2007β08 Columbus Blue Jackets | |
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Division | 4th Central |
Conference | 13th Western |
2007β08 record | 34β36β12 |
Home record | 20β14β7 |
Road record | 14β22β5 |
Goals for | 193 |
Goals against | 218 |
Team information | |
General manager | Scott Howson |
Coach | Ken Hitchcock |
Captain |
Adam Foote (Oct.βFeb.) Rick Nash (Feb.βApr.) |
Alternate captains |
Sergei Fedorov (Oct.βFeb.) Rostislav Klesla (Feb.βApr.) Fredrik Modin Rick Nash (Oct.βFeb.) Michael Peca (Feb.βApr.) David Vyborny |
Arena | Nationwide Arena |
Average attendance | 15,146 (83.5%) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Rick Nash (38) |
Assists | Nikolay Zherdev (35) |
Points | Rick Nash (69) |
Penalty minutes | Jared Boll (226) |
Plus/minus | Jan Hejda (+20) |
Wins | Pascal Leclaire (24) |
Goals against average | Pascal Leclaire (2.25) |
The 2007β08 Columbus Blue Jackets season began October 5, 2007. It was the Blue Jackets' eighth season in the National Hockey League (NHL).
Key dates prior to the start of the season:
The Blue Jackets attempted to qualify for the playoffs for the first time in franchise history. Scott Howson was hired prior to the 2007 NHL Entry Draft as the second general manager in team history, replacing Doug MacLean. [1] The Blue Jackets finished with a 34β36β12 record, earning 80 points and missing the playoffs. The Blue Jackets finished fourth in the Central Division, finishing above the St. Louis Blues and 13th in the Western Conference. On March 16, 2008, Columbus set a franchise record for points in a season, 75, with a 4β3 win over the Detroit Red Wings in Columbus.
The Blue Jackets started off the season well with a 7β3β1 record in October, but falling behind in the Western Conference in November with a 4β7β3 record. During the All-star break, Rick Nash was selected to participate in the 2008 All-Star Game for the Western Conference. He scored a record-breaking goal just 12 seconds into the period. Nash scored three goals in the game, yet the Eastern Conference won the game 8β7. The Blue Jackets earned average records in December through February, staying within reach of a playoff spot. On February 26, Captain Adam Foote was traded to the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for two draft picks. Rick Nash was named the new captain of the team. In March, the Blue Jackets' chances of playing in the post-season were fading away after a 4β6β3 record due to the injury of starting goaltender Pascal Leclaire. After being mathematically eliminated from making the playoffs, the Blue Jackets lost their last three games of the season.
GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | ||
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1 | p β Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 54 | 21 | 7 | 257 | 184 | 115 |
2 | Nashville Predators | 82 | 41 | 32 | 9 | 230 | 229 | 91 |
3 | Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 40 | 34 | 8 | 239 | 235 | 88 |
4 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 34 | 36 | 12 | 193 | 218 | 80 |
5 | St. Louis Blues | 82 | 33 | 36 | 13 | 205 | 237 | 79 |
R | Div | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | p β Detroit Red Wings | CE | 82 | 54 | 21 | 7 | 257 | 184 | 115 |
2 | y β San Jose Sharks | PA | 82 | 49 | 23 | 10 | 222 | 193 | 108 |
3 | y β Minnesota Wild | NW | 82 | 44 | 28 | 10 | 223 | 218 | 98 |
4 | Anaheim Ducks | PA | 82 | 47 | 27 | 8 | 205 | 191 | 102 |
5 | Dallas Stars | PA | 82 | 45 | 30 | 7 | 242 | 207 | 97 |
6 | Colorado Avalanche | NW | 82 | 44 | 31 | 7 | 231 | 219 | 95 |
7 | Calgary Flames | NW | 82 | 42 | 30 | 10 | 229 | 227 | 94 |
8 | Nashville Predators | CE | 82 | 41 | 32 | 9 | 230 | 229 | 91 |
8.5 | |||||||||
9 | Edmonton Oilers | NW | 82 | 41 | 35 | 6 | 235 | 251 | 88 |
10 | Chicago Blackhawks | CE | 82 | 40 | 34 | 8 | 239 | 235 | 88 |
11 | Vancouver Canucks | NW | 82 | 39 | 33 | 10 | 213 | 215 | 88 |
12 | Phoenix Coyotes | PA | 82 | 38 | 37 | 7 | 214 | 231 | 83 |
13 | Columbus Blue Jackets | CE | 82 | 34 | 36 | 12 | 193 | 218 | 80 |
14 | St. Louis Blues | CE | 82 | 33 | 36 | 13 | 205 | 237 | 79 |
15 | Los Angeles Kings | PA | 82 | 32 | 43 | 7 | 231 | 266 | 71 |
Divisions: PA β Pacific, CE β Central, NW β Northwest
bold β qualified for playoffs, y β division winner, p β
Presidents' Trophy winner
Record: 7β3β1; Home: 4β1β1; Road: 3β2β0
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Points |
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1 | October 5 | Anaheim | 0 β 4 | Columbus | Leclaire | 17,852 | 1β0β0 | 2 | |
2 | October 6 | Columbus | 2 β 3 | Minnesota | Norrena | 18,568 | 1β1β0 | 2 | |
3 | October 10 | Phoenix | 0 β 3 | Columbus | Leclaire | 11,944 | 2β1β0 | 4 | |
4 | October 13 | Columbus | 1 β 5 | Colorado | Leclaire | 16,153 | 2β2β0 | 4 | |
5 | October 17 | Dallas | 3 β 2 | Columbus | SO | Norrena | 11,820 | 2β2β1 | 5 |
6 | October 19 | Columbus | 3 β 0 | Buffalo | Leclaire | 18,690 | 3β2β1 | 7 | |
7 | October 21 | Vancouver | 4 β 1 | Columbus | Leclaire | 12,667 | 3β3β1 | 7 | |
8 | October 23 | Columbus | 7 β 4 | Chicago | Norrena | 10,884 | 4β3β1 | 9 | |
9 | October 25 | St. Louis | 0 β 3 | Columbus | Leclaire | 12,786 | 5β3β1 | 11 | |
10 | October 27 | San Jose | 1 β 2 | Columbus | Leclaire | 13,234 | 6β3β1 | 13 | |
11 | October 31 | Columbus | 4 β 1 | Los Angeles | Leclaire | 11,491 | 7β3β1 | 15 |
Record: 4β7β3; Home: 3β2β1; Road: 1β5β2
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
12 | November 1 | Columbus | 1 β 2 | Anaheim | SO | Norrena | 17,174 | 7β3β2 | 16 |
13 | November 4 | St. Louis | 0 β 3 | Columbus | Leclaire | 13,254 | 8β3β2 | 18 | |
14 | November 7 | Columbus | 2 β 5 | Chicago | Norrena | 9,717 | 8β4β2 | 18 | |
15 | November 9 | Columbus | 1 β 4 | Detroit | Leclaire | 18,654 | 8β5β2 | 18 | |
16 | November 10 | Columbus | 3 β 4 | Nashville | SO | Norrena | 15,947 | 8β5β3 | 19 |
17 | November 12 | Nashville | 4 β 1 | Columbus | Leclaire | 12,554 | 8β6β3 | 19 | |
18 | November 14 | Chicago | 2 β 4 | Columbus | Leclaire | 13,622 | 9β6β3 | 21 | |
19 | November 16 | Columbus | 2 β 3 | St. Louis | Norrena | 19,150 | 9β7β3 | 21 | |
20 | November 18 | Detroit | 5 β 4 | Columbus | SO | Leclaire | 15,503 | 9β7β4 | 22 |
21 | November 21 | Florida | 5 β 2 | Columbus | Leclaire | 13,326 | 9β8β4 | 22 | |
22 | November 23 | Columbus | 4 β 0 | Minnesota | Leclaire | 18,568 | 10β8β4 | 24 | |
23 | November 24 | Detroit | 2 β 3 | Columbus | SO | Leclaire | 17,513 | 11β8β4 | 26 |
24 | November 26 | Columbus | 1 β 3 | Edmonton | Norrena | 16,839 | 11β9β4 | 26 | |
25 | November 29 | Columbus | 0 β 2 | Vancouver | Norrena | 18,630 | 11β10β4 | 26 |
Record: 7β5β2; Home: 6β3β2; Road: 1β2β0
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
26 | December 1 | Columbus | 4 β 3 | Calgary | OT | Norrena | 19,289 | 12β10β4 | 28 |
27 | December 3 | Dallas | 2 β 1 | Columbus | SO | Leclaire | 12,233 | 12β10β5 | 29 |
28 | December 5 | Colorado | 4 β 5 | Columbus | Norrena | 12,851 | 13β10β5 | 31 | |
29 | December 8 | Minnesota | 2 β 1 | Columbus | Leclaire | 15,666 | 13β11β5 | 31 | |
30 | December 10 | Anaheim | 4 β 3 | Columbus | OT | Leclaire | 11,984 | 13β11β6 | 32 |
31 | December 12 | Colorado | 1 β 4 | Columbus | Norrena | 13,150 | 14β11β6 | 34 | |
32 | December 15 | Columbus | 0 β 2 | Boston | Norrena | 14,058 | 14β12β6 | 34 | |
33 | December 18 | Calgary | 3 β 0 | Columbus | Leclaire | 13,181 | 14β13β6 | 34 | |
34 | December 21 | Los Angeles | 1 β 2 | Columbus | Leclaire | 14,034 | 15β13β6 | 36 | |
35 | December 23 | Nashville | 3 β 1 | Columbus | Norrena | 15,481 | 15β14β6 | 36 | |
36 | December 26 | Atlanta | 0 β 2 | Columbus | Leclaire | 15,726 | 16β14β6 | 38 | |
37 | December 27 | Columbus | 3 β 4 | Nashville | Norrena | 14,331 | 16β15β6 | 38 | |
38 | December 29 | Carolina | 1 β 4 | Columbus | Leclaire | 17,453 | 17β15β6 | 40 | |
39 | December 31 | Edmonton | 2 β 4 | Columbus | Leclaire | 16,774 | 18β15β6 | 42 |
Record: 7β7β0; Home: 3β1β0; Road: 4β6β0
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
40 | January 2 | Columbus | 1 β 2 | Anaheim | Leclaire | 17,174 | 18β16β6 | 42 | |
41 | January 3 | Columbus | 4 β 3 | Los Angeles | Norrena | 14,173 | 19β16β6 | 44 | |
42 | January 5 | Columbus | 2 β 3 | San Jose | Norrena | 17,496 | 19β17β6 | 44 | |
43 | January 8 | Columbus | 1 β 6 | St. Louis | Norrena | 14,818 | 19β18β6 | 44 | |
44 | January 11 | St. Louis | 4 β 6 | Columbus | Leclaire | 15,233 | 20β18β6 | 46 | |
45 | January 12 | Nashville | 1 β 2 | Columbus | SO | Leclaire | 16,230 | 21β18β6 | 48 |
46 | January 15 | Vancouver | 2 β 3 | Columbus | Leclaire | 13,555 | 22β18β6 | 50 | |
47 | January 17 | Columbus | 4 β 3 | Phoenix | Leclaire | 11,114 | 23β18β6 | 52 | |
48 | January 19 | Columbus | 1 β 3 | Dallas | Norrena | 17,811 | 23β19β6 | 52 | |
49 | January 20 | Columbus | 1 β 3 | Colorado | Leclaire | 17,197 | 23β20β6 | 52 | |
50 | January 22 | Columbus | 4 β 2 | Dallas | Leclaire | 17,087 | 24β20β6 | 54 | |
51 | January 24 | Columbus | 1 β 0 | Chicago | Leclaire | 16,094 | 25β20β6 | 56 | |
52 | January 29 | Phoenix | 2 β 4 | Columbus | Leclaire | 15,127 | 25β21β6 | 56 | |
53 | January 31 | Columbus | 2 β 4 | Nashville | Leclaire | 13,745 | 25β22β6 | 56 |
Record: 5β5β3; Home: 0β3β2; Road: 5β2β1
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
54 | February 2 | Minnesota | 4 β 1 | Columbus | Norrena | 18,529 | 25β23β6 | 56 | |
55 | February 5 | Washington | 4 β 3 | Columbus | OT | Norrena | 14,450 | 25β23β7 | 57 |
56 | February 7 | Columbus | 2 β 1 | Phoenix | Norrena | 13,918 | 26β23β7 | 59 | |
57 | February 8 | Columbus | 1 β 2 | San Jose | OT | Norrena | 17,210 | 26β23β8 | 60 |
58 | February 10 | Los Angeles | 3 β 2 | Columbus | SO | Leclaire | 15,823 | 26β23β9 | 61 |
59 | February 13 | Chicago | 7 β 2 | Columbus | Norrena | 14,918 | 26β24β9 | 61 | |
60 | February 15 | Columbus | 5 β 1 | Detroit | Leclaire | 20,066 | 27β24β9 | 63 | |
61 | February 17 | Columbus | 1 β 5 | St. Louis | Leclaire | 19,150 | 27β25β9 | 63 | |
62 | February 19 | Columbus | 1 β 3 | Toronto | Leclaire | 19,347 | 27β26β9 | 63 | |
63 | February 21 | Columbus | 3 β 2 | Ottawa | SO | Leclaire | 19,612 | 28β26β9 | 65 |
64 | February 23 | Columbus | 3 β 0 | Montreal | Leclaire | 21,273 | 29β26β9 | 67 | |
65 | February 27 | San Jose | 4 β 2 | Columbus | Leclaire | 16,029 | 29β27β9 | 67 | |
66 | February 29 | Columbus | 3 β 2 | Vancouver | OT | Leclaire | 18,630 | 30β27β9 | 69 |
Record: 4β6β3; Home: 4β3β1; Road: 0β3β2
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
67 | March 2 | Columbus | 3 β 4 | Edmonton | SO | Leclaire | 16,839 | 30β27β10 | 70 |
68 | March 4 | Columbus | 0 β 1 | Calgary | Leclaire | 19,289 | 30β28β10 | 70 | |
69 | March 7 | Edmonton | 2 β 1 | Columbus | OT | Leclaire | 14,933 | 30β28β11 | 71 |
70 | March 9 | Tampa Bay | 3 β 5 | Columbus | Leclaire | 14,796 | 31β28β11 | 73 | |
71 | March 14 | Chicago | 6 β 3 | Columbus | Norrena | 15,699 | 31β29β11 | 73 | |
72 | March 16 | Detroit | 3 β 4 | Columbus | Norrena | 18,188 | 32β29β11 | 75 | |
73 | March 18 | Calgary | 0 β 3 | Columbus | Norrena | 14,270 | 33β29β11 | 77 | |
74 | March 19 | Columbus | 1 β 3 | Detroit | Norrena | 19,061 | 33β30β11 | 77 | |
75 | March 22 | Detroit | 4 β 1 | Columbus | Norrena | 17,681 | 33β31β11 | 77 | |
76 | March 25 | Columbus | 0 β 3 | Nashville | Norrena | 16,330 | 33β32β11 | 77 | |
77 | March 26 | Chicago | 0 β 4 | Columbus | Norrena | 14,454 | 34β32β11 | 79 | |
78 | March 28 | Nashville | 2 β 0 | Columbus | Leclaire | 15,595 | 34β33β11 | 79 | |
79 | March 30 | Columbus | 4 β 5 | Chicago | SO | Norrena | 20,885 | 34β33β12 | 80 |
Record: 0β3β0; Home: 0β1β0; Road 0β2β0
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
80 | April 3 | Columbus | 2 β 3 | Detroit | Leclaire | 19,435 | 34β34β12 | 80 | |
81 | April 5 | Columbus | 0 β 3 | St. Louis | Leclaire | 19,150 | 34β35β12 | 80 | |
82 | April 6 | St. Louis | 4 β 1 | Columbus | Norrena | 17,739 | 34β36β12 | 80 |
The Blue Jackets did not qualify for the 2007β08 playoffs and remained the only NHL team to never have qualified for the playoffs.
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
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Rick Nash | LW | 80 | 38 | 31 | 69 | 95 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 6 |
Nikolay Zherdev | W | 82 | 26 | 35 | 61 | 34 | -9 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
Michael Peca | C | 65 | 8 | 26 | 34 | 64 | -1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Ron Hainsey | D | 78 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 25 | -7 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Jason Chimera | LW | 81 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 98 | -5 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Manny Malhotra | C | 71 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 34 | -3 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Sergei Fedorov | C | 50 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 30 | -3 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
David Vyborny | RW | 66 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 34 | -8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Dan Fritsche | C | 69 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Jiri Novotny | C | 65 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 24 | -10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Rostislav Klesla | D | 82 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 60 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Adam Foote | D | 63 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 95 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Jan Hejda | D | 81 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 61 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Curtis Glencross | C | 36 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Fredrik Modin | LW | 23 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Andrew Murray | C | 39 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jared Boll | RW | 75 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 226 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Kris Russell | D | 67 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 14 | -12 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Kris Beech | C | 16 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Dick Tarnstrom | D | 19 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 12 | -5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Gilbert Brule | C | 61 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 24 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Joakim Lindstrom | C | 25 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Ole-Kristian Tollefsen | D | 51 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 111 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Duvie Westcott | D | 23 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 30 | -10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Derek MacKenzie | C | 17 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Derick Brassard | C | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Aaron Rome | D | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 33 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Clay Wilson | D | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pascal Leclaire | G | 54 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fredrik Norrena | G | 37 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Zenon Konopka | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dan LaCosta | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Marc Methot | D | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Alexandre Picard | LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Adam Pineault | RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tom Sestito | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jody Shelley | LW | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T/OT | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pascal Leclaire | 2986 | 54 | 24 | 17 | 6 | 112 | 2.25 | 9 | 1379 | 1267 | .919 |
Fredrik Norrena | 1960 | 37 | 10 | 19 | 6 | 89 | 2.72 | 2 | 856 | 767 | .896 |
Dan LaCosta | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.000 |
Team: | 4959 | 82 | 34 | 36 | 12 | 201 | 2.43 | 11 | 2240 | 2039 | .910 |
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG=Power-play goals; SHG=Short-handed goals; GWG=Game-winning goals
MIN=Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T/OT = Ties/Overtime Losses; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SO = Shutouts; SA=Shots against; SV=Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;
Regular Season | |||||||||
Player | Milestone | Reached | |||||||
Jared Boll Kris Russell |
1st NHL Game | October 5, 2007 | |||||||
Kris Russell | 1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point |
October 5, 2007 | |||||||
Fredrik Modin | 200th NHL Assist | October 5, 2007 | |||||||
Jared Boll | 1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Point |
October 10, 2007 | |||||||
Jason Chimera | 300th NHL Game | October 23, 2007 | |||||||
David Vyborny | 500th NHL Game 300th NHL Point |
November 24, 2007 | |||||||
Andrew Murray (ice hockey) | 1st NHL Game | December 27, 2007 | |||||||
Andrew Murray (ice hockey) | 1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Point |
January 2, 2008 | |||||||
Rostislav Klesla | 100th NHL Point | January 17, 2008 | |||||||
Kris Russell | 1st NHL Goal | January 22, 2008 |
The Blue Jackets have been involved in the following transactions during the 2007β08 season.
November 15, 2007 | To
Columbus Blue Jackets Aaron Rome Clay Wilson |
To
Anaheim Ducks Geoff Platt |
January 22, 2008 | To Columbus Blue Jackets Mark Rycroft |
To
Colorado Avalanche Darcy Campbell Philippe Dupuis |
January 29, 2008 | To Columbus Blue Jackets 6th-round pick in 2009 β David Pacan |
To
San Jose Sharks Jody Shelley |
February 1, 2008 | To Columbus Blue Jackets Dick Tarnstrom |
To
Edmonton Oilers Curtis Glencross |
February 26, 2008 | To Columbus Blue Jackets Conditional 1st-round pick in 2008 or 2009 β Luca Sbisa Conditional 4th-round pick in 2009 β David Savard |
To
Colorado Avalanche Adam Foote |
February 26, 2008 | To Columbus Blue Jackets Ted Ruth |
To
Washington Capitals Sergei Fedorov |
|
|
Columbus' picks at the 2007 NHL Entry Draft in Columbus, Ohio. [3] The Blue Jackets picked 7th overall in front of their hometown crowd.
Round | # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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1 | 7 | Jakub Voracek | RW | Czech Republic | Halifax Mooseheads ( QMJHL) |
2 | 37 | Stefan Legein | RW | Canada | Mississauga IceDogs ( OHL) |
2 | 53 | Will Weber | D | United States | Gaylord High School (USHS-MI) |
3 | 68 | Jake Hansen | W | United States | Sioux Falls Stampede ( USHL) |
4 | 94 | Maxim Mayorov | W | Russia | Neftyanik Leninogorsk (Russia-2) |
6 | 158 | Allen York | G | Canada | Camrose Kodiaks ( AJHL) |
7 | 211 | Trent Vogelhuber | RW | United States | St. Louis Bandits ( NAHL) |
2007β08 Columbus Blue Jackets | |
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Division | 4th Central |
Conference | 13th Western |
2007β08 record | 34β36β12 |
Home record | 20β14β7 |
Road record | 14β22β5 |
Goals for | 193 |
Goals against | 218 |
Team information | |
General manager | Scott Howson |
Coach | Ken Hitchcock |
Captain |
Adam Foote (Oct.βFeb.) Rick Nash (Feb.βApr.) |
Alternate captains |
Sergei Fedorov (Oct.βFeb.) Rostislav Klesla (Feb.βApr.) Fredrik Modin Rick Nash (Oct.βFeb.) Michael Peca (Feb.βApr.) David Vyborny |
Arena | Nationwide Arena |
Average attendance | 15,146 (83.5%) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Rick Nash (38) |
Assists | Nikolay Zherdev (35) |
Points | Rick Nash (69) |
Penalty minutes | Jared Boll (226) |
Plus/minus | Jan Hejda (+20) |
Wins | Pascal Leclaire (24) |
Goals against average | Pascal Leclaire (2.25) |
The 2007β08 Columbus Blue Jackets season began October 5, 2007. It was the Blue Jackets' eighth season in the National Hockey League (NHL).
Key dates prior to the start of the season:
The Blue Jackets attempted to qualify for the playoffs for the first time in franchise history. Scott Howson was hired prior to the 2007 NHL Entry Draft as the second general manager in team history, replacing Doug MacLean. [1] The Blue Jackets finished with a 34β36β12 record, earning 80 points and missing the playoffs. The Blue Jackets finished fourth in the Central Division, finishing above the St. Louis Blues and 13th in the Western Conference. On March 16, 2008, Columbus set a franchise record for points in a season, 75, with a 4β3 win over the Detroit Red Wings in Columbus.
The Blue Jackets started off the season well with a 7β3β1 record in October, but falling behind in the Western Conference in November with a 4β7β3 record. During the All-star break, Rick Nash was selected to participate in the 2008 All-Star Game for the Western Conference. He scored a record-breaking goal just 12 seconds into the period. Nash scored three goals in the game, yet the Eastern Conference won the game 8β7. The Blue Jackets earned average records in December through February, staying within reach of a playoff spot. On February 26, Captain Adam Foote was traded to the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for two draft picks. Rick Nash was named the new captain of the team. In March, the Blue Jackets' chances of playing in the post-season were fading away after a 4β6β3 record due to the injury of starting goaltender Pascal Leclaire. After being mathematically eliminated from making the playoffs, the Blue Jackets lost their last three games of the season.
GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | ||
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1 | p β Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 54 | 21 | 7 | 257 | 184 | 115 |
2 | Nashville Predators | 82 | 41 | 32 | 9 | 230 | 229 | 91 |
3 | Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 40 | 34 | 8 | 239 | 235 | 88 |
4 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 34 | 36 | 12 | 193 | 218 | 80 |
5 | St. Louis Blues | 82 | 33 | 36 | 13 | 205 | 237 | 79 |
R | Div | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | p β Detroit Red Wings | CE | 82 | 54 | 21 | 7 | 257 | 184 | 115 |
2 | y β San Jose Sharks | PA | 82 | 49 | 23 | 10 | 222 | 193 | 108 |
3 | y β Minnesota Wild | NW | 82 | 44 | 28 | 10 | 223 | 218 | 98 |
4 | Anaheim Ducks | PA | 82 | 47 | 27 | 8 | 205 | 191 | 102 |
5 | Dallas Stars | PA | 82 | 45 | 30 | 7 | 242 | 207 | 97 |
6 | Colorado Avalanche | NW | 82 | 44 | 31 | 7 | 231 | 219 | 95 |
7 | Calgary Flames | NW | 82 | 42 | 30 | 10 | 229 | 227 | 94 |
8 | Nashville Predators | CE | 82 | 41 | 32 | 9 | 230 | 229 | 91 |
8.5 | |||||||||
9 | Edmonton Oilers | NW | 82 | 41 | 35 | 6 | 235 | 251 | 88 |
10 | Chicago Blackhawks | CE | 82 | 40 | 34 | 8 | 239 | 235 | 88 |
11 | Vancouver Canucks | NW | 82 | 39 | 33 | 10 | 213 | 215 | 88 |
12 | Phoenix Coyotes | PA | 82 | 38 | 37 | 7 | 214 | 231 | 83 |
13 | Columbus Blue Jackets | CE | 82 | 34 | 36 | 12 | 193 | 218 | 80 |
14 | St. Louis Blues | CE | 82 | 33 | 36 | 13 | 205 | 237 | 79 |
15 | Los Angeles Kings | PA | 82 | 32 | 43 | 7 | 231 | 266 | 71 |
Divisions: PA β Pacific, CE β Central, NW β Northwest
bold β qualified for playoffs, y β division winner, p β
Presidents' Trophy winner
Record: 7β3β1; Home: 4β1β1; Road: 3β2β0
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | October 5 | Anaheim | 0 β 4 | Columbus | Leclaire | 17,852 | 1β0β0 | 2 | |
2 | October 6 | Columbus | 2 β 3 | Minnesota | Norrena | 18,568 | 1β1β0 | 2 | |
3 | October 10 | Phoenix | 0 β 3 | Columbus | Leclaire | 11,944 | 2β1β0 | 4 | |
4 | October 13 | Columbus | 1 β 5 | Colorado | Leclaire | 16,153 | 2β2β0 | 4 | |
5 | October 17 | Dallas | 3 β 2 | Columbus | SO | Norrena | 11,820 | 2β2β1 | 5 |
6 | October 19 | Columbus | 3 β 0 | Buffalo | Leclaire | 18,690 | 3β2β1 | 7 | |
7 | October 21 | Vancouver | 4 β 1 | Columbus | Leclaire | 12,667 | 3β3β1 | 7 | |
8 | October 23 | Columbus | 7 β 4 | Chicago | Norrena | 10,884 | 4β3β1 | 9 | |
9 | October 25 | St. Louis | 0 β 3 | Columbus | Leclaire | 12,786 | 5β3β1 | 11 | |
10 | October 27 | San Jose | 1 β 2 | Columbus | Leclaire | 13,234 | 6β3β1 | 13 | |
11 | October 31 | Columbus | 4 β 1 | Los Angeles | Leclaire | 11,491 | 7β3β1 | 15 |
Record: 4β7β3; Home: 3β2β1; Road: 1β5β2
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
12 | November 1 | Columbus | 1 β 2 | Anaheim | SO | Norrena | 17,174 | 7β3β2 | 16 |
13 | November 4 | St. Louis | 0 β 3 | Columbus | Leclaire | 13,254 | 8β3β2 | 18 | |
14 | November 7 | Columbus | 2 β 5 | Chicago | Norrena | 9,717 | 8β4β2 | 18 | |
15 | November 9 | Columbus | 1 β 4 | Detroit | Leclaire | 18,654 | 8β5β2 | 18 | |
16 | November 10 | Columbus | 3 β 4 | Nashville | SO | Norrena | 15,947 | 8β5β3 | 19 |
17 | November 12 | Nashville | 4 β 1 | Columbus | Leclaire | 12,554 | 8β6β3 | 19 | |
18 | November 14 | Chicago | 2 β 4 | Columbus | Leclaire | 13,622 | 9β6β3 | 21 | |
19 | November 16 | Columbus | 2 β 3 | St. Louis | Norrena | 19,150 | 9β7β3 | 21 | |
20 | November 18 | Detroit | 5 β 4 | Columbus | SO | Leclaire | 15,503 | 9β7β4 | 22 |
21 | November 21 | Florida | 5 β 2 | Columbus | Leclaire | 13,326 | 9β8β4 | 22 | |
22 | November 23 | Columbus | 4 β 0 | Minnesota | Leclaire | 18,568 | 10β8β4 | 24 | |
23 | November 24 | Detroit | 2 β 3 | Columbus | SO | Leclaire | 17,513 | 11β8β4 | 26 |
24 | November 26 | Columbus | 1 β 3 | Edmonton | Norrena | 16,839 | 11β9β4 | 26 | |
25 | November 29 | Columbus | 0 β 2 | Vancouver | Norrena | 18,630 | 11β10β4 | 26 |
Record: 7β5β2; Home: 6β3β2; Road: 1β2β0
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
26 | December 1 | Columbus | 4 β 3 | Calgary | OT | Norrena | 19,289 | 12β10β4 | 28 |
27 | December 3 | Dallas | 2 β 1 | Columbus | SO | Leclaire | 12,233 | 12β10β5 | 29 |
28 | December 5 | Colorado | 4 β 5 | Columbus | Norrena | 12,851 | 13β10β5 | 31 | |
29 | December 8 | Minnesota | 2 β 1 | Columbus | Leclaire | 15,666 | 13β11β5 | 31 | |
30 | December 10 | Anaheim | 4 β 3 | Columbus | OT | Leclaire | 11,984 | 13β11β6 | 32 |
31 | December 12 | Colorado | 1 β 4 | Columbus | Norrena | 13,150 | 14β11β6 | 34 | |
32 | December 15 | Columbus | 0 β 2 | Boston | Norrena | 14,058 | 14β12β6 | 34 | |
33 | December 18 | Calgary | 3 β 0 | Columbus | Leclaire | 13,181 | 14β13β6 | 34 | |
34 | December 21 | Los Angeles | 1 β 2 | Columbus | Leclaire | 14,034 | 15β13β6 | 36 | |
35 | December 23 | Nashville | 3 β 1 | Columbus | Norrena | 15,481 | 15β14β6 | 36 | |
36 | December 26 | Atlanta | 0 β 2 | Columbus | Leclaire | 15,726 | 16β14β6 | 38 | |
37 | December 27 | Columbus | 3 β 4 | Nashville | Norrena | 14,331 | 16β15β6 | 38 | |
38 | December 29 | Carolina | 1 β 4 | Columbus | Leclaire | 17,453 | 17β15β6 | 40 | |
39 | December 31 | Edmonton | 2 β 4 | Columbus | Leclaire | 16,774 | 18β15β6 | 42 |
Record: 7β7β0; Home: 3β1β0; Road: 4β6β0
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
40 | January 2 | Columbus | 1 β 2 | Anaheim | Leclaire | 17,174 | 18β16β6 | 42 | |
41 | January 3 | Columbus | 4 β 3 | Los Angeles | Norrena | 14,173 | 19β16β6 | 44 | |
42 | January 5 | Columbus | 2 β 3 | San Jose | Norrena | 17,496 | 19β17β6 | 44 | |
43 | January 8 | Columbus | 1 β 6 | St. Louis | Norrena | 14,818 | 19β18β6 | 44 | |
44 | January 11 | St. Louis | 4 β 6 | Columbus | Leclaire | 15,233 | 20β18β6 | 46 | |
45 | January 12 | Nashville | 1 β 2 | Columbus | SO | Leclaire | 16,230 | 21β18β6 | 48 |
46 | January 15 | Vancouver | 2 β 3 | Columbus | Leclaire | 13,555 | 22β18β6 | 50 | |
47 | January 17 | Columbus | 4 β 3 | Phoenix | Leclaire | 11,114 | 23β18β6 | 52 | |
48 | January 19 | Columbus | 1 β 3 | Dallas | Norrena | 17,811 | 23β19β6 | 52 | |
49 | January 20 | Columbus | 1 β 3 | Colorado | Leclaire | 17,197 | 23β20β6 | 52 | |
50 | January 22 | Columbus | 4 β 2 | Dallas | Leclaire | 17,087 | 24β20β6 | 54 | |
51 | January 24 | Columbus | 1 β 0 | Chicago | Leclaire | 16,094 | 25β20β6 | 56 | |
52 | January 29 | Phoenix | 2 β 4 | Columbus | Leclaire | 15,127 | 25β21β6 | 56 | |
53 | January 31 | Columbus | 2 β 4 | Nashville | Leclaire | 13,745 | 25β22β6 | 56 |
Record: 5β5β3; Home: 0β3β2; Road: 5β2β1
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
54 | February 2 | Minnesota | 4 β 1 | Columbus | Norrena | 18,529 | 25β23β6 | 56 | |
55 | February 5 | Washington | 4 β 3 | Columbus | OT | Norrena | 14,450 | 25β23β7 | 57 |
56 | February 7 | Columbus | 2 β 1 | Phoenix | Norrena | 13,918 | 26β23β7 | 59 | |
57 | February 8 | Columbus | 1 β 2 | San Jose | OT | Norrena | 17,210 | 26β23β8 | 60 |
58 | February 10 | Los Angeles | 3 β 2 | Columbus | SO | Leclaire | 15,823 | 26β23β9 | 61 |
59 | February 13 | Chicago | 7 β 2 | Columbus | Norrena | 14,918 | 26β24β9 | 61 | |
60 | February 15 | Columbus | 5 β 1 | Detroit | Leclaire | 20,066 | 27β24β9 | 63 | |
61 | February 17 | Columbus | 1 β 5 | St. Louis | Leclaire | 19,150 | 27β25β9 | 63 | |
62 | February 19 | Columbus | 1 β 3 | Toronto | Leclaire | 19,347 | 27β26β9 | 63 | |
63 | February 21 | Columbus | 3 β 2 | Ottawa | SO | Leclaire | 19,612 | 28β26β9 | 65 |
64 | February 23 | Columbus | 3 β 0 | Montreal | Leclaire | 21,273 | 29β26β9 | 67 | |
65 | February 27 | San Jose | 4 β 2 | Columbus | Leclaire | 16,029 | 29β27β9 | 67 | |
66 | February 29 | Columbus | 3 β 2 | Vancouver | OT | Leclaire | 18,630 | 30β27β9 | 69 |
Record: 4β6β3; Home: 4β3β1; Road: 0β3β2
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
67 | March 2 | Columbus | 3 β 4 | Edmonton | SO | Leclaire | 16,839 | 30β27β10 | 70 |
68 | March 4 | Columbus | 0 β 1 | Calgary | Leclaire | 19,289 | 30β28β10 | 70 | |
69 | March 7 | Edmonton | 2 β 1 | Columbus | OT | Leclaire | 14,933 | 30β28β11 | 71 |
70 | March 9 | Tampa Bay | 3 β 5 | Columbus | Leclaire | 14,796 | 31β28β11 | 73 | |
71 | March 14 | Chicago | 6 β 3 | Columbus | Norrena | 15,699 | 31β29β11 | 73 | |
72 | March 16 | Detroit | 3 β 4 | Columbus | Norrena | 18,188 | 32β29β11 | 75 | |
73 | March 18 | Calgary | 0 β 3 | Columbus | Norrena | 14,270 | 33β29β11 | 77 | |
74 | March 19 | Columbus | 1 β 3 | Detroit | Norrena | 19,061 | 33β30β11 | 77 | |
75 | March 22 | Detroit | 4 β 1 | Columbus | Norrena | 17,681 | 33β31β11 | 77 | |
76 | March 25 | Columbus | 0 β 3 | Nashville | Norrena | 16,330 | 33β32β11 | 77 | |
77 | March 26 | Chicago | 0 β 4 | Columbus | Norrena | 14,454 | 34β32β11 | 79 | |
78 | March 28 | Nashville | 2 β 0 | Columbus | Leclaire | 15,595 | 34β33β11 | 79 | |
79 | March 30 | Columbus | 4 β 5 | Chicago | SO | Norrena | 20,885 | 34β33β12 | 80 |
Record: 0β3β0; Home: 0β1β0; Road 0β2β0
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Pts |
80 | April 3 | Columbus | 2 β 3 | Detroit | Leclaire | 19,435 | 34β34β12 | 80 | |
81 | April 5 | Columbus | 0 β 3 | St. Louis | Leclaire | 19,150 | 34β35β12 | 80 | |
82 | April 6 | St. Louis | 4 β 1 | Columbus | Norrena | 17,739 | 34β36β12 | 80 |
The Blue Jackets did not qualify for the 2007β08 playoffs and remained the only NHL team to never have qualified for the playoffs.
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
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Rick Nash | LW | 80 | 38 | 31 | 69 | 95 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 6 |
Nikolay Zherdev | W | 82 | 26 | 35 | 61 | 34 | -9 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
Michael Peca | C | 65 | 8 | 26 | 34 | 64 | -1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Ron Hainsey | D | 78 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 25 | -7 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Jason Chimera | LW | 81 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 98 | -5 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Manny Malhotra | C | 71 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 34 | -3 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Sergei Fedorov | C | 50 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 30 | -3 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
David Vyborny | RW | 66 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 34 | -8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Dan Fritsche | C | 69 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Jiri Novotny | C | 65 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 24 | -10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Rostislav Klesla | D | 82 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 60 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Adam Foote | D | 63 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 95 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Jan Hejda | D | 81 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 61 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Curtis Glencross | C | 36 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Fredrik Modin | LW | 23 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Andrew Murray | C | 39 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jared Boll | RW | 75 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 226 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Kris Russell | D | 67 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 14 | -12 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Kris Beech | C | 16 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Dick Tarnstrom | D | 19 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 12 | -5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Gilbert Brule | C | 61 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 24 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Joakim Lindstrom | C | 25 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Ole-Kristian Tollefsen | D | 51 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 111 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Duvie Westcott | D | 23 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 30 | -10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Derek MacKenzie | C | 17 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Derick Brassard | C | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Aaron Rome | D | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 33 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Clay Wilson | D | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pascal Leclaire | G | 54 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fredrik Norrena | G | 37 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Zenon Konopka | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dan LaCosta | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Marc Methot | D | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Alexandre Picard | LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Adam Pineault | RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tom Sestito | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jody Shelley | LW | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T/OT | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pascal Leclaire | 2986 | 54 | 24 | 17 | 6 | 112 | 2.25 | 9 | 1379 | 1267 | .919 |
Fredrik Norrena | 1960 | 37 | 10 | 19 | 6 | 89 | 2.72 | 2 | 856 | 767 | .896 |
Dan LaCosta | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.000 |
Team: | 4959 | 82 | 34 | 36 | 12 | 201 | 2.43 | 11 | 2240 | 2039 | .910 |
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG=Power-play goals; SHG=Short-handed goals; GWG=Game-winning goals
MIN=Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T/OT = Ties/Overtime Losses; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SO = Shutouts; SA=Shots against; SV=Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;
Regular Season | |||||||||
Player | Milestone | Reached | |||||||
Jared Boll Kris Russell |
1st NHL Game | October 5, 2007 | |||||||
Kris Russell | 1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point |
October 5, 2007 | |||||||
Fredrik Modin | 200th NHL Assist | October 5, 2007 | |||||||
Jared Boll | 1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Point |
October 10, 2007 | |||||||
Jason Chimera | 300th NHL Game | October 23, 2007 | |||||||
David Vyborny | 500th NHL Game 300th NHL Point |
November 24, 2007 | |||||||
Andrew Murray (ice hockey) | 1st NHL Game | December 27, 2007 | |||||||
Andrew Murray (ice hockey) | 1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Point |
January 2, 2008 | |||||||
Rostislav Klesla | 100th NHL Point | January 17, 2008 | |||||||
Kris Russell | 1st NHL Goal | January 22, 2008 |
The Blue Jackets have been involved in the following transactions during the 2007β08 season.
November 15, 2007 | To
Columbus Blue Jackets Aaron Rome Clay Wilson |
To
Anaheim Ducks Geoff Platt |
January 22, 2008 | To Columbus Blue Jackets Mark Rycroft |
To
Colorado Avalanche Darcy Campbell Philippe Dupuis |
January 29, 2008 | To Columbus Blue Jackets 6th-round pick in 2009 β David Pacan |
To
San Jose Sharks Jody Shelley |
February 1, 2008 | To Columbus Blue Jackets Dick Tarnstrom |
To
Edmonton Oilers Curtis Glencross |
February 26, 2008 | To Columbus Blue Jackets Conditional 1st-round pick in 2008 or 2009 β Luca Sbisa Conditional 4th-round pick in 2009 β David Savard |
To
Colorado Avalanche Adam Foote |
February 26, 2008 | To Columbus Blue Jackets Ted Ruth |
To
Washington Capitals Sergei Fedorov |
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Columbus' picks at the 2007 NHL Entry Draft in Columbus, Ohio. [3] The Blue Jackets picked 7th overall in front of their hometown crowd.
Round | # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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1 | 7 | Jakub Voracek | RW | Czech Republic | Halifax Mooseheads ( QMJHL) |
2 | 37 | Stefan Legein | RW | Canada | Mississauga IceDogs ( OHL) |
2 | 53 | Will Weber | D | United States | Gaylord High School (USHS-MI) |
3 | 68 | Jake Hansen | W | United States | Sioux Falls Stampede ( USHL) |
4 | 94 | Maxim Mayorov | W | Russia | Neftyanik Leninogorsk (Russia-2) |
6 | 158 | Allen York | G | Canada | Camrose Kodiaks ( AJHL) |
7 | 211 | Trent Vogelhuber | RW | United States | St. Louis Bandits ( NAHL) |