2012–13 Columbus Blue Jackets season

The 2012–13 Columbus Blue Jackets season was the 13th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 25, 1997. The regular season was reduced from its usual 82 games to 48 due to a lockout.
Despite a big improvement, the Blue Jackets failed to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs .
==Off-season==
==Regular season==
On February 12, 2013, the Blue Jackets fired general manager Scott Howson after years of disappointing hockey in Columbus.Blue Jackets relieve Scott Howson of his duties as Executive Vice President and General Manager On February 13, Jarmo Kekalainen was hired as his replacement.Blue Jackets name Jarmo Kekalainen General Manager With his hiring, Kekalainen became the first European GM in NHL history.BLUE JACKETS NAME KEKALAINEN THEIR NEW GENERAL MANAGER The team picked up steam after the change at general manager, going 20–10–5 to end the season just narrowly missing out on a playoff spot.
===Standings===
===Schedule and results===
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January: 2–5–1 (Home: 1–2–1 ; Road: 1–3–0)	January: 2–5–1 (Home: 1–2–1 ; Road: 1–3–0)	January: 2–5–1 (Home: 1–2–1 ; Road: 1–3–0)	January: 2–5–1 (Home: 1–2–1 ; Road: 1–3–0)	January: 2–5–1 (Home: 1–2–1 ; Road: 1–3–0)	January: 2–5–1 (Home: 1–2–1 ; Road: 1–3–0)	January: 2–5–1 (Home: 1–2–1 ; Road: 1–3–0)	January: 2–5–1 (Home: 1–2–1 ; Road: 1–3–0)	January: 2–5–1 (Home: 1–2–1 ; Road: 1–3–0)	January: 2–5–1 (Home: 1–2–1 ; Road: 1–3–0)	January: 2–5–1 (Home: 1–2–1 ; Road: 1–3–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	January 19 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	3–2 	Nashville Predators 	SO 	Bobrovsky 	17,113 	1–0–0 	2 	Recap
2 	January 21 	Detroit Red Wings 	4–3 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	SO 	Bobrovsky 	19,206 	1–0–1 	3 	Recap
3 	January 23 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	1–5 	Phoenix Coyotes 	— 	Mason 	8,355 	1–1–1 	3 	Recap
4 	January 24 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	0–4 	Colorado Avalanche 	— 	Bobrovsky 	14,235 	1–2–1 	3 	Recap
5 	January 26 	Chicago Blackhawks 	4–2 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	— 	Mason 	18,381 	1–3–1 	3 	Recap
6 	January 28 	Dallas Stars 	1–2 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	— 	Bobrovsky 	10,475 	2–3–1 	5 	Recap
7 	January 29 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	2–3 	Minnesota Wild 	— 	Mason 	17,584 	2–4–1 	5 	Recap
8 	January 31 	St. Louis Blues 	4–1 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	— 	Bobrovsky 	11,155 	2–5–1 	5 	Recap
==Player statistics==
Final stats 
;Skaters
 Regular Season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	48 	12 	18 	30 	3 	32
 	46 	13 	14 	27 	7 	10
 	48 	4 	18 	22 	9 	28
 	29 	2 	18 	20 	2 	76
 	44 	5 	14 	19 	−5 	12
 	45 	6 	13 	19 	6 	28
 	48 	8 	10 	18 	3 	16
 	35 	11 	7 	18 	−6 	12
 	35 	9 	9 	18 	9 	4
‡ 	34 	7 	11 	18 	−2 	16
 	42 	9 	7 	16 	−9 	32
 	30 	5 	9 	14 	−1 	15
 	40 	5 	7 	12 	−7 	12
 	38 	3 	6 	9 	2 	17
‡ 	24 	3 	6 	9 	−11	53
 	43 	3 	5 	8 	1 	36
† 	12 	3 	5 	8 	5 	6
 	28 	1 	6 	7 	15 	25
 	43 	2 	4 	6 	1 	100
† 	9 	2 	3 	5 	5 	6
 	31 	0 	5 	5 	4 	14
 	36 	0 	4 	4 	−8 	16
 	27 	1 	1 	2 	1 	17
 	11 	1 	0 	1 	−3 	0
‡ 	17 	0 	1 	1 	−5 	2
 	8 	0 	0 	0 	−2 	4
 	2 	0 	0 	0 	1 	0
 	5 	0 	0 	0 	−2 	6
 	4 	0 	0 	0 	−3 	0
 	2 	0 	0 	0 	−1 	0
Totals	Totals	115	201	316	9 	595
;Goaltenders
 Regular Season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	38 	37	2218:57	21	11	6	74 	2.00	1084	0.932	4	0	0	0
‡ 	13 	11	712:05 	3 	6 	1	35 	2.95	346 	0.899	0	0	0	0
Totals	Totals	48	2931:02	24	17	7	109	2.23	1430	0.924	4	0	0	0
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Blue Jackets. Stats reflect time with the Blue Jackets only.
‡Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record
== Awards and records ==
=== Awards ===
Regular Season 	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season
Player 	Award 	Awarded 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Sergei Bobrovsky	Vezina Trophy 	June 15, 2013 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
== Transactions ==
The Blue Jackets have been involved in the following transactions during the 2012–13 season.
=== Trades ===
June 22, 2012Columbus Blue Jackets Acquire Goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky From Philadelphia Flyers In Exchange For Three Draft Picks 	To Philadelphia Flyers 2nd-round pick in 20124th-round pick in 20124th-round pick in 2013	To Columbus Blue Jackets Sergei Bobrovsky
July 1, 2012Columbus Blue Jackets Acquire Left Wing Nick Foligno From Ottawa Senators In Exchange For Defenseman Marc Methot 	To Ottawa Senators Marc Methot 	To Columbus Blue Jackets Nick Foligno
July 23, 2012Dubinsky, Anisimov, Erixon, Pick Acquired From New York Rangers 	To New York Rangers Rick NashSteven DelisleConditional 3rd-round pick in 2013 	To Columbus Blue Jackets Artem AnisimovBrandon DubinskyTim Erixon1st-round pick in 2013
March 10, 2013Blue Jackets acquire RW Spencer Machacek from Winnipeg Jets in exchange for RW Tomas Kubalik 	To Winnipeg Jets Tomas Kubalik 	To Columbus Blue Jackets Spencer Machacek
March 12, 2013Blue Jackets acquire forward Matthew Ford from Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for future considerations 	To Philadelphia Flyers Future considerations 	To Columbus Blue Jackets Matthew Ford
April 3, 2013Columbus Blue Jackets Acquire RW Marian Gaborik From the New York Rangers 	To New York Rangers Derick BrassardDerek DorsettJohn Moore6th-round pick in 2014 	To Columbus Blue Jackets Marian GaborikSteven DelisleBlake Parlett
April 3, 2013Columbus Blue Jackets Acquire Goaltender Michael Leighton, Third Round Pick in 2015 NHL Draft In Exchange for Goaltender Steve Mason	To Philadelphia Flyers Steve Mason 	To Columbus Blue Jackets Michael Leighton3rd-round pick in 2015
April 3, 2013Blue Jackets Acquire Forward Blake Comeau From Calgary in Exchange for Fifth Round Pick at 2013 NHL Entry Draft 	To Calgary Flames 5th-round pick in 2013 	To Columbus Blue Jackets Blake Comeau
April 3, 2013http://bluejackets.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=664033 	To Pittsburgh Penguins Future considerations 	To Columbus Blue Jackets Patrick Killeen
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=== Free agents signed ===
Player 	Former team 	Contract terms
Jonathan Audy-MarchessaultColumbus Blue Jackets Sign Left Wing Jonathan Audy-Marchessault 	Connecticut Whale	3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
Adrian AucoinColumbus Blue Jackets, Defenseman Adrian Aucoin Agree To Terms On A One-Year Contract For 2012–13 Season	Phoenix Coyotes 	1 year, $2 million
Ilari MelartBlue Jackets sign defenseman Ilari Melart to a one-year entry level contract 	HIFK 	1 year, $925,000 entry-level contract
=== Free agents lost ===
Player 	New team 	Contract terms
Alexandre GirouxAlexandre Giroux heads for KHL 	Dynamo Riga 	2 years
Curtis SanfordSanford off to KHL, goaltending market continues to thin out	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl	undisclosed
Dane ByersOilers agree to terms with Dane Byers 	Edmonton Oilers 	1 year, $560,000
Mark DekanichJets agree to terms with Ben Maxwell & Mark Dekanich 	Winnipeg Jets 	1 year, $600,000
Aaron JohnsonBruins Sign Defenseman Aaron Johnson 	Boston Bruins 	1 year, $650,000
Radek MartinekMartinek Agrees To One-Year Deal 	New York Islanders 	1 year, $750,000
===Claimed via waivers===
Player	Former team	Date claimed off waivers
=== Lost via waivers ===
Player	New team	Date claimed off waivers
=== Lost via retirement ===
Player
=== Player signings ===
Player 	Date 	Contract terms
Cody Bass 	April 9, 2012 	1 year, $700,000
Jake HansenColumbus Blue Jackets Sign Forward Jake Hansen to Standard Two-Year Entry Level Contract 	April 12, 2012	Two-year, entry-level contract
Michael ChaputBlue Jackets Ink Prospect Michael Chaput to Three-Year Entry Level Contract 	April 28, 2012	Three-year, entry-level contract
Nikita NikitinColumbus Blue Jackets Re-Sign Defenseman Nikita Nikitin 	June 28, 2012 	2 years, $4.3 million
Jared BollCBJ RE-SIGN BOLL 	June 30, 2012 	2 years, $2.1 million
Nick HoldenColumbus Blue Jacket Re-Sign Defenseman Nick Holden 	June 30, 2012 	1 year, $550,000
Curtis McElhinneyColumbus Blue Jackets Sign Goaltender Curtis McElhinney 	July 1, 2012 	1 year, $750,000
Nick FolignoJackets Ink Foligno to Three-Year Deal 	July 5, 2012 	3 years, $9.15 million
Ryan MurrayColumbus Blue Jackets Sign 2012 First Pick Ryan Murray To Standard Three-Year Entry Level Deal	July 25, 2012 	3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
Mark LetestuBlue Jackets re-sign Mark Letestu to a two-year contract extension 	April 2, 2013 	2 years, $2.5 million contract extension
Lukas SedlakBlue Jackets sign center Lukas Sedlak to a three-year entry level contract 	April 10, 2013	3 years, $1.84 million entry-level contract
Matt CalvertBlue Jackets re-sign Matt Calvert to a two-year contract extension 	April 23, 2013	2 years, $1.975 million contract extension
Cam AtkinsonBlue Jackets re-sign Cam Atkinson to a two-year contract extension 	April 26, 2013	2 years, $2.3 million contract extension
Curtis McElhinneyColumbus Blue Jackets Re-Sign Goaltender Curtis McElhinney 	May 24, 2013 	1 year, $600,000
Anton ForsbergBlue Jackets sign goaltender Anton Forsberg to a three year, entry-level contract 	May 28, 2013 	3 years, $1.965 million entry-level contract
Artem AnisimovBlue Jackets re-sign Artem Anisimov to three-year contract extension 	June 26, 2013 	3 years, $9.85 million
== 2012 Draft picks ==
Columbus' picks at the 2012 NHL Entry Draft in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 
Round	# 	Player 	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 	2 	Ryan Murray 	D 	 	Everett Silvertips (WHL)
2 	31 	Oscar Dansk 	G 	 	Brynas IF (Elitserien)
3 	62 	Joonas Korpisalo 	G 	 	Jokerit U20 (Jr. A SM-liiga)
4 	95 	Josh Anderson 	RW 	 	London Knights (OHL)
6 	152	Daniel Zaar 	RW 	 	Rogle BK Jr. (J20 SuperElit)
7 	182	Gianluca Curcuruto	D 	 	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
;Draft notes
Pick 30 – Los Angeles will send its first-round pick in the 2012 or 2013 NHL Draft to Columbus, at Columbus' option.
* The Blue Jackets' fourth-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a November 8, 2011, trade that sent Mark Letestu to the Blue Jackets in exchange for this pick.
* The Vancouver Canucks fourth-round pick went to the Columbus Blue Jackets as a result of a February 27, 2012, trade that sent Samuel Pahlsson to the Canucks in exchange for this pick.
* The Blue Jackets' fifth-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a June 29, 2011, trade that sent James Wisniewski to the Blue Jackets in exchange for this conditional pick (fifth round if Blue Jackets re-sign Wisniewski, else seventh round).
== See also ==
* 2012–13 NHL season
==References==
Category:Columbus Blue Jackets seasons
Columbus Blue Jackets season, 2012-13