2008–09 Columbus Blue Jackets season
2008–09 Columbus Blue Jackets | |
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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) |
Penalty minutes | Jared Boll (180) |
Plus/minus | Jan Hejda (+23) |
Wins | Steve Mason (33) |
Goals against average | Steve Mason (2.29) |
The
Preseason
The Jackets selected Russian forward
Regular season
Rookie goaltender
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
GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | ||
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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
R | Div | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |||
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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 | ||
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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
Pre-season
2008 pre-season game log: 4–4–0 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 1–3–0) | |||||||||
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# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Recap |
1 | September 23 | Columbus | 3–4 | Chicago | 0–1–0 | Recap | |||
2 | September 24 | Columbus | 1–2 | Minnesota | 0–2–0 | Recap | |||
3 | September 26 | Nashville | 3–4 | Columbus | 1–2–0 | Recap | |||
4 | September 27 | Columbus | 1–3 | Nashville | 1–3–0 | Recap | |||
5 | September 29 | Chicago | 1–7 | Columbus | 2–3–0 | Recap | |||
6 | October 2 | Buffalo | 5–2 | Columbus | 2–4–0 | Recap | |||
7 | October 3 | Minnesota | 3–5 | Columbus | 3–4–0 | Recap | |||
8 | October 5 | Columbus | 5–4 | Toronto | SO | 4–4–0 | Recap |
Regular season
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Playoffs
The Blue Jackets have reached the
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Player statistics
Skaters
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†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 | |||||||
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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 2008 – Drew Olson
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To 2008 – Marc-Andre Bourdon
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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 2009 – David Pacan
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March 4, 2009 |
To Columbus Blue Jackets Antoine Vermette |
To 2009 – Robin Lehner
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March 4, 2009 |
To Columbus Blue Jackets Kevin Lalande |
To 2009 – Garrett Wilson
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Free agents
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Claimed from waivers
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Draft picks
The Blue Jackets entered the
Rnd | Pick | Player | Nat | Pos | Team (league) | NHL statistics | ||||
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1 | 6 | Nikita Filatov | Russia | LW | CSKA Moscow (RSL) | Made debut in 2008–09 | ||||
2 | 37 | Cody Goloubef | Canada | D | University of Wisconsin (WCHA) | |||||
4 | 107 | Steven Delisle | Canada | D | QMJHL ) |
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4 | 118 | Drew Olson | United States | D | Brainerd High School (USHS-MN) | |||||
5 | 127 | Matt Calvert | Canada | LW | Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) | |||||
5 | 135 | Tomas Kubalik | Czech Republic | RW | HC Plzeň (Czech Extraliga ) |
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5 | 137 | Brent Regner | Canada | D | Vancouver Giants (WHL) | |||||
6 | 157 | Cam Atkinson | United States | RW | Avon Old Farms (USHS-CT) | |||||
7 | 187 | Sean Collins | Canada | C | Waywayseecappo Wolverines (MJHL) |
See also
Farm teams
American Hockey League
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
- ^ "Blue Jackets lose Steve Mason for 4-6 weeks". CBC. September 23, 2008. Retrieved December 2, 2008.
- Canadian Press. December 2, 2008. Archived from the originalon December 13, 2008. Retrieved December 2, 2008.
- ^ "Blue Jackets G Steve Mason named rookie of the month again". National Post. January 2, 2009. Archived from the original on February 7, 2009. Retrieved January 2, 2009.
- ^ "Columbus Blue Jackets Goaltender Steve Mason to Miss this Weekend's NHL YoungStars Game". Columbus Blue Jackets Hockey Club. January 20, 2009. Archived from the original on January 22, 2009. Retrieved January 22, 2009.
- ^ "Columbus Blue Jackets - News: Columbus Blue Jackets Acquire Center Antoine Vermette from the Ottawa Senators in Exchange for Goaltender Pascal Leclaire and a Second Round Pick in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft - 03/04/2009". Archived from the original on March 9, 2009. Retrieved March 20, 2009.
- ^ "2008-09 Columbus Blue Jackets Roster and Statistics".
- ^ "2008-09 NHL Summary".
- ^ "2008-09 NHL Schedule and Results".
- ^ "2008 Entry Draft – First round tracker". TSN. Archived from the original on October 10, 2008. Retrieved October 24, 2008.
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