2014–15 Columbus Blue Jackets season

2014–15 Columbus Blue Jackets
2014–15 Columbus Blue Jackets
Division	5th Metropolitan
Conference	11th Eastern
2014–15 record	42–35–5
Home record	19–20–2
Road record	23–15–3
Goals for	236
Goals against	250
Team information
General manager	Jarmo Kekalainen
Coach	Todd Richards
Captain	Vacant
Alternate captains	Jared Boll; Brandon Dubinsky; Jack Johnson; Mark Letestu
Arena	Nationwide Arena
Average attendance	15,391; (36 games)
Team leaders
Goals	Nick Foligno (31)
Assists	Ryan Johansen (45)
Points	Nick Foligno (73)
Penalty minutes	Jared Boll (109)
Plus/minus	Nick Foligno (+16)
Wins	Sergei Bobrovsky (30)
Goals against average	Sergei Bobrovsky (2.68)
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The 2014–15 Columbus Blue Jackets season was the 15th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 25, 1997.^[2] The Blue Jackets missed the playoffs despite qualifying the previous year. The Blue Jackets finished strong, going 15-1-1 in their final 17 games.

Standings

Metropolitan Division
Pos	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	p – New York Rangers	82	53	22	7	49	252	192	+60	113
2	x – Washington Capitals	82	45	26	11	40	242	203	+39	101
3	x – New York Islanders	82	47	28	7	40	252	230	+22	101
4	x – Pittsburgh Penguins	82	43	27	12	39	221	210	+11	98
5	Columbus Blue Jackets	82	42	35	5	33	236	250	−14	89
6	Philadelphia Flyers	82	33	31	18	30	215	234	−19	84
7	New Jersey Devils	82	32	36	14	27	181	216	−35	78
8	Carolina Hurricanes	82	30	41	11	25	188	226	−38	71

Source: National Hockey League
p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy; x – Clinched playoff spot

Eastern Conference Wild Card
Pos	Div	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	AT	x – Ottawa Senators	82	43	26	13	37	238	215	+23	99
2	ME	x – Pittsburgh Penguins	82	43	27	12	39	221	210	+11	98

3	AT	Boston Bruins	82	41	27	14	37	213	211	+2	96
4	AT	Florida Panthers	82	38	29	15	30	206	223	−17	91
5	ME	Columbus Blue Jackets	82	42	35	5	33	236	250	−14	89
6	ME	Philadelphia Flyers	82	33	31	18	30	215	234	−19	84
7	ME	New Jersey Devils	82	32	36	14	27	181	216	−35	78
8	ME	Carolina Hurricanes	82	30	41	11	25	188	226	−38	71
9	AT	Toronto Maple Leafs	82	30	44	8	25	211	262	−51	68
10	AT	Buffalo Sabres	82	23	51	8	15	161	274	−113	54

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot

Suspensions/fines

Player	Explanation	Length	Salary	Date issued
Jack Johnson	Illegal check to the head of Carolina Hurricanes forward Jiri Tlusty during NHL Game No. 176 in Columbus on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, at 7:31 of the third period.	3 games	$70,276.50	November 5, 2014^[3]
Jared Boll	Illegal check to the head of Anaheim Ducks forward Patrick Maroon during NHL Game No. 1093 in Columbus on Tuesday, March 24, 2015, at 4:02 of the second period.	3 games	$27,419.34	March 26, 2015^[4]

Schedule and results

Pre-season

2014 Pre-Season Game Log: 7–1–0 (Home: 4–0–0 ; Road: 3–1–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 21	Columbus	4–3	Carolina		Forsberg	6,250	1–0–0	Recap
2	September 21	St. Louis	3–4	Columbus	OT	McElhinney	11,722	2–0–0	Recap
3	September 23	Pittsburgh	0–2	Columbus		Bobrovsky	12,954	3–0–0	Recap
4	September 25	Columbus	5–4	St. Louis		McElhinney	11,598	4–0–0	Recap
5	September 27	Columbus	1–2	Pittsburgh		Bobrovsky	18,185	4–1–0	Recap
6	September 29	Columbus	3–0	Nashville		McElhinney	11,905	5–1–0	Recap
7	October 1	Carolina	3–6	Columbus		Bobrovsky	11,798	6–1–0	Recap
8	October 4	Nashville	2–3	Columbus		Bobrovsky	14,786	7–1–0	Recap

Regular season

2014–15 Game Log

October: 4–6–0 (Home: 2–3–0 ; Road: 2–3–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
1	October 9	Columbus	3–1	Buffalo		Bobrovsky	18,215	1–0–0	2	Recap
2	October 11	NY Rangers	2–5	Columbus		Bobrovsky	18,922	2–0–0	4	Recap
3	October 14	Dallas	4–2	Columbus		Bobrovsky	15,995	2–1–0	4	Recap
4	October 17	Calgary	2–3	Columbus		Bobrovsky	15,987	3–1–0	6	Recap
5	October 18	Columbus	2–3	Ottawa		Bobrovsky	18,994	3–2–0	6	Recap
6	October 23	Columbus	5–4	San Jose		Bobrovsky	17,562	4–2–0	8	Recap
7	October 24	Columbus	1–4	Anaheim		Bobrovsky	15,778	4–3–0	8	Recap
8	October 26	Columbus	2–5	Los Angeles		Bobrovsky	18,230	4–4–0	8	Recap
9	October 28	Ottawa	5–2	Columbus		McElhinney	14,749	4–5–0	8	Recap
10	October 31	Toronto	4–1	Columbus		McElhinney	14,479	4–6–0	8	Recap

November: 2–9–2 (Home: 1–5–1 ; Road: 1–4–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
11	November 1	Columbus	2–3	New Jersey		Forsberg	13,542	4–7–0	8	Recap
12	November 4	Carolina	4–2	Columbus		McElhinney	15,638	4–8–0	8	Recap
13	November 7	Columbus	2–3	Carolina	OT	McElhinney	11,540	4–8–1	9	Recap
14	November 8	Tampa Bay	7–4	Columbus		McElhinney	14,892	4–9–1	9	Recap
15	November 11	Columbus	2–4	Washington		McElhinney	18,506	4–10–1	9	Recap
16	November 14	Columbus	4–3	Philadelphia		McElhinney	19,789	5–10–1	11	Recap
17	November 15	San Jose	1–2	Columbus		Bobrovsky	15,950	6–10–1	13	Recap
18	November 18	Detroit	5–0	Columbus		Bobrovsky	15,438	6–11–1	13	Recap
19	November 21	Boston	4–3	Columbus	SO	Bobrovsky	15,030	6–11–2	14	Recap
20	November 22	Columbus	2–4	Philadelphia		Bobrovsky	19,846	6–12–2	14	Recap
21	November 25	Winnipeg	4–2	Columbus		Bobrovsky	13,745	6–13–2	14	Recap
22	November 28	Vancouver	5–0	Columbus		Bobrovsky	14,121	6–14–2	14	Recap
23	November 29	Columbus	1–2	Nashville		McElhinney	16,548	6–15–2	14	Recap

December: 10–1–1 (Home: 6–1–1 ; Road: 4–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
24	December 1	Florida	1–2	Columbus		Bobrovsky	12,309	7–15–2	16	Recap
25	December 4	Columbus	4–3	Florida	SO	Bobrovsky	7,788	8–15–2	18	Recap
26	December 6	Columbus	3–1	Tampa Bay		Bobrovsky	17,467	9–15–2	20	Recap
27	December 9	Philadelphia	2–3	Columbus	OT	Bobrovsky	14,196	10–15–2	22	Recap
28	December 11	Columbus	3–2	Washington	OT	Bobrovsky	18,506	11–15–2	24	Recap
29	December 13	Pittsburgh	3–4	Columbus	SO	Bobrovsky	18,663	12–15–2	26	Recap
30	December 16	Columbus	1–0	Detroit	SO	Bobrovsky	20,027	13–15–2	28	Recap
31	December 18	Washington	5–4	Columbus	OT	Bobrovsky	13,722	13–15–3	29	Recap
32	December 20	Chicago	2–3	Columbus	SO	Bobrovsky	18,164	14–15–3	31	Recap
33	December 22	Nashville	5–1	Columbus		Bobrovsky	14,573	14–16–3	31	Recap
34	December 27	Boston	2–6	Columbus		McElhinney	16,795	15–16–3	33	Recap
35	December 31	Minnesota	1–3	Columbus		Bobrovsky	18,040	16–16–3	35	Recap

January: 5–8–0 (Home: 1–3–0 ; Road: 4–5–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
36	January 3	Columbus	3–6	Arizona		Bobrovsky	13,159	16–17–3	35	Recap
37	January 4	Columbus	4–3	Colorado		McElhinney	14,780	17–17–3	37	Recap
38	January 6	Columbus	4–2	Dallas		Bobrovsky	17,123	18–17–3	39	Recap
39	January 9	Columbus	2–5	Toronto		Bobrovsky	18,965	18–18–3	39	Recap
40	January 10	NY Islanders	5–2	Columbus		Bobrovsky	16,589	18–19–3	39	Recap
41	January 14	Montreal	3–2	Columbus		Bobrovsky	14,964	18–20–3	39	Recap
42	January 16	NY Rangers	2–1	Columbus		Bobrovsky	16,104	18–21–3	39	Recap
43	January 17	Columbus	3–1	Boston		McElhinney	17,565	19–21–3	41	Recap
44	January 19	Columbus	3–1	Minnesota		Bobrovsky	19,064	20–21–3	43	Recap
45	January 21	Columbus	0–4	Winnipeg		Bobrovsky	15,016	20–22–3	43	Recap
46	January 27	Washington	3–4	Columbus		McElhinney	16,514	21–22–3	45	Recap
47	January 29	Columbus	2–3	Florida		McElhinney	7,917	21–23–3	45	Recap
48	January 31	Columbus	1–3	Tampa Bay		McElhinney	18,477	21–24–3	45	Recap

February: 5–7–1 (Home: 2–5–0 ; Road: 3–2–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
49	February 3	Arizona	4–1	Columbus		Forsberg	14,108	21–25–3	45	Recap
50	February 6	St. Louis	1–7	Columbus		McElhinney	16,321	22–25–3	47	Recap
51	February 7	Columbus	4–1	Ottawa		McElhinney	16,891	23–25–3	49	Recap
52	February 9	Los Angeles	4–3	Columbus		McElhinney	14,703	23–26–3	49	Recap
53	February 13	Philadelphia	3–4	Columbus	OT	McElhinney	16,403	24–26–3	51	Recap
54	February 14	Columbus	3–6	NY Islanders		Forsberg	15,678	24–27–3	51	Recap
55	February 17	Columbus	5–2	Philadelphia		McElhinney	19,082	25–27–3	53	Recap
56	February 19	Columbus	2–1	Pittsburgh		McElhinney	18,597	26–27–3	55	Recap
57	February 21	Columbus	1–3	Montreal		McElhinney	21,286	26–28–3	55	Recap
58	February 22	Columbus	3–4	NY Rangers	SO	McElhinney	18,006	26–28–4	56	Recap
59	February 24	Buffalo	4–2	Columbus		Forsberg	13,671	26–29–4	56	Recap
60	February 26	Montreal	5–2	Columbus		McElhinney	12,357	26–30–4	56	Recap
61	February 28	New Jersey	2–0	Columbus		McElhinney	17,814	26–31–4	56	Recap

March: 11–4–0 (Home: 3–3–0 ; Road: 8–1–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
62	March 1	Columbus	3–5	Pittsburgh		McElhinney	18,581	26–32–4	56	Recap
63	March 3	Washington	5–3	Columbus		Bobrovsky	12,915	26–33–4	56	Recap
64	March 6	Columbus	3–2	New Jersey		Bobrovsky	16,213	27–33–4	58	Recap
65	March 7	Colorado	4–0	Columbus		McElhinney	16,599	27–34–4	58	Recap
66	March 10	Columbus	4–3	Carolina	SO	Bobrovsky	10,418	28–34–4	60	Recap
67	March 12	Columbus	3–1	Detroit		Bobrovsky	20,027	29–34–4	62	Recap
68	March 13	Edmonton	4–5	Columbus	SO	Bobrovsky	14,317	30–34–4	64	Recap
69	March 15	Carolina	3–2	Columbus		Bobrovsky	15,258	30–35–4	64	Recap
70	March 18	Columbus	4–3	Edmonton	SO	McElhinney	16,839	31–35–4	66	Recap
71	March 19	Columbus	6–2	Vancouver		Bobrovsky	18,668	32–35–4	68	Recap
72	March 21	Columbus	3–2	Calgary	OT	Bobrovsky	19,289	33–35–4	70	Recap
73	March 24	Anaheim	3–5	Columbus		Bobrovsky	14,044	34–35–4	72	Recap
74	March 27	Columbus	5–2	Chicago		Bobrovsky	22,187	35–35–4	74	Recap
75	March 28	Columbus	4–2	St. Louis		Bobrovsky	19,431	36–35–4	76	Recap
76	March 31	New Jersey	2–3	Columbus	OT	Bobrovsky	14,524	37–35–4	78	Recap

April: 5–0–1 (Home: 4–0–0 ; Road: 1–0–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
77	April 2	NY Islanders	3–4	Columbus	SO	Bobrovsky	15,361	38–35–4	80	Recap
78	April 4	Pittsburgh	3–5	Columbus		Bobrovsky	18,513	39–35–4	82	Recap
79	April 6	Columbus	3–4	NY Rangers	OT	Bobrovsky	18,006	39–35–5	83	Recap
80	April 8	Toronto	0–5	Columbus		Bobrovsky	15,631	40–35–5	85	Recap
81	April 10	Buffalo	2–4	Columbus		Bobrovsky	17,855	41–35–5	87	Recap
82	April 11	Columbus	5–4	NY Islanders	SO	McElhinney	16,170	42–35–5	89	Recap

Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player stats

Final stats^[5]

Skaters

Regular Season
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Nick Foligno	79	31	42	73	16	50
Ryan Johansen	82	26	45	71	−6	40
Scott Hartnell	77	28	32	60	1	100
Cam Atkinson	78	22	18	40	−2	22
Jack Johnson	79	8	32	40	−13	44
Brandon Dubinsky	47	13	23	36	11	43
David Savard	82	11	25	36	0	71
James Wisniewski^‡	56	8	21	29	−10	34
Artem Anisimov	52	7	20	27	−6	8
Matt Calvert	56	13	10	23	1	28
Marko Dano	35	8	13	21	12	14
Alexander Wennberg	68	4	16	20	−19	22
Kevin Connauton^†	54	9	10	19	1	29
Boone Jenner	31	9	8	17	−5	12
Fedor Tyutin	67	3	12	15	8	40
Mark Letestu	54	7	6	13	−9	0
Cody Goloubef	36	0	9	9	12	19
Jack Skille	45	6	2	8	−18	16
Corey Tropp	61	1	7	8	−14	76
Dalton Prout	63	0	8	8	−14	85
Jeremy Morin^†	28	2	4	6	1	13
Tim Erixon^‡	19	1	5	6	−3	4
Jared Boll	72	1	4	5	−13	109
Michael Chaput	33	1	4	5	−8	21
Brian Gibbons	25	0	5	5	2	8
Rene Bourque^†	8	4	0	4	−2	4
Jordan Leopold^†‡	18	1	2	3	−7	9
Ryan Murray	12	1	2	3	1	8
Kerby Rychel	5	0	3	3	3	2
Justin Falk^†	5	1	1	2	−3	7
William Karlsson^†	3	1	1	2	2	0
Sean Collins	8	0	2	2	0	2
Frederic St-Denis	4	0	1	1	−1	0
Josh Anderson	6	0	1	1	−1	2
Adam Cracknell^‡	17	0	1	1	−8	2
Ryan Craig	2	0	0	0	0	0
David Clarkson^†	3	0	0	0	−1	14
Dana Tyrell	3	0	0	0	−1	0
Luke Adam	3	0	0	0	0	4

Goaltenders

Regular Season^[5]
Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	A	PIM
Sergei Bobrovsky	51	49	2994	30	17	3	134	2.68	1632	0.918	2	2	4
Curtis McElhinney	32	28	1710	12	14	2	82	2.88	949	0.914	0	0	0
Anton Forsberg	5	5	256	0	4	0	20	4.69	149	0.866	0	0	0

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Blue Jackets. Stats reflect time with the Blue Jackets only.
^‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Blue Jackets only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.

Notable achievements

Awards

Regular Season
Player	Award	Awarded
Sergei Bobrovsky	NHL Second Star of the Week^[6]	December 8, 2014
Sergei Bobrovsky	NHL Third Star of the Month^[7]	January 2, 2015
Nick Foligno	NHL All-Star game selection^[8]	January 10, 2015
Sergei Bobrovsky	NHL All-Star game selection^[8]	January 10, 2015
Ryan Johansen	NHL All-Star game selection^[8]	January 10, 2015
Nick Foligno	NHL All-Star game captain^[9]	January 14, 2015
Ryan Johansen	NHL All-Star game MVP^[10]	January 25, 2015
Ryan Johansen	NHL First Star of the Week^[11]	January 26, 2015
Scott Hartnell	NHL First Star of the Week^[12]	March 16, 2015
Cam Atkinson	NHL Second Star of the Week^[13]	March 30, 2015
Nick Foligno	NHL Third Star of the Week^[14]	April 6, 2015

Milestones

Regular Season
Player	Milestone	Reached
A. Wennberg	1st Career NHL Game 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point	October 9, 2014
M. Dano	1st Career NHL Game	October 9, 2014
M. Dano	1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point	October 11, 2014
T. Erixon	1st Career NHL Goal	October 26, 2014
C. McElhinney	100th Career NHL Game	October 31, 2014
J. Johnson	500th Career NHL Game	October 31, 2014
R. Johansen	200th Career NHL Game	November 1, 2014
A. Forsberg	1st Career NHL Game	November 1, 2014
J. Wisniewski	200th Career NHL Assist	November 8, 2014
S. Bobrovsky	100th Career NHL Win	November 15, 2014
J. Wisniewski	500th Career NHL Game	November 25, 2014
D. Prout	100th Career NHL Game	November 25, 2014
C. Tropp	100th Career NHL Game	November 28, 2014
K. Rychel	1st Career NHL Game	November 29, 2014
J. Johnson	200th Career NHL Point	November 29, 2014
B. Dubinsky	500th Career NHL Game	December 11, 2014
S. Bobrovsky	200th Career NHL Game	December 16, 2014
S. Bobrovsky	10th Career NHL Shutout	December 16, 2014
N. Foligno	100th Career NHL Goal	December 18, 2014
M. Chaput	1st Career NHL Goal	December 18, 2014
A. Wennberg	1st Career NHL Goal	December 22, 2014
N. Foligno	500th Career NHL Game	December 31, 2014
B. Dubinsky	100th Career NHL Goal	January 4, 2015
F. Tyutin	700th Career NHL Game	January 6, 2015
S. Hartnell	300th Career NHL Assist	January 6, 2015
J. Anderson	1st Career NHL Game	January 16, 2015
S. Hartnell	1,000th Career NHL Game	February 9, 2015
B. Dubinsky	300th Career NHL Point	February 14, 2015
M. Calvert	200th Career NHL Game	February 22, 2015
C. Atkinson	200th Career NHL Game	March 3, 2015
B. Dubinsky	200th Career NHL Assist	March 10, 2015
C. Atkinson	100th Career NHL Point	March 13, 2015
A. Anisimov	100th Career NHL Assist	March 19, 2015

Transactions

The Blue Jackets have been involved in the following transactions during the 2014–15 season.

Trades

June 28, 2014^[15]	To Detroit Red Wings EDM's 3rd-round pick in 2014	To Columbus Blue Jackets 3rd-round pick in 2014 3rd-round pick in 2015
July 1, 2014^[16]	To Toronto Maple Leafs Matt Frattin	To Columbus Blue Jackets Jerry D'Amigo Conditional 7th-round pick in 2015
November 15, 2014^[17]	To St. Louis Blues 5th-round pick in 2016	To Columbus Blue Jackets Jordan Leopold
December 14, 2014^[18]	To Chicago Blackhawks Tim Erixon	To Columbus Blue Jackets Jeremy Morin
December 16, 2014^[19]	To Buffalo Sabres Jerry D'Amigo	To Columbus Blue Jackets Luke Adam
February 26, 2015^[20]	To St. Louis Blues Adam Cracknell	To Columbus Blue Jackets Future considerations
February 26, 2015^[21]	To Toronto Maple Leafs Nathan Horton	To Columbus Blue Jackets David Clarkson
March 2, 2015^[22]	To Anaheim Ducks James Wisniewski DET's 3rd-round pick in 2015	To Columbus Blue Jackets William Karlsson Rene Bourque 2nd-round pick in 2015
March 2, 2015^[23]	To Minnesota Wild Jordan Leopold	To Columbus Blue Jackets Justin Falk 5th-round pick in 2015

Free agents acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
July 1, 2014	Brian Gibbons	Pittsburgh Penguins	1 year, $750,000	^[24]
April 20, 2015	Markus Hannikainen	JYP Jyvaskyla	2 years, entry-level contract	^[25]
June 1, 2015	Dean Kukan	Lulea HF	2 years, entry-level contract	^[26]

Free agents lost

Date	Player	New team	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
July 1, 2014	Derek MacKenzie	Florida Panthers	3 years, $3.9 million	^[27]
July 1, 2014	Blake Comeau	Pittsburgh Penguins	1 year, $700,000	^[28]
July 1, 2014	Cody Bass	Chicago Blackhawks	1 year, $550,000	^[29]
July 1, 2014	Jack Skille	New York Islanders	1 year, $750,000	^[30]
July 1, 2014	Mike McKenna	Arizona Coyotes	1 year, $550,000	^[31]
July 1, 2014	Carter Camper	Ottawa Senators	1 year, $600,000	^[32]
July 1, 2014	Jeremy Smith	Boston Bruins	1 year, $550,000	^[33]
July 2, 2014	Nick Schultz	Philadelphia Flyers	1 year, $1.25 million	^[34]
July 5, 2014	Patrick McNeill	Arizona Coyotes	1 year, $550,000	^[35]

Claimed via waivers

Player	Previous team	Date
Jack Skille^[36]	New York Islanders	October 5, 2014
Adam Cracknell^[37]	Los Angeles Kings	October 7, 2014
Kevin Connauton^[38]	Dallas Stars	November 18, 2014

Lost via waivers

Player	New team	Date

Player signings

Date	Player	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
June 28, 2014	Dalton Prout	2 years, $2.15 million contract extension	^[39]
July 1, 2014	Frederic St-Denis	1 year, $550,000 contract extension	^[40]
July 5, 2014	David Savard	2 years, $2.6 million	^[41]
July 7, 2014	Corey Tropp	2 years, $1.25 million	^[42]
July 7, 2014	Cody Goloubef	1 year, $625,000	^[43]
July 8, 2014	Sean Collins	1 year, $620,000	^[44]
July 9, 2014	Will Weber	1 year, $600,000	^[45]
July 11, 2014	Brandon Dubinsky	6 year, $35.1 million contract extension	^[46]
July 15, 2014	Tim Erixon	1 year, $600,000	^[47]
July 28, 2014	Dana Tyrell	1 year, $655,000	^[48]
July 29, 2014	Jerry D'Amigo	1 year, $850,500	^[49]
September 11, 2014	Sonny Milano	3 years, entry-level contract	^[50]
October 6, 2014	Ryan Johansen	3 years, $12 million	^[51]
December 31, 2014	Nick Foligno	6 years, $33 million contract extension	^[52]
January 9, 2015	Sergei Bobrovsky	4 years, $29.7 million contract extension	^[53]
March 1, 2015	Dillon Heatherington	3 years, entry-level contract	^[54]
March 2, 2015	Cam Atkinson	3 years, $10.5 million contract extension	^[55]
March 6, 2015	Nick Moutrey	3 years, entry-level contract	^[56]
March 28, 2015	Cody Goloubef	2 years, contract extension	^[57]
May 29, 2015	Justin Falk	1 year	^[58]
June 1, 2015	Blake Siebenaler	3 years, entry-level contract	^[26]
June 24, 2015	Curtis McElhinney	2 years, contract extension	^[59]

Draft picks

The 2014 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 27–28, 2014 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	16	Sonny Milano	LW	United States	US NTDP (USHL)
2	47	Ryan Collins	(D)	United States	US NTDP (USHL)
3	76^[a]	Elvis Merzlikins	G	Latvia	HC Lugano (NLA)
3	77	Blake Siebenaler	D	United States	Niagara IceDogs (OHL)
4	107	Julien Pelletier	LW	Canada	Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (QMJHL)
5	137^[b]	Tyler Bird	RW	United States	Kimball Union Wildcats (NEPSAC)
7	197	Olivier Leblanc	D	Canada	Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL)

Draft notes

^[a]The Detroit Red Wings' third-round pick went to the Columbus Blue Jackets as the result of a trade on June 28, 2014 that sent Edmonton's third-round pick in 2014 (63rd overall) to Detroit in exchange for a third-round pick in 2015 and this pick.^[60]
^[b]The Columbus Blue Jackets' fifth-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on June 25, 2014 that sent Nikita Nikitin to Edmonton in exchange for this pick.^[61]
Edmonton previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade March 5, 2014 that sent Nick Schultz to Columbus in exchange for this pick.^[62]
The Columbus Blue Jackets' sixth-round pick went to the Minnesota Wild as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013 that sent Justin Falk to the New York Rangers in exchange for Benn Ferriero and this pick.^[63]
New York previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on April 3, 2013 that sent Marian Gaborik, Blake Parlett and Steven Delisle to Columbus in exchange for Derick Brassard, Derek Dorsett, John Moore and this pick.^[64]

References

^ "2014–2015 NHL Attendance – National Hockey League – ESPN". ESPN.
^ 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.
^ "Blue Jackets' Johnson suspended three games". NHL. November 5, 2014.
^ "Blue Jackets forward Boll suspended three games". NHL. March 26, 2015.
^ ^a ^b "2014-2015 Regular Season Stats - Points - Columbus Blue Jackets - Statistics". Columbus Blue Jackets. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
^ "Datsyuk, Bobrovsky, Ekblad named stars of the week". NHL. December 8, 2014.
^ "Getzlaf, Kane, Bobrovsky named three stars". NHL. January 2, 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c "2015 NHL All-Star selections highlighted by three Columbus Blue Jackets". NHL. January 10, 2015.
^ "Foligno, Toews named NHL All-Star Game captains". NHL. January 14, 2015.
^ "Blue Jackets' Johansen named MVP of All-Star Game". NHL. January 25, 2015.
^ "Johansen, Karlsson and Parise named stars of week". NHL. January 26, 2015.
^ "Hartnell, Talbot and Hammond named stars of week". NHL. March 16, 2015.
^ "Dubnyk, Atkinson and O'Reilly named stars of week". NHL. March 30, 2015.
^ "Hammond, Schenn and Foligno named stars of week". NHL. April 6, 2015.
^ Columbus Blue Jackets Select Six Players on Day Two of 2014 NHL Entry Draft
^ Blue Jackets acquire Jerry D'Amigo, conditional pick from Maple Leafs in exchange for Matt Frattin
^ Blue Jackets acquire defenseman Jordan Leopold from St. Louis Blues
^ Blue Jackets acquire forward Jeremy Morin from Chicago in exchange for Tim Erixon
^ Columbus Blue Jackets Acquire Center Luke Adam From Buffalo Sabres in Exchange for Left Wing Jerry D'Amigo
^ Blue Jackets trade Adam Cracknell to St. Louis Blues in exchange for future considerations
^ Blue Jackets acquire David Clarkson from Toronto in exchange for Nathan Horton
^ Blue Jackets acquire William Karlsson, Rene Bourque and a second-round pick (2015) from Anaheim in exchange for James Wisniewski
^ Blue Jackets acquire defenseman Justin Falk and a fifth-round pick (2015) in exchange for Jordan Leopold
^ Blue Jackets sign Brian Gibbons to a one-year, two-way contract
^ Blue Jackets sign forward Markus Hannikainen to entry level contract
^ ^a ^b Blue Jackets sign defensemen Blake Siebenaler and Dean Kukan to entry level contracts
^ C Derek MacKenzie Agrees to Three-Year Contract with Florida Panthers
^ Penguins Sign Forward Blake Comeau
^ Blackhawks agree to terms with three
^ Islanders Sign Three To Two-Way Deals
^ Coyotes Sign Bolduc, Campbell, Hodgman, McKenna & Reese
^ Senators add forward Camper on two-way contract
^ Bruins Sign Goaltender Jeremy Smith to a One-Year, Two-Way Contract
^ Flyers sign defenseman Nick Schultz
^ "Patrick McNeill NHL Salary Contract History". Archived from the original on July 8, 2014. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
^ Blue Jackets claim forward Jack Skille off waivers from New York Islanders; place four on injured reserve
^ Blue Jackets claim Adam Cracknell on waivers from Los Angeles; place Brandon Dubinsky on injured reserve
^ Blue Jackets claim defenseman Kevin Connauton on waivers from Dallas Stars
^ Blue Jackets sign defenseman Dalton Prout to two-year extension
^ Blue Jackets sign defenseman Frederic St-Denis to a one-year contract extension
^ Blue Jackets re-sign defenseman David Savard to a two-year contract
^ Blue Jackets re-sign Corey Tropp to two-year contract
^ Blue Jackets re-sign Cody Goloubef to a one-year contract
^ Blue Jackets sign Sean Collins to a one-year, two-way contract
^ Blue Jackets sign Will Weber to a one-year, two-way contract
^ Blue Jackets sign Brandon Dubinsky to a six-year contract extension
^ Blue Jackets re-sign defenseman Tim Erixon to a one-year contract
^ Blue Jackets re-sign Tyrell to one-year contract
^ Blue Jackets sign forward Jerry D'Amigo
^ Blue Jackets sign 2014 first-round draft pick Sonny Milano to entry level contract
^ Blue Jackets agree to terms with Ryan Johansen on a three-year contract
^ Blue Jackets sign Nick Foligno to six-year contract extension
^ Blue Jackets sign goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky to four-year contract extension
^ Blue Jackets sign 2013 second-round draft pick Dillon Heatherington
^ Blue Jackets sign Cam Atkinson to three-year contract extension
^ Blue Jackets sign forward Nick Moutrey to three-year, entry level contract
^ Blue Jackets sign defenseman Cody Goloubef to two-year contract
^ Blue Jackets sign defenseman Justin Falk to one-year, two-way contract
^ Blue Jackets sign goaltender Curtis McElhinney to two-year contract extension
^ "Notes from the 2014 NHL Draft". June 28, 2014. Retrieved June 28, 2014.
^ "Oilers Acquire D Nikitin from Blue Jackets for Pick". June 25, 2014. Retrieved June 25, 2014.
^ "Blue Jackets obtain Nick Schultz from Oilers: report". National Hockey League. March 5, 2014. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
^ "Wild, Rangers swap Falk, Ferriero". National Hockey League. June 30, 2013. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
^ "Kekalainen injects life into Blue Jackets with Gaborik". National Hockey League. April 3, 2013. Retrieved April 3, 2013.

[1] "2014–2015 NHL Attendance – National Hockey League – ESPN". ESPN.

[2] 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.

[3] "Blue Jackets' Johnson suspended three games". NHL. November 5, 2014.

[4] "Blue Jackets forward Boll suspended three games". NHL. March 26, 2015.

[regstats-5] "2014-2015 Regular Season Stats - Points - Columbus Blue Jackets - Statistics". Columbus Blue Jackets. Retrieved April 15, 2015.

[6] "Datsyuk, Bobrovsky, Ekblad named stars of the week". NHL. December 8, 2014.

[7] "Getzlaf, Kane, Bobrovsky named three stars". NHL. January 2, 2015.

[allstar-8] "2015 NHL All-Star selections highlighted by three Columbus Blue Jackets". NHL. January 10, 2015.

[9] "Foligno, Toews named NHL All-Star Game captains". NHL. January 14, 2015.

[10] "Blue Jackets' Johansen named MVP of All-Star Game". NHL. January 25, 2015.

[11] "Johansen, Karlsson and Parise named stars of week". NHL. January 26, 2015.

[12] "Hartnell, Talbot and Hammond named stars of week". NHL. March 16, 2015.

[13] "Dubnyk, Atkinson and O'Reilly named stars of week". NHL. March 30, 2015.

[14] "Hammond, Schenn and Foligno named stars of week". NHL. April 6, 2015.

[15] Columbus Blue Jackets Select Six Players on Day Two of 2014 NHL Entry Draft

[16] Blue Jackets acquire Jerry D'Amigo, conditional pick from Maple Leafs in exchange for Matt Frattin

[17] Blue Jackets acquire defenseman Jordan Leopold from St. Louis Blues

[18] Blue Jackets acquire forward Jeremy Morin from Chicago in exchange for Tim Erixon

[19] Columbus Blue Jackets Acquire Center Luke Adam From Buffalo Sabres in Exchange for Left Wing Jerry D'Amigo

[20] Blue Jackets trade Adam Cracknell to St. Louis Blues in exchange for future considerations

[21] Blue Jackets acquire David Clarkson from Toronto in exchange for Nathan Horton

[22] Blue Jackets acquire William Karlsson, Rene Bourque and a second-round pick (2015) from Anaheim in exchange for James Wisniewski

[23] Blue Jackets acquire defenseman Justin Falk and a fifth-round pick (2015) in exchange for Jordan Leopold

[24] Blue Jackets sign Brian Gibbons to a one-year, two-way contract

[25] Blue Jackets sign forward Markus Hannikainen to entry level contract

[SiebenalerKukan-26] Blue Jackets sign defensemen Blake Siebenaler and Dean Kukan to entry level contracts

[27] C Derek MacKenzie Agrees to Three-Year Contract with Florida Panthers

[28] Penguins Sign Forward Blake Comeau

[29] Blackhawks agree to terms with three

[30] Islanders Sign Three To Two-Way Deals

[31] Coyotes Sign Bolduc, Campbell, Hodgman, McKenna & Reese

[32] Senators add forward Camper on two-way contract

[33] Bruins Sign Goaltender Jeremy Smith to a One-Year, Two-Way Contract

[34] Flyers sign defenseman Nick Schultz

[35] "Patrick McNeill NHL Salary Contract History". Archived from the original on July 8, 2014. Retrieved July 9, 2014.

[36] Blue Jackets claim forward Jack Skille off waivers from New York Islanders; place four on injured reserve

[37] Blue Jackets claim Adam Cracknell on waivers from Los Angeles; place Brandon Dubinsky on injured reserve

[38] Blue Jackets claim defenseman Kevin Connauton on waivers from Dallas Stars

[39] Blue Jackets sign defenseman Dalton Prout to two-year extension

[40] Blue Jackets sign defenseman Frederic St-Denis to a one-year contract extension

[41] Blue Jackets re-sign defenseman David Savard to a two-year contract

[42] Blue Jackets re-sign Corey Tropp to two-year contract

[43] Blue Jackets re-sign Cody Goloubef to a one-year contract

[44] Blue Jackets sign Sean Collins to a one-year, two-way contract

[45] Blue Jackets sign Will Weber to a one-year, two-way contract

[46] Blue Jackets sign Brandon Dubinsky to a six-year contract extension

[47] Blue Jackets re-sign defenseman Tim Erixon to a one-year contract

[48] Blue Jackets re-sign Tyrell to one-year contract

[49] Blue Jackets sign forward Jerry D'Amigo

[50] Blue Jackets sign 2014 first-round draft pick Sonny Milano to entry level contract

[51] Blue Jackets agree to terms with Ryan Johansen on a three-year contract

[52] Blue Jackets sign Nick Foligno to six-year contract extension

[53] Blue Jackets sign goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky to four-year contract extension

[54] Blue Jackets sign 2013 second-round draft pick Dillon Heatherington

[55] Blue Jackets sign Cam Atkinson to three-year contract extension

[56] Blue Jackets sign forward Nick Moutrey to three-year, entry level contract

[57] Blue Jackets sign defenseman Cody Goloubef to two-year contract

[58] Blue Jackets sign defenseman Justin Falk to one-year, two-way contract

[59] Blue Jackets sign goaltender Curtis McElhinney to two-year contract extension

[2014DraftDay2-60] "Notes from the 2014 NHL Draft". June 28, 2014. Retrieved June 28, 2014.

[61] "Oilers Acquire D Nikitin from Blue Jackets for Pick". June 25, 2014. Retrieved June 25, 2014.

[62] "Blue Jackets obtain Nick Schultz from Oilers: report". National Hockey League. March 5, 2014. Retrieved March 5, 2014.

[63] "Wild, Rangers swap Falk, Ferriero". National Hockey League. June 30, 2013. Retrieved June 30, 2013.

[64] "Kekalainen injects life into Blue Jackets with Gaborik". National Hockey League. April 3, 2013. Retrieved April 3, 2013.

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