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The Columbus Blue Jackets Quarter-Century Team

jason newland
·2 min read

The NHL plans to release their version of the Columbus Blue Jackets Quarter-Century Team on Thursday, so we thought we would guess who we think should be on the first and second teams for Columbus.

The Blue Jackets started their franchise history in October of 2000 when they took the ice for the first time. But this was not the expansion era that you're seeing now where teams come in and are immediately competitive. The Jackets had to scrap and claw for any semblance of good players, as opposed to Vegas and Seattle who were gifted a bunch of players who had been all-stars or could arguably be first and second-liners.

So let's take a look at who we think will be on the NHL's version of the Columbus Blue Jackets Quarter-Century Team.

First Team Forwards

  • Rick Nash - 674 Games Played - 289g-258a-547 Points - 83 PPG - 14 SHG

  • Cam Atkinson - 627 Games Played - 213g-189a-402 Points - 42 PPG - 16 SHG

  • Boone Jenner - 715 Games Played - 192g-172a-364 Points - 41 PPG

First Team Defenseman

  • Zach Werenski - 524 Games Played - 101g-241a-342 Points - 25 PPG

  • Seth Jones - 381 Games Played - 50g-173a-223 Points - 13 PPG

First Team Goalie

  • Sergei Bobrovsky - 374 Games Played - 230-130 Record - 33 Shutouts - 2 Vezinas

How would your first team look?

Second Team Forwards

  • Nick Foligno - 599 Games Played - 142g-192a-334 Points - 33 PPG - Captain

  • David Vyborny - 543 Games Played - 113g-204a-317 Points - 36 PPG - 7 SHG

  • RJ Umberger - 445 Games Played - 120g-130a-250 Points - 40 PPG - 5 SHG

Second Team Defensemen

  • Fedor Tyutin - 553 Games Played - 39g-146a-185 Points - 11 PPG

  • Jack Johnson - 469 Games Played - 36g-120a-156 Points - 14 PPG

Second Team Goalie

  • Steve Mason - 232 Games Played - 96-99 - 19 Shutouts - 2008-09 Calder Trophy Winner

How would your Quarter-Century team look? Look out for the NHL's list to be released tomorrow.

What's Next - The Detroit Red Wings are in Columbus to play the CBJ on Thursday.

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