Yahoo Sports The Columbus Blue Jackets Have 16 Days Until Opening Night At Nationwide Arena: The History Of Jersey #16
The Columbus Blue Jackets have had many players don the Union Blue in its history. The #16 has only been worn a handful of times though.
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Let's look at the players that have worn the number.
Who Wore It First?
Mike Sillinger - Sillinger is best known for playing for 12 different NHL teams, and being traded nine times. He played 155 games for the CBJ and had 86 points. Of course, nowadays, he's best known for being the father of Jackets forwards Cole and Owen Sillinger.
Who Wore It Last?
Brendan Gaunce - Gaunce played 59 games for the Jackets and had 12 points. He served as the Cleveland Monsters Captain last season and totaled 85 points for the Monsters over the last three seasons. He is signed with the AHL's Iowa Wild for this season.
Who Wore It Best?
Derick Brassard - Brassard was drafted 6th overall in the 2006 NHL Draft. He totaled 169 points in 309 games playing for Columbus. He just retired after playing 16 seasons.
Others That Have Worn #16
Alexander Svitov - Svitov played 105 games for the Jackets and had 26 points after being traded from the Tampa Bay Lightning. After playing in Columbus, the former #3 overall pick never played another NHL game. He returned to Russia where he would play until 2022.
Max Domi - Domi played 107 games for the Jackets after coming over from the Montreal Canadiens in the Josh Anderson trade. He had 56 points for Columbus and then was traded to the Carolina Hurricanes. He has played for 7 teams in 9 seasons.
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