2014–15 Columbus Blue Jackets season

National Hockey League season

2014–15 Columbus Blue Jackets
Division5th Metropolitan
Conference11th Eastern
2014–15 record42–35–5
Home record19–20–2
Road record23–15–3
Goals for236
Goals against250
Team information
General managerJarmo Kekalainen
CoachTodd Richards
CaptainVacant
Alternate captainsJared Boll
Brandon Dubinsky
Jack Johnson
Mark Letestu
ArenaNationwide Arena
Average attendance15,391[1]
(36 games)
Team leaders
GoalsNick Foligno (31)
AssistsRyan Johansen (45)
PointsNick Foligno (73)
Penalty minutesJared Boll (109)
Plus/minusNick Foligno (+16)
WinsSergei Bobrovsky (30)
Goals against averageSergei Bobrovsky (2.68)

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
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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
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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 G A PIM
Sergei Bobrovsky 51 49 2994 30 17 3 134 2.68 1632 0.918 2 0 2 4
Curtis McElhinney 32 28 1710 12 14 2 82 2.88 949 0.914 0 0 0 0
Anton Forsberg 5 5 256 0 4 0 20 4.69 149 0.866 0 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 United States US NTDP (USHL)
2 47 Ryan Collins (D) United States United States US NTDP (USHL)
3 76[a] Elvis Merzlikins G Latvia Latvia HC Lugano (NLA)
3 77 Blake Siebenaler D United States United States Niagara IceDogs (OHL)
4 107 Julien Pelletier LW Canada Canada Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (QMJHL)
5 137[b] Tyler Bird RW United States United States Kimball Union Wildcats (NEPSAC)
7 197 Olivier Leblanc D Canada Canada Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL)
Draft notes

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  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
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  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
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