrena 17,405 16–21–4 36 Recap
42 January 6 Columbus 2 – 5 San Jose Norrena 17,496 16–22–4 36 Recap
43 January 9 St. Louis 4 – 3 Columbus SO Norrena 15,238 16–22–5 37 Recap
44 January 12 Columbus 0 – 2 Nashville Norrena 14,136 16–23–5 37 Recap
45 January 13 Nashville 4 – 1 Columbus Norrena 16,825 16–24–5 37 Recap
46 January 16 Columbus 5 – 4 Chicago OT Conklin 10,263 17–24–5 39 Recap
47 January 18 Columbus 0 – 4 Nashville Conklin 10,927 17–25–5 39 Recap
48 January 19 Detroit 1 – 3 Columbus Norrena 18,136 18–25–5 41 Recap
49 January 26 Buffalo 2 – 3 Columbus Norrena 18,136 19–25–5 43 Recap
50 January 27 Minnesota 2 – 3 Columbus Norrena 18,136 20–25–5 45 Recap
51 January 30 Columbus 3 – 2 Vancouver SO Conklin 18,630 21–25–5 47 Recap
52 January 31 Columbus 2 – 5 Edmonton Conklin 16,839 21–26–5 47 Recap
February: 3–7–2 (home: 2–5–1; road: 1–2–1)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
53 February 2 Columbus 2 – 6 Calgary Conklin 19,289 21–27–5 47 Recap
54 February 6 Phoenix 3 – 0 Columbus Norrena 13,825 21–28–5 47 Recap
55 February 8 Calgary 1 – 2 Columbus Norrena 15,739 22–28–5 49 Recap
56 February 11 Chicago 5 – 4 Columbus Leclaire 17,054 22–29–5 49 Recap
57 February 14 St. Louis 4 – 2 Columbus Leclaire 14,295 22–30–5 49 Recap
58 February 16 San Jose 0 – 3 Columbus Norrena 16,045 23–30–5 51 Recap
59 February 18 Montreal 3 – 2 Columbus Leclaire 16,116 23–31–5 51 Recap
60 February 20 Columbus 4 – 5 St. Louis SO Norrena 11,104 23–31–6 52 Recap
61 February 22 Edmonton 4 – 0 Columbus Norrena 15,541 23–32–6 52 Recap
62 February 24 Columbus 3 – 2 New York Rangers Norrena 18,200 24–32–6 54 Recap
63 February 25 Nashville 4 – 3 Columbus SO Conklin 16,220 24–32–7 55 Recap
64 February 27 Columbus 2 – 3 Colorado Norrena 17,127 24–33–7 55 Recap
March: 8–6–0 (home: 3–2–0; road: 5–4–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
65 March 2 Columbus 3 – 2 Dallas SO Norrena 17,147 25–33–7 57 Recap
66 March 3 Columbus 4 – 3 Phoenix Boucher 16,207 26–33–7 59 Recap
67 March 7 Los Angeles 2 – 3 Columbus OT Norrena 15,154 27–33–7 61 Recap
68 March 9 Dallas 3 – 0 Columbus Norrena 17,284 27–34–7 61 Recap
69 March 10 Columbus 1 – 2 Nashville Norrena 17,113 27–35–7 61 Recap
70 March 14 Columbus 5 – 4 Anaheim SO Norrena 17,174 28–35–7 63 Recap
71 March 16 Columbus 0 – 3 San Jose Norrena 17,496 28–36–7 63 Recap
72 March 17 Columbus 3 – 5 Los Angeles Norrena 17,197 28–37–7 63 Recap
73 March 20 Chicago 2 – 5 Columbus Norrena 15,195 29–37–7 65 Recap
74 March 22 Columbus 2 – 1 Detroit SO Norrena 20,066 30–37–7 67 Recap
75 March 25 St. Louis 1 – 4 Columbus Norrena 16,007 31–37–7 69 Recap
76 March 27 Columbus 4 – 1 St. Louis Norrena 17,251 32–37–7 71 Recap
77 March 29 Anaheim 5 – 2 Columbus Norrena 15,340 32–38–7 71 Recap
78 March 30 Columbus 1 – 3 Chicago Boucher 14,111 32–39–7 71 Recap
April: 1–3–0 (home: 1–2–0; road: 0–1–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
79 April 1 Detroit 4 – 1 Columbus Norrena 17,350 32–40–7 71 Recap
80 April 3 Columbus 0 – 3 Detroit Norrena 20,066 32–41–7 71 Recap
81 April 5 Dallas 1 – 2 Columbus OT Norrena 15,997 33–41–7 73 Recap
82 April 7 Anaheim 4 – 3 Columbus Norrena 17,391 33–42–7 73 Recap
Legend:

  Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player statistics

Scoring

  • Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Blue Jackets only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Blue Jackets only.
No. Player Pos Regular season
GP G A Pts +/- PIM
9 David Vyborny RW 82 16 48 64 6 60
61 Rick Nash LW 75 27 30 57 −8 73
33 Fredrik Modin LW 79 22 20 42 −3 50
91 Sergei Fedorov C 73 18 24 42 −7 56
25 Jason Chimera LW 82 15 21 36 2 91
6 Ron Hainsey D 80 9 25 34 −19 69
13 Nikolay Zherdev W 71 10 22 32 −19 26
49 Dan Fritsche C 59 12 15 27 3 35
77 Anson Carter‡ RW 54 10 17 27 −1 16
27 Manny Malhotra C 82 9 16 25 −8 76
2 Anders Eriksson D 79 0 23 23 12 46
97 Rostislav Klesla D 75 9 13 22 −13 105
17 Gilbert Brule C 78 9 10 19 −21 28
16 Alexander Svitov C 76 7 11 18 −10 145
52 Adam Foote D 59 3 9 12 −17 71
10 Duvie Westcott D 23 4 6 10 −13 18
44 Aaron Johnson D 61 3 7 10 −9 38
47 Geoff Platt C 26 4 5 9 1 10
55 Ole-Kristian Tollefsen D 70 2 3 5 2 123
48 Marc Methot D 20 0 4 4 5 12
42 Mark Hartigan‡ C 6 1 2 3 2 2
4 Bryan Berard D 11 0 3 3 −4 8
23 Derrick Walser† D 9 2 0 2 −1 0
40 Jaroslav Balastik‡ RW 8 1 1 2 −3 4
45 Jody Shelley LW 72 1 1 2 −6 125
38 Joakim Lindstrom C 9 1 0 1 −3 4
37 Joe Motzko‡ RW 7 1 0 1 0 0
19 Alexandre Picard LW 23 0 1 1 −3 6
35 Brian Boucher† G 3 0 0 0 0
37 Darcy Campbell† D 1 0 0 0 0 0
35 Ty Conklin‡ G 11 0 0 0 0
20 Curtis Glencross† C 7 0 0 0 −4 0
39 Steven Goertzen RW 7 0 0 0 0 10
28 Zenon Konopka† C 6 0 0 0 −2 20
31 Pascal Leclaire G 24 0 0 0 2
30 Fredrik Norrena G 55 0 0 0 6
46 Filip Novak D 6 0 0 0 1 2
1 Tomas Popperle G 2 0 0 0 0

Goaltending

  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Blue Jackets only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Blue Jackets only.
No. Player Regular season
GP W L OT SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
30 Fredrik Norrena 55 24 23 3 1420 137 2.79 .904 3 2952
31 Pascal Leclaire 24 6 15 2 629 65 2.97 .897 1 1315
35 Ty Conklin‡ 11 2 3 2 210 27 3.30 .871 0 491
35 Brian Boucher† 3 1 1 0 67 9 3.79 .866 0 142
1 Tomas Popperle 2 0 0 0 14 1 1.35 .929 0 45

Awards and records

Awards

Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(in-season) 		NHL All-Star Game selection Rick Nash [11]
NHL Second Star of the Week Fredrik Norrena (January 28) [12]
Team Foundation Community Service Award Jody Shelley [13]
"Jackets Fans" Most Valuable Player Award Fredrik Norrena [13]
"John H. McConnell" Most Courageous Player Award Fredrik Modin [13]
Most Improved Player Award Ole-Kristian Tollefsen [13]
Outstanding Defenseman Award Rostislav Klesla [13]
Three Stars Award Rick Nash [13]

Milestones

Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Fredrik Norrena October 14, 2006 [14]
Tomas Popperle February 2, 2007
Marc Methot February 25, 2007
Darcy Campbell March 30, 2007

Transactions

The Blue Jackets were involved in the following transactions from June 20, 2006, the day after the deciding game of the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 6, 2007, the day of the deciding game of the 2007 Stanley Cup Finals.[15]

Trades

Date Details Ref
June 24, 2006 (2006-06-24) To Columbus Blue Jackets
  • Philadelphia's 3rd-round pick in 2006
  • 4th-round pick in 2006
  • 2nd-round pick in 2007
 To San Jose Sharks
  • 2nd-round pick in 2006
 [16]
To Columbus Blue Jackets
  • 7th-round pick in 2006
 To Los Angeles Kings
  • 7th-round pick in 2007
 [16]
June 30, 2006 (2006-06-30) To Columbus Blue Jackets
To Tampa Bay Lightning
[17]
October 25, 2006 (2006-10-25) To Columbus Blue Jackets
To New York Islanders
[18]
November 29, 2006 (2006-11-29) To Columbus Blue Jackets
To Carolina Hurricanes
[19]
January 26, 2007 (2007-01-26) To Columbus Blue Jackets
To Anaheim Ducks
[20]
February 23, 2007 (2007-02-23) To Columbus Blue Jackets
  • 5th-round pick in 2008
 To Carolina Hurricanes
 [21]
February 27, 2007 (2007-02-27) To Columbus Blue Jackets
  • 5th-round pick in 2007
 To Buffalo Sabres
 [22]
May 16, 2007 (2007-05-16) To Columbus Blue Jackets
  • 5th-round pick in 2007
 To Boston Bruins
 [23]

Players acquired

Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
July 1, 2006 (2006-07-01) Anders Eriksson Metallurg Magnitogorsk (RSL) 1-year Free agency [24]
July 6, 2006 (2006-07-06) Ty Conklin Edmonton Oilers Free agency [25]
Tomas Kloucek Atlanta Thrashers Free agency [25]
July 21, 2006 (2006-07-21) Janne Hauhtonen HIFK (Liiga) 1-year Free agency [26]
August 9, 2006 (2006-08-09) Filip Novak Ottawa Senators 2-year Free agency [27]
August 22, 2006 (2006-08-22) Eric Boguniecki Pittsburgh Penguins 1-year Free agency [28]
September 13, 2006 (2006-09-13) Anson Carter Vancouver Canucks 1-year Free agency [29]
February 27, 2007 (2007-02-27) Brian Boucher Chicago Blackhawks Waivers [30]
March 24, 2007 (2007-03-24) Darcy Campbell University of Alaska Fairbanks (CCHA) 2-year Free agency [31]
June 1, 2007 (2007-06-01) Mikko Maenpaa HPK (Liiga) 1-year Free agency [32]

Players lost

Date Player New team Via[a] Ref
July 1, 2006 (2006-07-01) Andy Delmore Tampa Bay Lightning Free agency (III) [34]
July 6, 2006 (2006-07-06) Trevor Letowski Carolina Hurricanes Free agency (III) [35]
July 9, 2006 (2006-07-09) Mike Rupp New Jersey Devils Free agency (UFA) [36]
July 27, 2006 (2006-07-27) Tyler Kolarik Syracuse Crunch (AHL) Free agency (UFA) [37]
July 29, 2006 (2006-07-29) Cam Severson Straubing Tigers (DEL) Free agency (VI) [38]
August 17, 2006 (2006-08-17) Jeff MacMillan Vienna Capitals (EBEL) Free agency (VI) [39]
August 18, 2006 (2006-08-18) Andrew Penner Pittsburgh Penguins Free agency (UFA) [40]
Radoslav Suchy ZSC Lions (NLA) Free agency (III) [41]
August 28, 2006 (2006-08-28) Jan Hrdina HV71 (SHL) Free agency (III) [42]
August 30, 2006 (2006-08-30) Darcy Verot Syracuse Crunch (AHL) Free agency (III) [43]
September 2, 2006 (2006-09-02) Aleksandr Guskov HC Lada Togliatti (RSL) Free agency (III) [44]
October 2006 (2006-10) Greg Mauldin Bloomington PrairieThunder (UHL) Free agency (UFA) [45]
Ben Simon Syracuse Crunch (AHL) Free agency (UFA) [46]
December 7, 2006 (2006-12-07) Brandon Sugden Retirement[b] [48]

Signings

Date Player Term Contract type Ref
June 20, 2006 (2006-06-20) Manny Malhotra 3-year Re-signing [49]
July 1, 2006 (2006-07-01) Jaroslav Balastik 1-year Re-signing [50]
Alexander Svitov 1-year Re-signing [51]
Kris Russell Entry-level [24]
July 11, 2006 (2006-07-11) Ron Hainsey 2-year Re-signing [52]
July 18, 2006 (2006-07-18) Pascal Leclaire 2-year Re-signing [53]
July 21, 2006 (2006-07-21) Jamie Pushor 1-year Re-signing [26]
July 22, 2006 (2006-07-22) Jason Chimera 2-year Re-signing [54]
August 30, 2006 (2006-08-30) Brandon Sugden Re-signing [43]
September 1, 2006 (2006-09-01) Aaron Johnson Re-signing [55]
September 8, 2006 (2006-09-08) Trevor Hendrikx 3-year Entry-level [56]
September 11, 2006 (2006-09-11) Duvie Westcott 3-year Extension [57]
September 14, 2006 (2006-09-14) Dan Fritsche 2-year Re-signing [58]
September 21, 2006 (2006-09-21) Derick Brassard 3-year Entry-level [59]
September 28, 2006 (2006-09-28) Nikolay Zherdev 3-year Re-signing [2]
February 11, 2007 (2007-02-11) Fredrik Norrena 2-year Extension [60]
February 26, 2007 (2007-02-26) Fredrik Modin 3-year Extension [61]
March 19, 2007 (2007-03-19) Jon Landry 2-year Entry-level [62]
March 27, 2007 (2007-03-27) Tom Sestito 3-year Entry-level [63]
April 7, 2007 (2007-04-07) Jared Boll 3-year Entry-level [64]
Derek Dorsett 3-year Entry-level [64]
May 3, 2007 (2007-05-03) Steve Mason 3-year Entry-level [65]
May 25, 2007 (2007-05-25) Kirill Starkov 3-year Entry-level [66]

Draft picks

Columbus' picks at the 2006 NHL entry draft in Vancouver, British Columbia.[67] The Blue Jackets picked 6th overall.

Round # Player Nationality NHL team College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 6 Derick Brassard (C)  Canada Columbus Blue Jackets Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)
3 69 Steve Mason (G)  Canada Columbus Blue Jackets London Knights (OHL)
3 85 Tommy Sestito (LW)  United States Columbus Blue Jackets (from San Jose via Philadelphia) Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
4 113 Ben Wright (D)  Canada Columbus Blue Jackets (from San Jose) Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)
5 129 Robert Nyholm (RW)  Finland Columbus Blue Jackets HIFK Jr. (Finland)
5 136 Nick Sucharski (LW)  Canada Columbus Blue Jackets (from Toronto) Michigan State University (NCAA)
5 142 Maxim Frechette (D)  Canada Columbus Blue Jackets (from Anaheim) Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)
6 159 Jesse Dudas (D)  Canada Columbus Blue Jackets Prince George Cougars (WHL)
7 189 Derek Dorsett (RW)  Canada Columbus Blue Jackets Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
7 194 Matt Marquardt (LW)  Canada Columbus Blue Jackets (from Los Angeles) Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL)

Farm teams

Syracuse Crunch

The Syracuse Crunch are the Blue Jackets American Hockey League affiliate for the seventh season. Prior to the start of the 2006–07 season, the two clubs announced they had agreed to extend the affiliation agreement for four more years.[68]

Dayton Bombers

The Dayton Bombers of the ECHL are also entering their seventh season as an affiliate of the Blue Jackets.

Youngstown SteelHounds

The Jackets are also affiliated with the Youngstown SteelHounds of the Central Hockey League.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[33]
  2. ^ Sugden resumed his career in the semi-professional LNAH, signing with the Saint–Jean Chiefs on January 6, 2007.[47]

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