# 2006–07 Columbus Blue Jackets season

The 2006–07 Columbus Blue Jackets season was the seventh National Hockey League season in Columbus, Ohio. The Blue Jackets once again failed to qualify for the postseason. Since the Atlanta Thrashers qualified for the playoffs in the East, the Blue Jackets were, until the 2008–09 season, the only NHL team to have never played a post-season game.

## Off-season

The off-season was dominated by a contract dispute with top forward Nikolay Zherdev, who had threatened to return to Russia to play if Columbus did not meet his demands. Zherdev remained a holdout for much of the preseason. However, the two parties were able to come to an agreement approximately a week before the season began.

## Regular season

The Blue Jackets, hoping to qualify for the playoffs for the first time in franchise history, got off to a disastrous start, falling as low as 6–16–2 into December, briefly holding the worst record in the NHL. The Jackets' poor start led general manager Doug MacLean to fire head coach Gerard Gallant on November 13. Assistant coach Gary Agnew was named interim head coach the following day.
Gallant would be replaced a week later by veteran coach Ken Hitchcock. Coincidentally, Hitchcock's first game as Jackets head coach was against the Philadelphia Flyers, the team that fired him as head coach earlier in the season.
The Blue Jackets were shut out a league-high 16 times during the regular season. Along with the four shutouts Blue Jackets goaltenders recorded, 20 of the Blue Jackets' 82 regular-season games ended in a shutout. They were also the most penalized team in the League, with 453 power-play opportunities against.

### Season standings

Central Division :
| No. | CR | | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | 1 | Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 50 | 19 | 13 | 254 | 199 | 113 |
| 2 | 4 | Nashville Predators | 82 | 51 | 23 | 8 | 272 | 212 | 110 |
| 3 | 10 | St. Louis Blues | 82 | 34 | 35 | 13 | 214 | 254 | 81 |
| 4 | 11 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 33 | 42 | 7 | 201 | 249 | 73 |
| 5 | 13 | Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 31 | 42 | 9 | 201 | 258 | 71 |
Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime/shootout loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PIM = Penalties in minutes; Pts = Points Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.
Western Conference :
| R | | Div | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | z-Detroit Red Wings | CE | 82 | 50 | 19 | 13 | 254 | 199 | 113 |
| 2 | y-Anaheim Ducks | PA | 82 | 48 | 20 | 14 | 258 | 208 | 110 |
| 3 | y-Vancouver Canucks | NW | 82 | 49 | 26 | 7 | 222 | 201 | 105 |
| 4 | Nashville Predators | CE | 82 | 51 | 23 | 8 | 272 | 212 | 110 |
| 5 | San Jose Sharks | PA | 82 | 51 | 26 | 5 | 258 | 199 | 107 |
| 6 | Dallas Stars | PA | 82 | 50 | 25 | 7 | 226 | 197 | 107 |
| 7 | Minnesota Wild | NW | 82 | 48 | 26 | 8 | 235 | 191 | 104 |
| 8 | Calgary Flames | NW | 82 | 43 | 29 | 10 | 258 | 226 | 96 |
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| 9 | Colorado Avalanche | NW | 82 | 44 | 31 | 7 | 272 | 251 | 95 |
| 10 | St. Louis Blues | CE | 82 | 34 | 35 | 13 | 214 | 254 | 81 |
| 11 | Columbus Blue Jackets | CE | 82 | 33 | 42 | 7 | 201 | 249 | 73 |
| 12 | Edmonton Oilers | NW | 82 | 32 | 43 | 7 | 195 | 248 | 71 |
| 13 | Chicago Blackhawks | CE | 82 | 31 | 42 | 9 | 201 | 258 | 71 |
| 14 | Los Angeles Kings | PA | 82 | 27 | 41 | 14 | 227 | 283 | 68 |
| 15 | Phoenix Coyotes | PA | 82 | 31 | 46 | 5 | 216 | 284 | 67 |
bold - qualified for playoffs, y - division title, z - best conference record CE - Central Division, NW - Northwest Division, PA - Pacific Division

## Schedule and results

2006–07 regular season :
October: 3–5–1 (home: 2–2–1; road: 1–3–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
1October 6Vancouver3 – 2ColumbusOTLeclaire18,1360–0–11Recap
2October 7Columbus5 – 4ChicagoLeclaire17,1331–0–13Recap
3October 9Phoenix1 – 5ColumbusLeclaire16,2982–0–15Recap
4October 14Columbus0 – 5MinnesotaLeclaire18,5682–1–15Recap
5October 20Toronto4 – 2ColumbusLeclaire17,3032–2–15Recap
6October 21Columbus3 – 5PittsburghNorrena14,6372–3–15Recap
7October 23San Jose3 – 0ColumbusLeclaire16,0672–4–15Recap
8October 27Los Angeles0 – 2ColumbusLeclaire16,0873–4–17Recap
9October 28Columbus0 – 1New JerseyLeclaire14,0153–5–17Recap :
November: 3–10–1 (home: 2–5–1; road: 1–5–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
10November 1Colorado5 – 3ColumbusLeclaire16,0073–6–17Recap
11November 3Calgary4 – 5ColumbusSOLeclaire16,1034–6–19Recap
12November 4Columbus1 – 4DetroitLeclaire20,0664–7–19Recap
13November 9Columbus4 – 2St. LouisLeclaire9,6315–7–111Recap
14November 10Edmonton4 – 1ColumbusLeclaire16,9025–8–111Recap
15November 12Columbus0 – 2ChicagoNorrena14,0785–9–111Recap
16November 15Nashville5 – 4ColumbusLeclaire16,2835–10–111Recap
17November 17Colorado3 – 0ColumbusNorrena16,3755–11–111Recap
18November 18Columbus2 – 4NashvilleLeclaire13,2095–12–111Recap
19November 20Nashville3 – 1ColumbusNorrena16,1745–13–111Recap
20November 22St. Louis4 – 3ColumbusSOLeclaire15,2795–13–212Recap
21November 24Columbus2 – 3PhiladelphiaLeclaire19,3015–14–212Recap
22November 25Minnesota3 – 5ColumbusNorrena15,4936–13–214Recap
23November 28Columbus0 – 1VancouverLeclaire18,6306–14–214Recap :
December: 9–5–2 (home: 5–2–0; road: 4–3–2)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
24December 1Columbus1 – 2CalgaryLeclaire19,2896–16–214Recap
25December 2Columbus4 – 0EdmontonNorrena16,8397–16–216Recap
26December 5Columbus3 – 0ColoradoNorrena17,3398–16–218Recap
27December 9Columbus5 – 1St. LouisNorrena11,8319–16–220Recap
28December 10Ottawa2 – 6ColumbusLeclaire15,79710–16–222Recap
29December 12Columbus3 – 1DallasNorrena17,41111–16–224Recap
30December 14Columbus4 – 5PhoenixSONorrena11,30111–16–325Recap
31December 16Chicago6 – 4ColumbusNorrena17,28811–17–325Recap
32December 18Detroit3 – 4ColumbusNorrena17,04612–17–327Recap
33December 20Columbus0 – 5DetroitNorrena20,06612–18–327Recap
34December 22Vancouver2 – 3ColumbusNorrena15,86113–18–329Recap
35December 23Columbus0 – 4NY IslandersNorrena11,79713–19–329Recap
36December 26Boston4 – 5ColumbusOTNorrena17,37614–19–331Recap
37December 28Detroit7 – 4ColumbusNorrena17,40814–20–331Recap
38December 29Columbus3 – 4MinnesotaOTConklin18,56814–20–432Recap
39December 31Chicago1 – 3ColumbusNorrena18,13615–20–434Recap :
January: 6–6–1 (home: 3–1–1; road: 3–5–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
40January 3Columbus0 – 3Los AngelesNorrena16,45115–21–434Recap
41January 5Columbus4 – 3AnaheimNorrena17,40516–21–436Recap
42January 6Columbus2 – 5San JoseNorrena17,49616–22–436Recap
43January 9St. Louis4 – 3ColumbusSONorrena15,23816–22–537Recap
44January 12Columbus0 – 2NashvilleNorrena14,13616–23–537Recap
45January 13Nashville4 – 1ColumbusNorrena16,82516–24–537Recap
46January 16Columbus5 – 4ChicagoOTConklin10,26317–24–539Recap
47January 18Columbus0 – 4NashvilleConklin10,92717–25–539Recap
48January 19Detroit1 – 3ColumbusNorrena18,13618–25–541Recap
49January 26Buffalo2 – 3ColumbusNorrena18,13619–25–543Recap
50January 27Minnesota2 – 3ColumbusNorrena18,13620–25–545Recap
51January 30Columbus3 – 2VancouverSOConklin18,63021–25–547Recap
52January 31Columbus2 – 5EdmontonConklin16,83921–26–547Recap :
February: 3–7–2 (home: 2–5–1; road: 1–2–1)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
53February 2Columbus2 – 6CalgaryConklin19,28921–27–547Recap
54February 6Phoenix3 – 0ColumbusNorrena13,82521–28–547Recap
55February 8Calgary1 – 2ColumbusNorrena15,73922–28–549Recap
56February 11Chicago5 – 4ColumbusLeclaire17,05422–29–549Recap
57February 14St. Louis4 – 2ColumbusLeclaire14,29522–30–549Recap
58February 16San Jose0 – 3ColumbusNorrena16,04523–30–551Recap
59February 18Montreal3 – 2ColumbusLeclaire16,11623–31–551Recap
60February 20Columbus4 – 5St. LouisSONorrena11,10423–31–652Recap
61February 22Edmonton4 – 0ColumbusNorrena15,54123–32–652Recap
62February 24Columbus3 – 2New York RangersNorrena18,20024–32–654Recap
63February 25Nashville4 – 3ColumbusSOConklin16,22024–32–755Recap
64February 27Columbus2 – 3ColoradoNorrena17,12724–33–755Recap :
March: 8–6–0 (home: 3–2–0; road: 5–4–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
65March 2Columbus3 – 2DallasSONorrena17,14725–33–757Recap
66March 3Columbus4 – 3PhoenixBoucher16,20726–33–759Recap
67March 7Los Angeles2 – 3ColumbusOTNorrena15,15427–33–761Recap
68March 9Dallas3 – 0ColumbusNorrena17,28427–34–761Recap
69March 10Columbus1 – 2NashvilleNorrena17,11327–35–761Recap
70March 14Columbus5 – 4AnaheimSONorrena17,17428–35–763Recap
71March 16Columbus0 – 3San JoseNorrena17,49628–36–763Recap
72March 17Columbus3 – 5Los AngelesNorrena17,19728–37–763Recap
73March 20Chicago2 – 5ColumbusNorrena15,19529–37–765Recap
74March 22Columbus2 – 1DetroitSONorrena20,06630–37–767Recap
75March 25St. Louis1 – 4ColumbusNorrena16,00731–37–769Recap
76March 27Columbus4 – 1St. LouisNorrena17,25132–37–771Recap
77March 29Anaheim5 – 2ColumbusNorrena15,34032–38–771Recap
78March 30Columbus1 – 3ChicagoBoucher14,11132–39–771Recap :
April: 1–3–0 (home: 1–2–0; road: 0–1–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
79April 1Detroit4 – 1ColumbusNorrena17,35032–40–771Recap
80April 3Columbus0 – 3DetroitNorrena20,06632–41–771Recap
81April 5Dallas1 – 2ColumbusOTNorrena15,99733–41–773Recap
82April 7Anaheim4 – 3ColumbusNorrena17,39133–42–773Recap :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) :

## Player statistics
### Scoring

* Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
* † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Blue Jackets only.
* ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Blue Jackets only.
| No. | Player | Pos | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season |
| No. | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
| 9 | David Vyborny | RW | 82 | 16 | 48 | 64 | 6 | 60 |
| 61 | Rick Nash | LW | 75 | 27 | 30 | 57 | −8 | 73 |
| 33 | Fredrik Modin | LW | 79 | 22 | 20 | 42 | −3 | 50 |
| 91 | Sergei Fedorov | C | 73 | 18 | 24 | 42 | −7 | 56 |
| 25 | Jason Chimera | LW | 82 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 2 | 91 |
| 6 | Ron Hainsey | D | 80 | 9 | 25 | 34 | −19 | 69 |
| 13 | Nikolay Zherdev | W | 71 | 10 | 22 | 32 | −19 | 26 |
| 49 | Dan Fritsche | C | 59 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 3 | 35 |
| 77 | Anson Carter‡ | RW | 54 | 10 | 17 | 27 | −1 | 16 |
| 27 | Manny Malhotra | C | 82 | 9 | 16 | 25 | −8 | 76 |
| 2 | Anders Eriksson | D | 79 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 12 | 46 |
| 97 | Rostislav Klesla | D | 75 | 9 | 13 | 22 | −13 | 105 |
| 17 | Gilbert Brule | C | 78 | 9 | 10 | 19 | −21 | 28 |
| 16 | Alexander Svitov | C | 76 | 7 | 11 | 18 | −10 | 145 |
| 52 | Adam Foote | D | 59 | 3 | 9 | 12 | −17 | 71 |
| 10 | Duvie Westcott | D | 23 | 4 | 6 | 10 | −13 | 18 |
| 44 | Aaron Johnson | D | 61 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −9 | 38 |
| 47 | Geoff Platt | C | 26 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| 55 | Ole-Kristian Tollefsen | D | 70 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 123 |
| 48 | Marc Methot | D | 20 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
| 42 | Mark Hartigan‡ | C | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Bryan Berard | D | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −4 | 8 |
| 23 | Derrick Walser† | D | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −1 | 0 |
| 40 | Jaroslav Balastik‡ | RW | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −3 | 4 |
| 45 | Jody Shelley | LW | 72 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −6 | 125 |
| 38 | Joakim Lindstrom | C | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −3 | 4 |
| 37 | Joe Motzko‡ | RW | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Alexandre Picard | LW | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 6 |
| 35 | Brian Boucher† | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 37 | Darcy Campbell† | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Ty Conklin‡ | G | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 20 | Curtis Glencross† | C | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 0 |
| 39 | Steven Goertzen | RW | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 28 | Zenon Konopka† | C | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 20 |
| 31 | Pascal Leclaire | G | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 2 |
| 30 | Fredrik Norrena | G | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 6 |
| 46 | Filip Novak | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | Tomas Popperle | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |

### Goaltending

* † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Blue Jackets only.
* ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Blue Jackets only.
| No. | Player | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season |
| No. | Player | GP | W | L | OT | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
| 30 | Fredrik Norrena | 55 | 24 | 23 | 3 | 1420 | 137 | 2.79 | .904 | 3 | 2952 |
| 31 | Pascal Leclaire | 24 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 629 | 65 | 2.97 | .897 | 1 | 1315 |
| 35 | Ty Conklin‡ | 11 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 210 | 27 | 3.30 | .871 | 0 | 491 |
| 35 | Brian Boucher† | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 67 | 9 | 3.79 | .866 | 0 | 142 |
| 1 | Tomas Popperle | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1.35 | .929 | 0 | 45 |

## Awards and records
### Awards

| Type | Award/honor | Recipient |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Rick Nash |
| League (in-season) | NHL Second Star of the Week | Fredrik Norrena (January 28) |
| Team | Foundation Community Service Award | Jody Shelley |
| Team | "Jackets Fans" Most Valuable Player Award | Fredrik Norrena |
| Team | "John H. McConnell" Most Courageous Player Award | Fredrik Modin |
| Team | Most Improved Player Award | Ole-Kristian Tollefsen |
| Team | Outstanding Defenseman Award | Rostislav Klesla |
| Team | Three Stars Award | Rick Nash |

### Milestones

| Milestone | Player | Date |
| First game | Fredrik Norrena | October 14, 2006 |
| First game | Tomas Popperle | February 2, 2007 |
| First game | Marc Methot | February 25, 2007 |
| First game | Darcy Campbell | March 30, 2007 |

## Transactions

The Blue Jackets were involved in the following transactions from June 20, 2006, the day after the deciding game of the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 6, 2007, the day of the deciding game of the 2007 Stanley Cup Finals.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| June 24, 2006 (2006-06-24) | To Columbus Blue Jackets Philadelphia's 3rd-round pick in 20064th-round pick in 20062nd-round pick in 2007 | To San Jose Sharks 2nd-round pick in 2006 |
| June 24, 2006 (2006-06-24) | To Columbus Blue Jackets 7th-round pick in 2006 | To Los Angeles Kings 7th-round pick in 2007 |
| June 30, 2006 (2006-06-30) | To Columbus Blue Jackets Fredrik ModinFredrik Norrena | To Tampa Bay Lightning Marc Denis |
| October 25, 2006 (2006-10-25) | To Columbus Blue Jackets Ryan Caldwell | To New York Islanders Eric Boguniecki |
| November 29, 2006 (2006-11-29) | To Columbus Blue Jackets Derrick Walser | To Carolina Hurricanes Mark Flood |
| January 26, 2007 (2007-01-26) | To Columbus Blue Jackets Curtis GlencrossZenon KonopkaConditional 7th-round pick in 2007 or 2008 | To Anaheim Ducks Mark HartiganJoe Motzko4th-round pick in 2007 |
| February 23, 2007 (2007-02-23) | To Columbus Blue Jackets5th-round pick in 2008 | To Carolina HurricanesAnson Carter |
| February 27, 2007 (2007-02-27) | To Columbus Blue Jackets5th-round pick in 2007 | To Buffalo SabresTy Conklin |
| May 16, 2007 (2007-05-16) | To Columbus Blue Jackets5th-round pick in 2007 | To Boston BruinsRights to Adam McQuaid |

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via |
| July 1, 2006 (2006-07-01) | Anders Eriksson | Metallurg Magnitogorsk (RSL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 6, 2006 (2006-07-06) | Ty Conklin | Edmonton Oilers | | Free agency |
| July 6, 2006 (2006-07-06) | Tomas Kloucek | Atlanta Thrashers | | Free agency |
| July 21, 2006 (2006-07-21) | Janne Hauhtonen | HIFK (Liiga) | 1-year | Free agency |
| August 9, 2006 (2006-08-09) | Filip Novak | Ottawa Senators | 2-year | Free agency |
| August 22, 2006 (2006-08-22) | Eric Boguniecki | Pittsburgh Penguins | 1-year | Free agency |
| September 13, 2006 (2006-09-13) | Anson Carter | Vancouver Canucks | 1-year | Free agency |
| February 27, 2007 (2007-02-27) | Brian Boucher | Chicago Blackhawks | | Waivers |
| March 24, 2007 (2007-03-24) | Darcy Campbell | University of Alaska Fairbanks (CCHA) | 2-year | Free agency |
| June 1, 2007 (2007-06-01) | Mikko Maenpaa | HPK (Liiga) | 1-year | Free agency |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Via |
| July 1, 2006 (2006-07-01) | Andy Delmore | Tampa Bay Lightning | Free agency (III) |
| July 6, 2006 (2006-07-06) | Trevor Letowski | Carolina Hurricanes | Free agency (III) |
| July 9, 2006 (2006-07-09) | Mike Rupp | New Jersey Devils | Free agency (UFA) |
| July 27, 2006 (2006-07-27) | Tyler Kolarik | Syracuse Crunch (AHL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| July 29, 2006 (2006-07-29) | Cam Severson | Straubing Tigers (DEL) | Free agency (VI) |
| August 17, 2006 (2006-08-17) | Jeff MacMillan | Vienna Capitals (EBEL) | Free agency (VI) |
| August 18, 2006 (2006-08-18) | Andrew Penner | Pittsburgh Penguins | Free agency (UFA) |
| August 18, 2006 (2006-08-18) | Radoslav Suchy | ZSC Lions (NLA) | Free agency (III) |
| August 28, 2006 (2006-08-28) | Jan Hrdina | HV71 (SHL) | Free agency (III) |
| August 30, 2006 (2006-08-30) | Darcy Verot | Syracuse Crunch (AHL) | Free agency (III) |
| September 2, 2006 (2006-09-02) | Aleksandr Guskov | HC Lada Togliatti (RSL) | Free agency (III) |
| October 2006 (2006-10) | Greg Mauldin | Bloomington PrairieThunder (UHL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| October 2006 (2006-10) | Ben Simon | Syracuse Crunch (AHL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| December 7, 2006 (2006-12-07) | Brandon Sugden | | Retirement |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term | Contract type |
| June 20, 2006 (2006-06-20) | Manny Malhotra | 3-year | Re-signing |
| July 1, 2006 (2006-07-01) | Jaroslav Balastik | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 1, 2006 (2006-07-01) | Alexander Svitov | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 1, 2006 (2006-07-01) | Kris Russell | | Entry-level |
| July 11, 2006 (2006-07-11) | Ron Hainsey | 2-year | Re-signing |
| July 18, 2006 (2006-07-18) | Pascal Leclaire | 2-year | Re-signing |
| July 21, 2006 (2006-07-21) | Jamie Pushor | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 22, 2006 (2006-07-22) | Jason Chimera | 2-year | Re-signing |
| August 30, 2006 (2006-08-30) | Brandon Sugden | | Re-signing |
| September 1, 2006 (2006-09-01) | Aaron Johnson | | Re-signing |
| September 8, 2006 (2006-09-08) | Trevor Hendrikx | 3-year | Entry-level |
| September 11, 2006 (2006-09-11) | Duvie Westcott | 3-year | Extension |
| September 14, 2006 (2006-09-14) | Dan Fritsche | 2-year | Re-signing |
| September 21, 2006 (2006-09-21) | Derick Brassard | 3-year | Entry-level |
| September 28, 2006 (2006-09-28) | Nikolay Zherdev | 3-year | Re-signing |
| February 11, 2007 (2007-02-11) | Fredrik Norrena | 2-year | Extension |
| February 26, 2007 (2007-02-26) | Fredrik Modin | 3-year | Extension |
| March 19, 2007 (2007-03-19) | Jon Landry | 2-year | Entry-level |
| March 27, 2007 (2007-03-27) | Tom Sestito | 3-year | Entry-level |
| April 7, 2007 (2007-04-07) | Jared Boll | 3-year | Entry-level |
| April 7, 2007 (2007-04-07) | Derek Dorsett | 3-year | Entry-level |
| May 3, 2007 (2007-05-03) | Steve Mason | 3-year | Entry-level |
| May 25, 2007 (2007-05-25) | Kirill Starkov | 3-year | Entry-level |

## Draft picks

Columbus' picks at the 2006 NHL entry draft in Vancouver, British Columbia. The Blue Jackets picked 6th overall.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | NHL team | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 6 | Derick Brassard (C) | Canada | Columbus Blue Jackets | Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL) |
| 3 | 69 | Steve Mason (G) | Canada | Columbus Blue Jackets | London Knights (OHL) |
| 3 | 85 | Tommy Sestito (LW) | United States | Columbus Blue Jackets (from San Jose via Philadelphia) | Plymouth Whalers (OHL) |
| 4 | 113 | Ben Wright (D) | Canada | Columbus Blue Jackets (from San Jose) | Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL) |
| 5 | 129 | Robert Nyholm (RW) | Finland | Columbus Blue Jackets | HIFK Jr. (Finland) |
| 5 | 136 | Nick Sucharski (LW) | Canada | Columbus Blue Jackets (from Toronto) | Michigan State University (NCAA) |
| 5 | 142 | Maxim Frechette (D) | Canada | Columbus Blue Jackets (from Anaheim) | Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL) |
| 6 | 159 | Jesse Dudas (D) | Canada | Columbus Blue Jackets | Prince George Cougars (WHL) |
| 7 | 189 | Derek Dorsett (RW) | Canada | Columbus Blue Jackets | Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) |
| 7 | 194 | Matt Marquardt (LW) | Canada | Columbus Blue Jackets (from Los Angeles) | Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL) |

## Farm teams
### Syracuse Crunch

The Syracuse Crunch are the Blue Jackets American Hockey League affiliate for the seventh season. Prior to the start of the 2006–07 season, the two clubs announced they had agreed to extend the affiliation agreement for four more years.

### Dayton Bombers

The Dayton Bombers of the ECHL are also entering their seventh season as an affiliate of the Blue Jackets.

### Youngstown SteelHounds

The Jackets are also affiliated with the Youngstown SteelHounds of the Central Hockey League.