2009–10 Columbus Blue Jackets season

The 2009–10 Columbus Blue Jackets season is the 10th National Hockey League (NHL) season in Columbus, Ohio. 
== Pre-season ==
2009 Pre-season Game Log: 4–3–1 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 1–2–1)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 4–3–1 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 1–2–1)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 4–3–1 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 1–2–1)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 4–3–1 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 1–2–1)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 4–3–1 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 1–2–1)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 4–3–1 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 1–2–1)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 4–3–1 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 1–2–1)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 4–3–1 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 1–2–1)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 4–3–1 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 1–2–1)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 4–3–1 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 1–2–1)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 4–3–1 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 1–2–1)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Recap 	
1 	September 15 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	4 - 5 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	OT 	Lacosta 	15,766 	0-0-1 	 	
2 	September 18 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	0 - 2 	Minnesota Wild 	 	Mason 	18,064 	0-1-1 	 	
3 	September 19 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	2 - 3 	Nashville Predators 	 	Lacosta 	10,703 	0-2-1 	 	
4 	September 21 	Minnesota Wild 	1 - 5 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	 	Mason 	10,056 	1-2-1 	 	
5 	September 22 	Boston Bruins 	5 - 6 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	SO 	Garon 	10,571 	2-2-1 	 	
6 	September 24 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	2 - 5 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	 	Mason 	12,638 	3-2-1 	 	
7 	September 26 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	4 - 2 	Boston Bruins 	 	Garon 	16,711 	4-2-1 	 	
8 	September 27 	Nashville Predators 	4 - 2 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	 	Mason 	13,761 	4-3-1 	 	
==Regular season==
On February 3, 2010, the Jackets fired head coach Ken Hitchcock and named Claude Noel as interim head coach.
Blue Jackets fire Hitchcock
===Divisional standings===
===Conference standings===
===Game log===
* Green background indicates win (2 points).
* Red background indicates regulation loss (0 points).
* Silver background indicates overtime/shootout loss (1 point).
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October: 6–5–1 (Home: 3–1–1 ; Road: 3–4–0)	October: 6–5–1 (Home: 3–1–1 ; Road: 3–4–0)	October: 6–5–1 (Home: 3–1–1 ; Road: 3–4–0)	October: 6–5–1 (Home: 3–1–1 ; Road: 3–4–0)	October: 6–5–1 (Home: 3–1–1 ; Road: 3–4–0)	October: 6–5–1 (Home: 3–1–1 ; Road: 3–4–0)	October: 6–5–1 (Home: 3–1–1 ; Road: 3–4–0)	October: 6–5–1 (Home: 3–1–1 ; Road: 3–4–0)	October: 6–5–1 (Home: 3–1–1 ; Road: 3–4–0)	October: 6–5–1 (Home: 3–1–1 ; Road: 3–4–0)	October: 6–5–1 (Home: 3–1–1 ; Road: 3–4–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	
1 	October 3 	Minnesota Wild 	1 - 2 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	 	Mason 	18,159 	1-0-0 	2 	
2 	October 5 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	5 - 3 	Vancouver Canucks 	 	Mason 	18,810 	2-0-0 	4 	
3 	October 8 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	3 - 6 	San Jose Sharks 	 	Mason 	17,562 	2-1-0 	4 	
4 	October 10 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	2 - 0 	Phoenix Coyotes 	 	Garon 	17,532 	3-1-0 	6 	
5 	October 13 	Calgary Flames 	1 - 2 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	 	Mason 	13,280 	4-1-0 	8 	
6 	October 17 	Los Angeles Kings 	1 - 4 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	 	Mason 	15,251 	5-1-0 	10 	
7 	October 20 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	3 - 6 	Calgary Flames 	 	Mason 	19,289 	5-2-0 	10 	
8 	October 22 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	4 - 6 	Edmonton Oilers 	 	Garon 	16,839 	5-3-0 	10 	
9 	October 24 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	6 - 4 	Anaheim Ducks 	 	Mason 	14,468 	6-3-0 	12 	
10 	October 25 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	2 - 6 	Los Angeles Kings 	 	Mason 	15,820 	6-4-0 	12 	
11 	October 28 	Phoenix Coyotes 	4 - 1 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	 	Mason 	13,184 	6-5-0 	12 	
12 	October 30 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	4 - 3 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	SO 	Mason 	19,136 	6-5-1 	13 	
==Player stats==
===Skaters===
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes
Regular season	 	 	 	 	 	
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable" width="100%"	 	 	 	 	 	
Player 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	+/−	PIM
 	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
===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
Regular season	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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Player 	GP	TOI 	W 	L 	OT	GA 	GAA 	SA 	Sv% 	SO	G	A	PIM
 	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
†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===
Regular Season 	Regular Season 	Regular Season 	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season
Player 	Award 	Awarded 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Mathieu GaronBurrows, Hiller, Garon named week's '3 Stars'	NHL Third Star of the Week	January 11, 2010	 	 	 	 	 	 	
=== Records ===
Player 	Record 	Number	Reached
Steve Mason	Career Shutouts	13 	February 6, 2010
=== Milestones ===
Regular Season 	Regular Season 	Regular Season 	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season
Player 	Milestone 	Reached 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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 Point1st NHL Assist	March 2, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Mike Blunden 	1st NHL Point1st 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 Point1st NHL Assist	April 7, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
== Transactions ==
The Blue Jackets have been involved in the following transactions during the 2009–10 season.
=== Trades ===
Date 	Details 	Details
June 26, 2009Blue Jackets Trade Picks with Islanders 	To New York Islanders 1st-round pick (#16 overall) in 20093rd-round pick (#77 overall) in 2009	To Columbus Blue Jackets 1st-round pick (#26 overall) in 20092nd-round pick (#37 overall) in 20093rd-round pick (#62 overall) in 20094th round pick (#92 overall) in 2009
June 26, 2009 	To Anaheim Ducks 1st-round pick (#26 overall) in 20092nd-round pick (#37 overall) in 2009 	To Columbus Blue Jackets 1st-round pick (#21 overall) in 2009
June 27, 2009 	To New York Islanders 3rd-round pick (#62 overall) in 20094th-round pick (#92 overall) in 2009	To Columbus Blue Jackets 2nd-round pick (#56 overall) in 2009
September 28, 2009Blue Jackets Acquire Anton Stralman From Calgary in Exchange for 3rd Round Pick in 2010 NHL Entry Draft 	To Calgary Flames 3rd-round pick in 2010 	To Columbus Blue Jackets Anton Stralman
October 8, 2009Blue Jackets Acquire Left Wing Jordan LaVallee-Smotherman from Atlanta Thrashers for Future Considerations 	To Atlanta Thrashers Future Considerations 	To Columbus Blue Jackets Jordan LaVallee-Smotherman
October 20, 2009Blue Jackets Acquire Defenseman Michael Ratchuk from Philadelphia Flyers for Forward Stefan Legein 	To Philadelphia Flyers Stefan Legein 	To Columbus Blue Jackets Michael Ratchuk
December 8, 2009Blue Jackets Acquire Defenseman Brendan Bell, Forward Tomas Kana from St. Louis in Exchange for Forward Pascal Pelletier 	To St. Louis Blues Pascal Pelletier 	To Columbus Blue Jackets Brendan BellTomas Kana
December 28, 2009Columbus Blue Jackets Acquire Defenseman Milan Jurcina, Forward Chris Clark from Washington in Exchange for Forward Jason Chimera	To Washington Capitals Jason Chimera 	To Columbus Blue Jackets Chris ClarkMilan Jurcina
March 1, 2010Blue Jackets Acquire Center Greg Moore from NY Islanders in Exchange for Defenseman Dylan Reese 	To New York Islanders Dylan Reese 	To Columbus Blue Jackets Greg Moore
March 3, 2010Columbus Blue Jackets Acquire Defenseman Nathan Paetsch, 2010 2nd Round Pick from Buffalo Sabres for Forward Raffi Torres 	To Buffalo Sabres Raffi Torres 	To Columbus Blue Jackets Nathan Paetsch
2nd-round pick in 2010
March 3, 2010Columbus Blue Jackets Trade Defenseman Milan Jurcina to Washington for Conditional Sixth Round Pick in 2010 Entry Draft 	To Washington Capitals Milan Jurcina 	To Columbus Blue Jackets conditional 6th-round pick in 2010
March 3, 2010Columbus Blue Jackets Trade Forward Fredrik Modin to Los Angeles for Conditional Seventh Round Pick in 2010 Entry Draft 	To Los Angeles Kings Fredrik Modin 	To Columbus Blue Jackets conditional 7th-round pick in 2010
March 3, 2010Columbus Blue Jackets Acquire Forwards Matt Rust and Chad Kolarik in a Pair of Deals 	To Florida Panthers Mathieu Roy 	To Columbus Blue Jackets Matt Rust
March 3, 2010Report: Jackets deal Picard to Coyotes 	To Phoenix Coyotes Alexandre Picard 	To Columbus Blue Jackets Chad Kolarik
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=== Free agents acquired ===
Player 	Former team 	Contract terms
Samuel PahlssonColumbus Blue Jackets Sign Free Agent Center Samuel Pahlsson to a Three-Year Contract	Chicago Blackhawks 	3 years, $7.95 million
Mathieu GaronGaron Signed to a Two-Year Deal 	Pittsburgh Penguins	2 years, $2.4 million
Pascal PelletierColumbus Blue Jackets Sign Forward Pascal Pelletier 	Chicago Blackhawks 	1 year, 2-way contract
Mathieu RoyBlue Jackets Sign D Mathieu Roy 	Springfield Falcons	1 year, 2-way contract
David LiffitonColumbus Blue Jackets make Several Moves to Finalize Season-Opening Roster 	EfB Ishockey 	2-way contract
Dylan ReeseColumbus Blue Jackets make Several Moves to Finalize Season-Opening Roster 	San Antonio Rampage	2-way contract
=== Free agents lost ===
Player 	New team 	Contract terms
Aaron RomeCanucks Pickup Defenceman Aaron Rome 	Vancouver Canucks 	1 year, $550,000
Wade DubielewiczWild agrees to terms with three players 	Minnesota Wild 	undisclosed
Ole-Kristian TollefsenFlyers Agree to Terms with Tollefsen	Philadelphia Flyers	1 year, $600,000
Jason WilliamsRed Wings reunite with Williams 	Detroit Red Wings 	1 year, $1.5 million
Craig MacDonaldGerman team signs forward MacDonald 	DEG Metro Stars 	undisclosed
Mike YorkAMERKS SIGN VETERAN MIKE YORK 	Rochester Americans	1 year
Manny MalhotraSHARKS SIGN FREE AGENT MALHOTRA 	San Jose Sharks 	1 year, $700,000
===Claimed via Waivers===
Player	Former team	Date claimed off waivers
=== Lost via Waivers ===
Player	New team	Date claimed off waivers
=== Lost via Retirement ===
Player
Michael PecaMichael Peca retires after 13 NHL seasons
=== Player Signings ===
Player 	Contract terms
Brent RegnerColumbus Blue Jackets Sign Defenseman Brent Regner to Entry Level Contract 	3 year entry level contract
Trevor FrischmonTrevor Frischmon Signs One-Year Deal 	1 year, 2-way contract
Rick NashRick Nash Signs Eight-Year Extension 	8 years, $62.4 million extension
Jonathan SigaletColumbus Blue Jackets Re-Sign Defenseman Jonathan Sigalet 	2 year, 2-way contract
Mike BlundenBlue Jackets Re-Sign RW Mike Blunden 	1 year, 2-way contract
John MooreJackets Sign '09 First Round Pick John Moore 	3 year entry level contract
Marc MethotJackets Agree to Contract with D Marc Methot 	2 years
Dan LaCostaBlue Jackets Re-Sign G Dan LaCosta 	1 year, 2-way contract
Derick BrassardColumbus Blue Jackets Sign Center Derick Brassard to Four-Year Contract Extension 	4 years, $13 million extension
Alexandre PicardColumbus Blue Jackets Re-Sign LW Alexandre Picard 	1 year
Derek DorsettBlue Jackets Sign RW Derek Dorsett to Two-Year Contract Extension 	2 year contract extension
Antoine VermetteColumbus Blue Jackets Sign Center Antoine Vermette to a Five-Year Contract Extension	5 year, $18.75 million contract extension
Matt CalvertColumbus Blue Jackets Sign Forward Matt Calvert to Entry Level Contract 	3 year entry-level contract
Theo RuthColumbus Blue Jackets Sign Defenseman Theo Ruth to Three-Year Entry Level Contract 	3 year entry-level contract
== Draft picks ==
Columbus had six picks at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal, Quebec. 
Round	# 	Player 	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 	21 (from Philadelphia via Anaheim)	John Moore 	(D) 	 	Chicago Steel (United States Hockey League)
2 	56 (from Boston via NY Islanders) 	Kevin Lynch 	(C) 	 	U.S. National U18 Team (National Team Development Program)
4 	94 (from Colorado) 	David Savard 	(D) 	 	Moncton Wildcats (Quebec Major Junior Hockey League)
5 	137 	Thomas Larkin 	(D) 	 	(Exeter High) (United States High School)
6 	167 	Anton Blomqvist	(D) 	 	Malmö Redhawks (J20 SuperElit)
7 	197 	Kyle Neuber 	(RW) 	 	Mississauga St. Michael's Majors (OHL)
== Roster ==
== See also ==
* 2009–10 NHL season
== Farm teams ==
The American Hockey League's Syracuse Crunch and the East Coast Hockey League's Gwinnett Gladiators are the Blue Jackets' minor league affiliates for the 2009–10 season.
== References ==
==External links==
*2009–10 Columbus Blue Jackets season at ESPN
*2009–10 Columbus Blue Jackets season at Hockey Reference
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