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2009–10 Columbus Blue Jackets season
National Hockey League season
National Hockey League season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| League | NHL |
| Season | 2009–10 |
| year | 2009 |
| Team | Columbus Blue Jackets |
| Conference | Western |
| ConferenceRank | 14th |
| Division | Central |
| DivisionRank | 5th |
| Record | 32–35–15 |
| HomeRecord | 20–12–9 |
| RoadRecord | 12–23–6 |
| GoalsFor | 216 |
| GoalsAgainst | 259 |
| GeneralManager | Scott Howson |
| Coach | Ken Hitchcock (Oct.–Feb.) |
| Claude Noel (Feb.–Apr.) (interim) | |
| Captain | Rick Nash |
| AltCaptain | Mike Commodore |
| Rostislav Klesla | |
| Fredrik Modin (Oct-Mar) | |
| Samuel Pahlsson (Mar.–Apr.) | |
| R. J. Umberger | |
| Antoine Vermette | |
| Arena | Nationwide Arena |
| Attendance | 15,416 (84.9%) |
| Total: 632,056 | |
| GoalsLeader | Rick Nash (33) |
| AssistsLeader | Kristian Huselius (40) |
| PointsLeader | Rick Nash (67) |
| PlusMinusLeader | Derek Dorsett (+6) |
| PIMLeader | Jared Boll (149) |
| WinsLeader | Steve Mason (20) |
| GAALeader | Mathieu Garon (2.81) |
Claude Noel (Feb.–Apr.) (interim) Rostislav Klesla Fredrik Modin (Oct-Mar) Samuel Pahlsson (Mar.–Apr.) R. J. Umberger Antoine Vermette Total: 632,056
The 2009–10 Columbus Blue Jackets season was the team's tenth season of play in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Blue Jackets were unable to qualify for the playoffs, despite qualifying the previous year.
Regular season
On February 3, 2010, the Jackets fired head coach Ken Hitchcock and named Claude Noel as interim head coach.
Divisional standings
Conference standings
Schedule and results
- Green background indicates win (2 points).
- Red background indicates regulation loss (0 points).
- Silver background indicates overtime/shootout loss (1 point).
Pre-season
| 2009 Pre-season game log: 4–3–1 (home: 3–1–0; road: 1–2–1) |
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Regular season
| October: 6–5–1 (home: 3–1–1; road: 3–4–0) |
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| November: 7–4–3 (home: 4–1–2; road: 3–3–1) |
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| December: 2–9–5 (home: 2–4–2; road: 0–5–3) |
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| January: 7–8–0 (home: 3-3–0; road: 4–5–0) |
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| February: 3–2–1 (home: 3–1–1; road: 0–1–0) |
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| March: 7–4-3 (home: 5–1–2; road: 2–3–1) |
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| April: 0–3–2 (home: 0–1–1; road: 0–2–1) |
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Player statistics
Skaters
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
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| 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 |
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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
| Player | GP | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | Sv% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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| 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 |
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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
| Player | Award | Awarded |
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| Mathieu Garon | NHL Third Star of the Week | January 11, 2010 |
Records
| Steve Mason | Career Shutouts | 13 | February 6, 2010 |
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Milestones
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
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| Rick Nash | 200th NHL Goal | October 24, 2009 |
| Antoine Vermette | 100th NHL Goal | January 8, 2010 |
| Mathieu Garon | 100th NHL Win | January 8, 2010 |
| Grant Clitsome | 1st NHL Point | |
| 1st NHL Assist | March 2, 2010 | |
| Mike Blunden | 1st NHL Point | |
| 1st NHL Assist | March 9, 2010 | |
| Fedor Tyutin | 100th NHL Assist | March 11, 2010 |
| Mike Blunden | 1st NHL Goal | March 25, 2010 |
| Grant Clitsome | 1st NHL Goal | March 27, 2010 |
| Tomas Kana | 1st NHL Point | |
| 1st NHL Assist | April 7, 2010 |
Transactions
The Blue Jackets have been involved in the following transactions during the 2009–10 season.
Trades
| March 3, 2010 | To Phoenix Coyotes Alexandre Picard | To Columbus Blue Jackets Chad Kolarik |
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Free agents acquired
| Dylan Reese | San Antonio Rampage | 2-way contract |
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Free agents lost
| Manny Malhotra | San Jose Sharks | 1 year, $700,000 |
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Claimed via waivers
| Player | Former team | Date claimed off waivers |
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Lost via waivers
| Player | New team | Date claimed off waivers |
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Lost via retirement
| Michael Peca |
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Player signings
| Matt Calvert | 3-year entry-level contract |
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Draft picks
Columbus had six picks at the 2009 NHL entry draft in Montreal, Quebec.
| Round | # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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| 1 | 21 (from Philadelphia via Anaheim) | John Moore | (D) | Chicago Steel (USHL) | |
| 2 | 56 (from Boston via NY Islanders) | Kevin Lynch | (C) | U.S. National Team Development Program (USHL) | |
| 4 | 94 (from Colorado) | David Savard | (D) | Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL) | |
| 5 | 137 | Thomas Larkin | (D) | (Exeter High School) (USHS-NH) | |
| 6 | 167 | Anton Blomqvist | (D) | Malmo Redhawks Jr. (J20 SuperElit) | |
| 7 | 197 | Kyle Neuber | (RW) | Mississauga St. Michael's Majors (OHL) |
Farm teams
The American Hockey League's Syracuse Crunch and the ECHL's Gwinnett Gladiators are the Blue Jackets' minor league affiliates for the 2009–10 season.
References
References
- Blue Jackets fire Hitchcock
- [http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=513206 Burrows, Hiller, Garon named week's '3 Stars']
- "Blue Jackets Trade Picks with Islanders".
- CBJ. home Blue Jackets Acquire Anton Stralman From Calgary in Exchange for 3rd Round Pick in 2010 NHL Entry Draft]
- [http://bluejackets.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=501474 Blue Jackets Acquire Left Wing Jordan LaVallee-Smotherman from Atlanta Thrashers for Future Considerations]
- [http://bluejackets.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=502802 Blue Jackets Acquire Defenseman Michael Ratchuk from Philadelphia Flyers for Forward Stefan Legein]
- [http://bluejackets.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=509097 Blue Jackets Acquire Defenseman Brendan Bell, Forward Tomas Kana from St. Louis in Exchange for Forward Pascal Pelletier]
- [http://bluejackets.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=511371 Columbus Blue Jackets Acquire Defenseman Milan Jurcina, Forward Chris Clark from Washington in Exchange for Forward Jason Chimera]
- CBJ. home Blue Jackets Acquire Center Greg Moore from NY Islanders in Exchange for Defenseman Dylan Reese]
- CBJ. home Columbus Blue Jackets Acquire Defenseman Nathan Paetsch, 2010 2nd Round Pick from Buffalo Sabres for Forward Raffi Torres]
- CBJ. home Columbus Blue Jackets Trade Defenseman Milan Jurcina to Washington for Conditional Sixth Round Pick in 2010 Entry Draft]
- CBJ. home Columbus Blue Jackets Trade Forward Fredrik Modin to Los Angeles for Conditional Seventh Round Pick in 2010 Entry Draft]
- [http://bluejackets.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=519950 Columbus Blue Jackets Acquire Forwards Matt Rust and Chad Kolarik in a Pair of Deals]
- [http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=519941 Report: Jackets deal Picard to Coyotes]
- [http://bluejackets.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=479064 Columbus Blue Jackets Sign Free Agent Center Samuel Pahlsson to a Three-Year Contract]
- "Garon Signed to a Two-Year Deal".
- [http://bluejackets.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=479067 Columbus Blue Jackets Sign Forward Pascal Pelletier]
- "Blue Jackets Sign D Mathieu Roy".
- [http://bluejackets.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=500257 Columbus Blue Jackets make Several Moves to Finalize Season-Opening Roster]
- [http://bleacherreport.com/articles/210240-canucks-pickup-defenceman-aaron-rome Canucks Pickup Defenceman Aaron Rome]
- "Wild agrees to terms with three players".
- PHI. home Flyers Agree to Terms with Tollefsen]
- "Red Wings reunite with Williams".
- [http://www.fantasysp.com/player/nhl/Craig_Macdonald/458513 German team signs forward MacDonald]
- [http://www.amerks.com/News/PressReleases/tabid/69/default.aspx?newsID=722 AMERKS SIGN VETERAN MIKE YORK]
- [https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=292316 SHARKS SIGN FREE AGENT MALHOTRA]
- [http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=514168 Michael Peca retires after 13 NHL seasons]
- "Columbus Blue Jackets Sign Defenseman Brent Regner to Entry Level Contract".
- "Trevor Frischmon Signs One-Year Deal".
- "Rick Nash Signs Eight-Year Extension".
- "Columbus Blue Jackets Re-Sign Defenseman Jonathan Sigalet".
- "Blue Jackets Re-Sign RW Mike Blunden".
- "Jackets Sign '09 First Round Pick John Moore".
- "Jackets Agree to Contract with D Marc Methot".
- (September 2018)
- [http://bluejackets.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=497692 Columbus Blue Jackets Sign Center Derick Brassard to Four-Year Contract Extension]
- [http://bluejackets.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=498050 Columbus Blue Jackets Re-Sign LW Alexandre Picard]
- [http://bluejackets.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=498358&navid=cbj-home-dl Blue Jackets Sign RW Derek Dorsett to Two-Year Contract Extension]
- [http://bluejackets.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=498622&navid=cbj-home-dl Columbus Blue Jackets Sign Center Antoine Vermette to a Five-Year Contract Extension]
- [http://bluejackets.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=521836 Columbus Blue Jackets Sign Forward Matt Calvert to Entry Level Contract]
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