2009–10 Columbus Blue Jackets season
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The 2009–10
2009–10 NHL season
The 2009–10 NHL season was the 93rd season of operation of the National Hockey League , and the 100th season since the founding of the predecessor National Hockey Association . It ran from October 1, 2009, including four games in Europe on October 2 and 3—until April 11, 2010, with the 2010...

 Columbus Blue Jackets
Columbus Blue Jackets
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...

 season
is the tenth
Columbus Blue Jackets seasons
This is a list of seasons completed by the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League. This list documents the records and playoff results for all seasons the Blue Jackets have completed in the NHL since their inception in 2000.-Table key:...

 National Hockey League
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 (NHL) season
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 in Columbus
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...

, Ohio
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.

Pre-season


Regular season

On February 3, 2010, the Jackets fired head coach Ken Hitchcock
Ken Hitchcock
Ken Hitchcock also known as "Hitch" is an NHL hockey coach and pro scout, currently coaching the St. Louis Blues.-Early Years:...

 and named Claude Noel as interim head coach.

Game log

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

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes

Regular season
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
76 33 34 67 -2 58
82 27 38 65 +2 32
74 23 40 63 -4 36
82 23 32 55 -16 40
81 16 34 50 -7 26
79 9 27 36 -17 48
73 6 28 34 -17 37
80 6 26 32 -7 49
60 19 12 31 -8 32
70 7 15 22 +3 32
39 8 9 17 -7 47
79 3 13 16 -9 32
51 4 10 14 +6 105
62 3 10 13 -14 36
57 2 9 11 -9 62
31 0 10 10 -2 17
26 2 6 8 -7 26
60 2 6 8 -8 51
46 5 2 7 -6 6
68 4 3 7 -8 149
24 2 4 6 -6 12
36 3 2 5 -8 21
18 1 3 4 +3 0
40 2 2 4 +3 59
17 1 2 3 +2 10
11 1 2 3 0 6
13 2 0 2 0 8
6 0 2 2 +2 2
9 0 0 0 -3 10
3 0 0 0 0 7
3 0 0 0 0 4
4 0 0 0 -1 0
10 0 0 0 -5 6
4 0 0 0 0 0
2 0 0 0 -1 0

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime Losses; GA = Goals Against; GAA= Goals Against Average; SA= Shots Against; SV= Saves; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO= Shutouts
Regular season
Player GP TOI W L OT GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM
58 3201 20 26 9 163 3.06 1653 .901 5 0 2 2
35 1771 12 9 6 83 2.81 858 .903 2 0 0 2


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

Regular Season
Player Award Awarded
Mathieu Garon
Mathieu Garon
Mathieu Garon is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. Garon is a goaltender for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League . Garon has also played for the Columbus Blue Jackets, Los Angeles Kings, Edmonton Oilers, Montreal Canadiens and the Pittsburgh Penguins. Garon was a member...

 
NHL Third Star of the Week January 11, 2010

Records

Player Record Number Reached
Steve Mason
Steve Mason (ice hockey)
Steve Mason is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League . He was selected 69th overall in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft by the Blue Jackets. Playing major junior in the Ontario Hockey League , he spent three seasons...

 
Career Shutouts 13 February 6, 2010

Milestones

Regular Season
Player Milestone Reached
Rick Nash
Rick Nash
Rick Nash is a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger and captain of the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League ....

 
200th NHL Goal October 24, 2009
Antoine Vermette
Antoine Vermette
Antoine Vermette is a Canadian professional ice hockey player, an alternate captain for the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League .-QMJHL:...

 
100th NHL Goal January 8, 2010
Mathieu Garon
Mathieu Garon
Mathieu Garon is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. Garon is a goaltender for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League . Garon has also played for the Columbus Blue Jackets, Los Angeles Kings, Edmonton Oilers, Montreal Canadiens and the Pittsburgh Penguins. Garon was a member...

 
100th NHL Win January 8, 2010
Grant Clitsome
Grant Clitsome
Grant Clitsome is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League .-Playing career:...

 
1st NHL Point
1st NHL Assist
March 2, 2010
Mike Blunden  1st NHL Point
1st NHL Assist
March 9, 2010
Fedor Tyutin
Fedor Tyutin
Fedor Anatolievich Tyutin is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League ....

 
100th NHL Assist March 11, 2010
Mike Blunden 1st NHL Goal March 25, 2010
Grant Clitsome 1st NHL Goal March 27, 2010
Tomas Kana
Tomas Kana
Tomáš Káňa is a Czech professional ice hockey player currently playing for HC Vitkovice of the Czech Extraliga.-Playing career:...

 
1st NHL Point
1st NHL Assist
April 7, 2010

Transactions

The Blue Jackets have been involved in the following transactions
2009–10 NHL transactions
The following is a list of all team-to-team transactions that have occurred in the National Hockey League during the 2009–10 NHL season. It lists what team each player has been traded to, signed by, or claimed by, and for which player or draft pick, if applicable.-Retirement:-Free agency:Note: This...

 during the 2009–10 season.

Trades

Date
Details
June 26, 2009 To New York Islanders
New York Islanders
The New York Islanders are a professional ice hockey team based in Uniondale, New York. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...

 
1st-round pick (#16 overall) in 2009
2009 NHL Entry Draft
The 2009 NHL Entry Draft was the 47th Entry Draft. It was held on June 26–27, 2009 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec. The Draft was part of the Montreal Canadiens centennial celebrations. National Hockey League teams took turns selecting amateur ice hockey players from junior, collegiate, or...


3rd-round pick (#77 overall) in 2009
To Columbus Blue Jackets
Columbus Blue Jackets
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...

 
1st-round pick (#26 overall) in 2009
2009 NHL Entry Draft
The 2009 NHL Entry Draft was the 47th Entry Draft. It was held on June 26–27, 2009 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec. The Draft was part of the Montreal Canadiens centennial celebrations. National Hockey League teams took turns selecting amateur ice hockey players from junior, collegiate, or...


2nd-round pick (#37 overall) in 2009
3rd-round pick (#62 overall) in 2009
4th round pick (#92 overall) in 2009
June 26, 2009 To Anaheim Ducks
Anaheim Ducks
The Anaheim Ducks are a professional ice hockey team based in Anaheim, California, USA. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...

 
1st-round pick (#26 overall) in 2009
2009 NHL Entry Draft
The 2009 NHL Entry Draft was the 47th Entry Draft. It was held on June 26–27, 2009 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec. The Draft was part of the Montreal Canadiens centennial celebrations. National Hockey League teams took turns selecting amateur ice hockey players from junior, collegiate, or...


2nd-round pick (#37 overall) in 2009
To Columbus Blue Jackets
Columbus Blue Jackets
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...

 
1st-round pick (#21 overall) in 2009
2009 NHL Entry Draft
The 2009 NHL Entry Draft was the 47th Entry Draft. It was held on June 26–27, 2009 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec. The Draft was part of the Montreal Canadiens centennial celebrations. National Hockey League teams took turns selecting amateur ice hockey players from junior, collegiate, or...

June 27, 2009 To New York Islanders
New York Islanders
The New York Islanders are a professional ice hockey team based in Uniondale, New York. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...

 
3rd-round pick (#62 overall) in 2009
2009 NHL Entry Draft
The 2009 NHL Entry Draft was the 47th Entry Draft. It was held on June 26–27, 2009 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec. The Draft was part of the Montreal Canadiens centennial celebrations. National Hockey League teams took turns selecting amateur ice hockey players from junior, collegiate, or...


4th-round pick (#92 overall) in 2009
To Columbus Blue Jackets
Columbus Blue Jackets
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...

 
2nd-round pick (#56 overall) in 2009
2009 NHL Entry Draft
The 2009 NHL Entry Draft was the 47th Entry Draft. It was held on June 26–27, 2009 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec. The Draft was part of the Montreal Canadiens centennial celebrations. National Hockey League teams took turns selecting amateur ice hockey players from junior, collegiate, or...

September 28, 2009 To Calgary Flames
Calgary Flames
The Calgary Flames are a professional ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is the third major-professional ice hockey team to represent the city of Calgary, following the...

 
3rd-round pick in 2010
2010 NHL Entry Draft
The 2010 NHL Entry Draft was the 48th NHL Entry Draft, held on June 25–26, 2010 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, home arena of the Los Angeles Kings. This was the first time Los Angeles hosted the NHL Entry Draft. An unofficial record of 11 American-trained players were selected in...

To Columbus Blue Jackets
Columbus Blue Jackets
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...

 
Anton Stralman
Anton Strålman
Anton Strålman is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman, currently under contract with the New York Rangers.- Playing career :...

October 8, 2009 To Atlanta Thrashers
Atlanta Thrashers
The Atlanta Thrashers were a professional ice hockey team based in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Atlanta was granted a franchise in the National Hockey League on June 25, 1997, and became the league's 28th franchise when it began play in the 1999–2000 NHL season...

 
Future Considerations
To Columbus Blue Jackets
Columbus Blue Jackets
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...

 
Jordan LaVallee-Smotherman
Jordan Smotherman
Jordan LaVallée Smotherman is an American ice hockey Winger currently playing with EfB Esbjerg of the Danish Superliga.-Playing career:...

October 20, 2009 To Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia Flyers
The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...

 
Stefan Legein
Stefan Legein
Stefan Legein is a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who plays for the Manchester Monarchs of the American Hockey League...

To Columbus Blue Jackets
Columbus Blue Jackets
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...

 
Michael Ratchuk
December 8, 2009 To St. Louis Blues 
Pascal Pelletier
Pascal Pelletier
Pascal Pelletier is a Canadian professional ice hockey player for SCL Tigers of the Swiss National League A...

To Columbus Blue Jackets
Columbus Blue Jackets
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...

 
Brendan Bell
Brendan Bell
Brendan Bell is a Canadian ice hockey defenceman currently signed with the New York Rangers.-Junior:Prior to being drafted by the NHL, Bell attended High School at St. Pius X High School . He grew up a fan of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Bell played in the CJHL for the Ottawa Jr. Senators where he was...


Tomas Kana
Tomas Kana
Tomáš Káňa is a Czech professional ice hockey player currently playing for HC Vitkovice of the Czech Extraliga.-Playing career:...

December 28, 2009 To Washington Capitals
Washington Capitals
The Washington Capitals are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Since their founding in 1974, "The Caps" have won one conference championship to reach the 1998 Stanley Cup...

 
Jason Chimera
Jason Chimera
Jason Chimera is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger and an alternate captain for the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League .-Pre-NHL:Chimera played his junior career in the WHL, for Medicine Hat and Brandon...

To Columbus Blue Jackets
Columbus Blue Jackets
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...

 
Chris Clark
Milan Jurcina
Milan Jurcina
Milan Jurcina is a Slovak ice hockey defenceman currently with the New York Islanders of the NHL.- Playing career :The 6-foot-4 Slovak was drafted by the Boston Bruins 241st overall in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft...

March 1, 2010 To New York Islanders
New York Islanders
The New York Islanders are a professional ice hockey team based in Uniondale, New York. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...

 
Dylan Reese
Dylan Reese
Dylan Paul Reese is an ice hockey defenseman currently playing in the New York Islanders organization.-Playing career:Reese was drafted 209th overall in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Rangers. He played collegiate hockey with Harvard of the ECAC where he won two conference championships...

To Columbus Blue Jackets
Columbus Blue Jackets
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...

 
Greg Moore
Greg Moore (ice hockey)
Greg Moore is an American professional ice hockey forward who plays for the Augsburger Panther of the German Deutsche Eishockey Liga . He previously played in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers and Columbus Blue Jackets.-Playing career:Moore was drafted in the 5th round, 143rd...

March 3, 2010 To Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres
The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League .-Founding and early success: 1970-71—1980-81:...

 
Raffi Torres
Raffi Torres
Raphael "Raffi" Torres is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who currently plays for the Phoenix Coyotes of the National Hockey League . He was drafted by the New York Islanders fifth overall in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft. He has additionally played in the NHL for the Edmonton Oilers,...

To Columbus Blue Jackets
Columbus Blue Jackets
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...

 
Nathan Paetsch
Nathan Paetsch
Nathan Paetsch is a professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for EHC Wolfsburg of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga .-Playing career:...



2nd-round pick in 2010
2010 NHL Entry Draft
The 2010 NHL Entry Draft was the 48th NHL Entry Draft, held on June 25–26, 2010 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, home arena of the Los Angeles Kings. This was the first time Los Angeles hosted the NHL Entry Draft. An unofficial record of 11 American-trained players were selected in...

March 3, 2010 To Washington Capitals
Washington Capitals
The Washington Capitals are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Since their founding in 1974, "The Caps" have won one conference championship to reach the 1998 Stanley Cup...

 
Milan Jurcina
Milan Jurcina
Milan Jurcina is a Slovak ice hockey defenceman currently with the New York Islanders of the NHL.- Playing career :The 6-foot-4 Slovak was drafted by the Boston Bruins 241st overall in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft...

To Columbus Blue Jackets
Columbus Blue Jackets
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...

 
conditional 6th-round pick in 2010
2010 NHL Entry Draft
The 2010 NHL Entry Draft was the 48th NHL Entry Draft, held on June 25–26, 2010 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, home arena of the Los Angeles Kings. This was the first time Los Angeles hosted the NHL Entry Draft. An unofficial record of 11 American-trained players were selected in...

March 3, 2010 To Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles Kings
The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...

 
Fredrik Modin
Fredrik Modin
Fredrik "Freddy" Modin is a Swedish former professional ice hockey left winger, who played 14 seasons in the National Hockey League and most notably won the Stanley Cup with the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 2003–04 season....

To Columbus Blue Jackets
Columbus Blue Jackets
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...

 
conditional 7th-round pick in 2010
2010 NHL Entry Draft
The 2010 NHL Entry Draft was the 48th NHL Entry Draft, held on June 25–26, 2010 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, home arena of the Los Angeles Kings. This was the first time Los Angeles hosted the NHL Entry Draft. An unofficial record of 11 American-trained players were selected in...

March 3, 2010 To Florida Panthers
Florida Panthers
The Florida Panthers are a professional ice hockey team based in Sunrise, Florida, in the Miami metropolitan area. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . They play their games at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise and are the...

 
Mathieu Roy
Mathieu Roy
Mathieu Roy also known as Matt Roy is a professional ice hockey defenceman with the Carolina Hurricanes organization of the National Hockey League .-Playing career:...

To Columbus Blue Jackets
Columbus Blue Jackets
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...

 
Matt Rust
March 3, 2010 To Phoenix Coyotes
Phoenix Coyotes
The Phoenix Coyotes are a professional ice hockey team based in Glendale, Arizona. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They play their home games at Jobing.com Arena....

 
Alexandre Picard
Alexandre Picard (ice hockey)
Alexandre Picard is a Canadian professional ice hockey winger currently playing for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League.-Playing career:...

To Columbus Blue Jackets
Columbus Blue Jackets
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...

 
Chad Kolarik
Chad Kolarik
Chad Kolarik is a professional ice hockey right wing currently playing for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League. He married University of Michigan gymnastic great Kylee Botterman in August 2011 in Botterman's hometown of Chicago, Illinois...


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Free agents acquired

Player Former team Contract terms
Samuel Pahlsson
Samuel Påhlsson
Samuel Påhlsson is a Swedish professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Columbus Blue Jackets in the National Hockey League .-Professional:...

 
Chicago Blackhawks
Chicago Blackhawks
The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10...

 
3 years, $7.95 million
Mathieu Garon
Mathieu Garon
Mathieu Garon is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. Garon is a goaltender for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League . Garon has also played for the Columbus Blue Jackets, Los Angeles Kings, Edmonton Oilers, Montreal Canadiens and the Pittsburgh Penguins. Garon was a member...

 
Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins
The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the first expansion teams during the league's original...

 
2 years, $2.4 million
Pascal Pelletier
Pascal Pelletier
Pascal Pelletier is a Canadian professional ice hockey player for SCL Tigers of the Swiss National League A...

 
Chicago Blackhawks
Chicago Blackhawks
The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10...

 
1 year, 2-way contract
Mathieu Roy
Mathieu Roy
Mathieu Roy also known as Matt Roy is a professional ice hockey defenceman with the Carolina Hurricanes organization of the National Hockey League .-Playing career:...

 
Springfield Falcons
Springfield Falcons
The Springfield Falcons are an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League . They play in Springfield, Massachusetts, at the MassMutual Center and are the top affiliate of the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League. The Falcons' two main rivals are the Connecticut Whale and the...

 
1 year, 2-way contract
David Liffiton
David Liffiton
David Liffiton is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing with the Lake Erie Monsters of the American Hockey League, under contract to the Colorado Avalanche organization of the National Hockey League....

 
EfB Ishockey  2-way contract
Dylan Reese
Dylan Reese
Dylan Paul Reese is an ice hockey defenseman currently playing in the New York Islanders organization.-Playing career:Reese was drafted 209th overall in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Rangers. He played collegiate hockey with Harvard of the ECAC where he won two conference championships...

 
San Antonio Rampage
San Antonio Rampage
The San Antonio Rampage are an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League based in San Antonio, Texas. They are the top affiliate of the Florida Panthers of the NHL. Their home arena is the AT&T Center.-History:...

 
2-way contract


Free agents lost

Player New team Contract terms
Aaron Rome
Aaron Rome
Aaron Rome is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League . He was originally selected out of the Western Hockey League 104th overall in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft by the Los Angeles Kings...

 
Vancouver Canucks
Vancouver Canucks
The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver, :British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The Canucks play their home games at Rogers Arena, formerly known as General Motors Place,...

 
1 year, $550,000
Wade Dubielewicz
Wade Dubielewicz
Wade Roger Dubielewicz , is a Canadian ice hockey goaltender, who is currently plays for the Cologne Sharks in Germany...

 
Minnesota Wild
Minnesota Wild
The Minnesota Wild are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....

 
undisclosed
Ole-Kristian Tollefsen
Ole-Kristian Tollefsen
Ole-Kristian Tollefsen is a Norwegian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for Modo in Elitserien.Tollefsen was selected to play for the Norway men's national ice hockey team at the 2010 Winter Olympics....

 
Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia Flyers
The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...

 
1 year, $600,000
Jason Williams  Detroit Red Wings
Detroit Red Wings
The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York...

 
1 year, $1.5 million
Craig MacDonald
Craig MacDonald
James Craig MacDonald is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who currently plays for the Adler Mannheim in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.-Playing career:...

 
DEG Metro Stars
DEG Metro Stars
The DEG Metro Stars is a German professional ice hockey team in Düsseldorf. It was Germany's most successful hockey club for a long time and had many international players...

 
undisclosed
Mike York
Mike York
Michael York is an American professional ice hockey left winger currently playing for the Iserlohn Roosters of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga .-Playing career:...

 
Rochester Americans
Rochester Americans
The Rochester Americans are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League, and a top affiliate of the Buffalo Sabres. The team plays its home games in Rochester, New York, at the Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial...

 
1 year
Manny Malhotra
Manny Malhotra
Emmanuel Noveen Malhotra is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre currently playing for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League , serving as an alternate captain. During his NHL career he has additionally played for the Dallas Stars, Columbus Blue Jackets, San Jose Sharks and New...

 
San Jose Sharks
San Jose Sharks
The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...

 
1 year, $700,000

Claimed via Waivers

Player Former team Date claimed off waivers


Lost via Waivers

Player New team Date claimed off waivers

Lost via Retirement

Player
Michael Peca
Michael Peca
Michael Anthony "Mike" Peca is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey forward in the National Hockey League . He most recently played for the Columbus Blue Jackets of the NHL. He has also played for the Vancouver Canucks, Buffalo Sabres, New York Islanders, Edmonton Oilers and Toronto Maple...


Player Signings

Player Contract terms
Brent Regner
Brent Regner
Brent Regner is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing for the Springfield Falcons in the American Hockey League...

 
3 year entry level contract
Trevor Frischmon
Trevor Frischmon
Trevor John Frischmon is a National Hockey League center. He currently plays with the New York Islanders.He signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Islanders on July 5, 2011.-Career statistics:...

 
1 year, 2-way contract
Rick Nash
Rick Nash
Rick Nash is a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger and captain of the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League ....

 
8 years, $62.4 million extension
Jonathan Sigalet
Jonathan Sigalet
Jonathan Sigalet is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He played college hockey for the Falcons of Bowling Green State University. He was drafted by the NHL's Boston Bruins in 2005 and was also a part of the Columbus Blue Jackets system, playing for the Springfield Falcons of the...

 
2 year, 2-way contract
Mike Blunden  1 year, 2-way contract
John Moore
John Moore (ice hockey)
John Moore is an American ice hockey defenseman who is currently playing for the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League. He was drafted in the first round of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft by the Columbus Blue Jackets.-Junior:Moore attended New Trier High School in Winnetka, Illinois...

 
3 year entry level contract
Marc Methot
Marc Methot
Marc Methot is a Canadian ice-hockey player currently with the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League.-Playing career:...

 
2 years
Dan LaCosta
Dan LaCosta
Dan LaCosta is a Canadian college ice hockey goaltender currently with the UNB Varsity Reds of the Atlantic University Sport Conference. He was drafted in the third round, 94th overall, by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft...

 
1 year, 2-way contract
Derick Brassard
Derick Brassard
Derick Brassard is a Canadian ice hockey player who currently plays as a centre for the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League .-Playing career:...

 
4 years, $13 million extension
Alexandre Picard
Alexandre Picard (ice hockey)
Alexandre Picard is a Canadian professional ice hockey winger currently playing for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League.-Playing career:...

 
1 year
Derek Dorsett
Derek Dorsett
Derek Dorsett is a Canadian professional ice hockey player for the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League.-Playing career:...

 
2 year contract extension
Antoine Vermette
Antoine Vermette
Antoine Vermette is a Canadian professional ice hockey player, an alternate captain for the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League .-QMJHL:...

 
5 year, $18.75 million contract extension
Matt Calvert
Matt Calvert
Matthew Calvert is a Canadian ice hockey left winger who is currently playing for the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League...

 
3 year entry-level contract

Draft picks

Columbus had six picks at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft
2009 NHL Entry Draft
The 2009 NHL Entry Draft was the 47th Entry Draft. It was held on June 26–27, 2009 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec. The Draft was part of the Montreal Canadiens centennial celebrations. National Hockey League teams took turns selecting amateur ice hockey players from junior, collegiate, or...

 in Montreal, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....

.
Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 21 (from Philadelphia via Anaheim) John Moore
John Moore (ice hockey)
John Moore is an American ice hockey defenseman who is currently playing for the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League. He was drafted in the first round of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft by the Columbus Blue Jackets.-Junior:Moore attended New Trier High School in Winnetka, Illinois...

(D) Chicago Steel
Chicago Steel
The Chicago Steel is a Tier 1 junior ice hockey team formed in 2000. It plays all of its home games at the Edge Ice Arena, located in Bensenville, Illinois. The Steel play in the Eastern Division of the United States Hockey League. The current GM and Head Coach of the Steel is Scott McConnell...

 (United States Hockey League)
2 56 (from Boston via NY Islanders) Kevin Lynch (C) U.S. National U18 Team (National Team Development Program)
4 94 (from Colorado) David Savard
David Savard
David Savard is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League . He was drafted by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 4th round of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.On June 3, 2010, he was signed by the Columbus Blue Jackets to a...

(D) Moncton Wildcats
Moncton Wildcats
The Moncton Wildcats are a junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. They play at the Moncton Coliseum in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada....

 (Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League is one of the three major junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League...

)
5 137 Thomas Larkin (D) (Exeter High) (United States High School)
6 167 Anton Blomqvist
Anton Blomqvist
Anton Blomqvist is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing for the Springfield Falcons in the American Hockey League...

(D) Malmö Redhawks
Malmö Redhawks
The Malmö Redhawks is an ice hockey club from Malmö, Sweden. The team is currently playing in the second highest league in Sweden, HockeyAllsvenskan. Malmö has played 16 seasons in the top Swedish league Elitserien .-History:...

 (J20 SuperElit
J20 SuperElit
J20 SuperElit is a junior ice hockey league composed of 20 teams in Sweden. It is the highest-level junior ice hockey league in Sweden. The teams are divided in two groups, or divisions, Norra and Södra , and are usually associated with a professional team in either Elitserien or HockeyAllsvenskan...

)
7 197 Kyle Neuber (RW) Mississauga St. Michael's Majors
Mississauga St. Michael's Majors
The Mississauga St. Michael's Majors are a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League, based in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. The team was originally known as the Toronto St. Michael's Majors, whose hockey program was founded and operated by St. Michael's College School in 1906...

 (OHL
Ontario Hockey League
The Ontario Hockey League is one of the three Major Junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The league is for players aged 15-20.The OHL also operates under the Ontario Hockey Federation of Hockey Canada....

)

Final roster

Updated April 10, 2010.



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Farm teams

The American Hockey League's
American Hockey League
The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...

 Syracuse Crunch
Syracuse Crunch
The Syracuse Crunch are a minor league professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They play in Syracuse, New York, at the War Memorial at Oncenter...

 and the East Coast Hockey League's Gwinnett Gladiators
Gwinnett Gladiators
The Gwinnett Gladiators are a professional minor league ice hockey team based in Duluth, Georgia. The Gladiators play in the South Division of the ECHL's Eastern Conference. The Gladiators play their home games at the Arena at Gwinnett Center....

are the Blue Jackets' minor league affiliates for the 2009–10 season.

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