The Columbus Blue Jackets are an American professional ice hockey team based in Columbus, Ohio. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) from the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference. They play their home games at Nationwide Arena.
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For a team that hasn’t won a playoff series since their second season in the NHL, it’s been a tough start to life as Columbus Blue Jackets. But from now on, they have a much better chance of making the playoffs with this new roster. Here’s the full list of players expected to be part of the Columbus Blue Jackets 2021-2022 roster.
Columbus Blue Jackets Current Roster & Players Lineup (2021-2022)
The Blue Jackets have traded away four players and traded to five players (Adam Boqvist, Cole Sillinger, Aleksi Heimosalmi, Jake Bean & Jakub Voracek). Additionally, they have acquired six players, lost eight players and signed eleven players.
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Who are on the Columbus Blue Jackets Current Roster for 2021-2022
Let’s take a look at the players on the Blue Jackets’ current roster and how they will perform in the upcoming games. This roster consists of 27 players, 6 centers, 10 wingers, 8 defensemen, and 2 goaltenders.
Goaltender: Joonas Korpisalo, Elvis Merzlikins.
Center: Boone Jenner (C), Max Domi, Jack Roslovic, Cole Sillinger, Sean Kuraly, Alexandre Texier.
Right-winger: Oliver Bjorkstrand, Emil Bemstrom, Justin Danforth, Patrik Laine, Yegor Chinakhov, Trey Fix-Wolansky, Jakub Voracek.
Left-winger: Gustav Nyquist, Nathan Gerbe, Eric Robinson.
Defense: Zach Werenski, Adam Boqvist, Gabriel Carlsson, Scott Harrington, Andrew Peeke, Jake Bean, Vladislav Gavrikov, Dean Kukan.
| No. | Pos. | Player Name | Age | Acquired | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | D | Adam Boqvist | 21 | 2021 | Falun, Sweden |
| 22 | D | Jake Bean | 23 | 2021 | Calgary, Alberta |
| 52 | RW | Emil Bemstrom | 22 | 2017 | Nyköping, Sweden |
| 28 | RW | Oliver Bjorkstrand (A) | 26 | 2013 | Herning, Denmark |
| 53 | D | Gabriel Carlsson | 24 | 2015 | Örebro, Sweden |
| 59 | RW | Yegor Chinakhov | 20 | 2020 | Omsk, Russia |
| 17 | RW | Justin Danforth | 28 | 2021 | Oshawa, Ontario |
| 16 | C | Max Domi | 26 | 2020 | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| 64 | RW | Trey Fix-Wolansky | 22 | 2018 | Edmonton, Alberta |
| 44 | D | Vladislav Gavrikov | 25 | 2015 | Yaroslavl, Russia |
| 24 | LW | Nathan Gerbe | 34 | 2018 | Oxford, Michigan |
| 4 | D | Scott Harrington | 28 | 2016 | Kingston, Ontario |
| 15 | F | Gregory Hofmann | 28 | 2021 | Biel, Switzerland |
| 38 | C | Boone Jenner (C) | 28 | 2011 | London, Ontario |
| 70 | G | Joonas Korpisalo | 27 | 2015 | Pori, Finland |
| 46 | D | Dean Kukan | 28 | 2015 | Zürich, Switzerland |
| 7 | C | Sean Kuraly | 28 | 2021 | Dublin, Ohio |
| 29 | RW | Patrik Laine | 23 | 2021 | Tampere, Finland |
| 90 | G | Elvis Merzlikins | 27 | 2014 | Riga, Latvia |
| 14 | LW | Gustav Nyquist (A) | 32 | 2019 | Halmstad, Sweden |
| 2 | D | Andrew Peeke | 23 | 2016 | Parkland, Florida |
| 50 | LW | Eric Robinson | 26 | 2018 | Bellmawr, New Jersey |
| 96 | C | Jack Roslovic | 24 | 2021 | Columbus, Ohio |
| 34 | C | Cole Sillinger | 18 | 2021 | Columbus, Ohio |
| 42 | C | Alexandre Texier | 22 | 2017 | Grenoble, France |
| 93 | RW | Jakub Voracek | 32 | 2021 | Kladno, Czechoslovakia |
| 8 | D | Zach Werenski (A) | 24 | 2015 | Grosse Pointe, Michigan |
Boone Jenner is the current captain of the Columbus Blue Jackets team.
The Blue Jackets have three (Oliver Bjorkstrand, Gustav Nyquist & Zach Werenski) alternative captains of the current roster.
Brad Larsen is the current head coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets team.
This is an overview of the Blue Jackets’ current roster, players lineup & players list. This will be updated regularly as new players are signed, traded, or released by the team.