2017–18 Columbus Blue Jackets season

2017–18 Columbus Blue Jackets
Division TBD Metropolitan
Conference TBD Eastern
Team information
General Manager Jarmo Kekalainen
Coach John Tortorella
Captain Nick Foligno
Alternate captains TBD
TBD
Arena Nationwide Arena
Minor league affiliate(s) Cleveland Monsters (AHL)

The 2017–18 Columbus Blue Jackets season will be the 18th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 25, 1997.[1]

Roster

Updated July 1, 2017.[2]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
18 Russia Abramov, VitalyVitaly Abramov RW L 19 2016 Chelyabinsk, Russia
34 Canada Anderson, JoshJosh Anderson (RFA) RW R 23 2015 Burlington, Ontario
13 United States Atkinson, CamCam Atkinson RW R 28 2008 Riverside, Connecticut
28 Denmark Bjorkstrand, OliverOliver Bjorkstrand RW R 22 2013 Herning, Denmark
72 Russia Bobrovsky, SergeiSergei Bobrovsky G L 28 2012 Novokuznetsk, Soviet Union
11 Canada Calvert, MattMatt Calvert LW L 27 2008 Brandon, Manitoba
53 Sweden Carlsson, GabrielGabriel Carlsson D L 20 2015 Örebro, Sweden
27 Canada Dalpe, ZacZac Dalpe RW R 27 2017 Paris, Ontario
17 United States Dubinsky, BrandonBrandon Dubinsky (A) C/LW L 31 2012 Anchorage, Alaska
71 United States Foligno, NickNick Foligno (C) LW L 29 2012 Buffalo, New York
– Canada Gaunce, CameronCameron Gaunce D L 27 2017 Sudbury, Ontario
33 Finland Hannikainen, MarkusMarkus Hannikainen LW L 24 2015 Helsinki, Finland
54 Canada Harrington, ScottScott Harrington D L 24 2016 Kingston, Ontario
38 Canada Jenner, BooneBoone Jenner (A) C L 24 2011 London, Ontario
7 United States Johnson, JackJack Johnson D L 30 2012 Indianapolis, Indiana
3 United States Jones, SethSeth Jones D R 22 2016 Arlington, Texas
70 Finland Korpisalo, JoonasJoonas Korpisalo G L 23 2015 Pori, Finland
22 United States Milano, SonnySonny Milano LW L 21 2014 Massapequa, New York
– United States Motte, TylerTyler Motte C/LW L 22 2017 Port Huron, Michigan
27 Canada Murray, RyanRyan Murray D L 23 2012 White City, Saskatchewan
9 Russia Panarin, ArtemiArtemi Panarin LW R 25 2017 Korkino, Soviet Union
65 Finland Nutivaara, MarkusMarkus Nutivaara D L 23 2015 Oulu, Finland
58 Canada Savard, DavidDavid Savard D R 26 2009 Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec
– United States Schroeder, JordanJordan Schroeder C R 26 2017 Prior Lake, Minnesota
45 Czech Republic Sedlak, LukasLukas Sedlak C L 24 2011 České Budějovice, Czech Republic
10 Sweden Wennberg, AlexanderAlexander Wennberg (RFA) C L 22 2013 Stockholm, Sweden
8 United States Werenski, ZachZach Werenski  D L 20 2015 Grosse Pointe, Michigan

Transactions

The Blue Jackets have been involved in the following transactions during the 2017–18 season.

Trades

Date
Details
 Ref
June 21, 2017 (2017-06-21) To Vegas Golden Knights
David Clarkson
1st round pick in 2017
2nd round pick in 2019		 To Columbus Blue Jackets
Expansion Draft considerations[a]		 [3]
June 23, 2017 (2017-06-23) To Chicago Blackhawks
Brandon Saad
Anton Forsberg
5th round pick in 2018		 To Columbus Blue Jackets
Artemi Panarin
Tyler Motte
6th round pick in 2017		 [4]
June 23, 2017 (2017-06-23) To Minnesota Wild
Dante Salituro		 To Columbus Blue Jackets
Jordan Schroeder		 [5]
June 24, 2017 (2017-06-24) To Vegas Golden Knights
Keegan Kolesar		 To Columbus Blue Jackets
TBL's 2nd round pick in 2017		 [6]
Notes

Free agents acquired

Date Player Former team Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars) 		Ref
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) Cameron Gaunce Pittsburgh Penguins 1 year, $650,000 [7]
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) Andre Benoit Malmö Redhawks 1 year, $800,000 [8]

Free agents lost

Date Player New team Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars) 		Ref
May 7, 2016 (2016-05-07) Daniel Zaar Malmö Redhawks 2 years
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) Ryan Stanton Edmonton Oilers 2 years, $1.4 million [9]
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) Kyle Quincey Minnesota Wild 1 year, $1.25 million [10]
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) Sam Gagner Vancouver Canucks 3 years, $9.45 million [11]
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) T.J. Tynan Vegas Golden Knights 2 years, $1.3 million [12]
July 3, 2017 (2017-07-03) Oscar Dansk Vegas Golden Knights 1 year, $650,000 [13]
July 13, 2017 (2017-07-13) Jaime Sifers Utica Comets 2 years [14]

Claimed via waivers

Player Previous team Date Ref

Lost via waivers

Player New team Date Ref

Lost via retirement

Date Player Ref

Player signings

Date Player Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars) 		Ref
June 23, 2017 (2017-06-23) Alex Broadhurst 1 year, $650,000 [15]
June 27, 2017 (2017-06-27) Jordan Schroeder 2 years [16]

Draft picks

See also: List of Columbus Blue Jackets draft picks

Below are the Columbus Blue Jackets' selections at the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, to be held on June 23 and 24, 2017 at the United Center in Chicago.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
2 45[a] Alexandre Texier C France France Brûleurs de Loups (Ligue Magnus)
3 86 Daniil Tarasov G Russia Russia Tolpar Ufa (MHL)
4 117 Emil Bemstrom C Sweden Sweden Leksands IF (J20 SuperElit)
5 148 Kale Howarth C Canada Canada Trail Smoke Eaters (BCHL)
6 170[b] Jonathan Davidsson RW Sweden Sweden Djurgårdens IF (SHL)
6 179 Carson Meyer RW United States USA Miami RedHawks (NCHC)
7 210 Robbie Stucker D United States USA Saint Thomas Academy (USHS)
Draft notes[17]
Vegas previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 21, 2017 that ensured that Vegas selected William Karlsson in the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft from Columbus in exchange for David Clarkson, a second-round pick in 2019 and this pick.[19]

References

  1. ↑ National Hockey League (2013). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2014. Diamond Sports Data, Inc. p. 49. ISBN 978-1-894801-26-3.
  2. ↑ "Columbus Blue Jackets - Team - Roster". Columbus Blue Jackets. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Columbus sends Clarkson, first rounder to Vegas". NHL.com. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Artemi Panarin traded to Blue Jackets by Blackhawks for Brandon Saad". NHL.com. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Wild trades centre Jordan Schroeder to Blue Jackets". NationalPost.com. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Vegas parlays second-round pick into prospect forward Keegan Kolesar". NBCSports.com. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Columbus Blue Jackets sign defenseman Cameron Gaunce". nhl.com. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Columbus Blue Jackets sign defenseman André Benoît". nhl.com. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
  9. ↑ "PRESS RELEASE: Oilers sign seven". NHL. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Wild, Quincey Agree to Terms". nhl.com. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Sam Gagner signed to a three-year contract". Vancouver Canucks. July 1, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Golden Knights Sign Six Free Agents; Trade Emelin To Nashville". NHL.com. July 1, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Golden Knights' Oscar Dansk: Signs one-year agreement". CBS Sports. July 3, 2017.
  14. ↑ "COMETS SIGN DEFENSEMAN JAIME SIFERS". Utica Comets. July 13, 2017.
  15. ↑ "Jackets sign center Alex Broadhurst to one-year, two way extension". NHL.com. June 23, 2017. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
  16. ↑ "Columbus Blue Jackets sign center Jordan Schroeder to two-year contract". NHL.com. June 27, 2017. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
  17. ↑ "2017 NHL Entry Draft Pending Transactions Transactions". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
  18. ↑ "Jets swap first-round picks with Golden Knights". June 21, 2017. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
  19. ↑ "Columbus sends Clarkson, first rounder to Vegas". June 21, 2017. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
  20. ↑ "Vegas selection of Jason Garrison frees up cap space for Lightning". June 21, 2017. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
  21. ↑ "Blue Jackets send Canucks draft pick for hiring John Tortorella". ESPN. May 31, 2017. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
  22. ↑ "Blackhawks send Artemi Panarin to Blue Jackets for Brandon Saad". June 23, 2017. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
  23. ↑ "Blackhawks select nine players at 2016 NHL Draft". June 25, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
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