Yahoo Sports The Columbus Blue Jackets Have 28 Days Until Opening Night At Nationwide Arena: The History Of Jersey #28
The Columbus Blue Jackets have had a lot of players don the Union Blue in its history. But only a handful have worn 28.
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Let's look at the players that have worn the number.
Who Wore It First?
Tyler Wright - Tyler Wright was a Blue Jacket Original who played 309 games in the early days of the franchise. Wright totaled 109 points for the Jackets and had 149 for his career. He was famously traded to the Mighty Ducks Of Anaheim for Hall-of-Famer Sergei Fedorov on November 15, 2005.
Who Wore It Last?
Oliver Bjorkstrand - Bjorkstrand played 382 games for the Blue Jackets. Drafted in 2013, Oliver helped the Lake Erie Monsters win the Calder Cup in 2016 by scoring 16 points in 17 games, including the series winner with under .02 seconds to play in overtime.
Who Wore It Best?
Oliver Bjorkstrand - Bjorkstrand had 234 points in 382 games as a Jacket. He scored a career-high 28 goals in 2021-22 and had a career-high 57 points. On July 22, 2022, the unthinkable would happen - Oliver Bjorkstrand was traded to the Seattle Kraken. Former GM Jarmo Kekäläinen justified the trade by saying it was because they just signed Johnny Gaudreau and Patrik Laine. It was a sad day for a lot of CBJ fans, especially since the CBJ only got back a third and fourth-round pick.
Others That Have Worn #28
Zenon Konopka - Konopka played 9 games for the Jackets over two seasons from 2006 to 2008. He had 0 career points as a Jacket. He went on to play another 347 games in the NHL and would finish his career in Poland in 2014-15.
Nikita Filatov - Oh what could've been! Filatov was an uber-talented winger from Russia and was the 6th overall pick in 2008. He played 44 games for Columbus and totaled 13 points. In 2011, he was traded to the Ottawa Senators and only played 9 games. He would return to Russia where he played until 2019 and is now retired. "Filly don't do rebounds."
Alexandre Giroux - Played in 9 games for the Jackets during the 2011-12 season, scoring one goal. After his time in Columbus, he would never play another NHL game. He would play in Europe until 2018 before returning to Canada, where he would play until 2022.
Frédéric St. Denis - St. Denis would play 4 games for the Jackets during the 14-15 season and would tally one assist. He would never play another NHL game after playing in Columbus and retired during the 2018-19 season.
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