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2015–16 Columbus Blue Jackets
Division8th Metropolitan
Conference15th Eastern
2015–16 record21-28-5
Home record8–9–4
Road record9–16–0
Goals for60
Goals against76
Team information
General managerJarmo Kekalainen
CoachTodd Richards (Oct. 9–Oct. 21)
John Tortorella (Oct. 21–present)
CaptainNick Foligno
Alternate captainsBrandon Dubinsky
Boone Jenner
ArenaNationwide Arena
Minor league affiliate(s)Lake Erie Monsters (AHL)
Kalamazoo Wings (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsBrandon Saad (20)
AssistsNick Foligno (22)
PointsScott Hartnell
Brandon Saad (36)
Penalty minutesScott Hartnell (85)
Plus/minusKevin Connauton (10)
WinsSergei Bobrovsky (11)
Goals against averageJoonas Korpisalo (2.60)

The 2015–16 Columbus Blue Jackets season is the 16th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 25, 1997. Columbus hired head coach John Tortorella following the firing of Todd Richards, who started the season 0–7–0.[1] The team began its regular season games on October 9, 2015 against the New York Rangers.[2]

Regular season

After a seven game losing streak to start the season, the Blue Jackets fired head coach Todd Richards and hired John Tortorella on October 21.[3]

Standings

Divisional standings

Metropolitan Division
Pos Team
 GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 p – Washington Capitals 82 56 18 8 52 252 193 +59 120
2 x – Pittsburgh Penguins 82 48 26 8 44 245 203 +42 104
3 x – New York Rangers 82 46 27 9 43 236 217 +19 101
4 x – New York Islanders 82 45 27 10 40 232 216 +16 100
5 x – Philadelphia Flyers 82 41 27 14 38 214 218 −4 96
6 Carolina Hurricanes 82 35 31 16 33 198 226 −28 86
7 New Jersey Devils 82 38 36 8 36 184 208 −24 84
8 Columbus Blue Jackets 82 34 40 8 28 219 252 −33 76
Source: National Hockey League[4]
p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy; x – Clinched playoff spot

Conference standings

Template:2015–16 NHL Eastern Conference standings

Schedule and results

Pre-season

Regular season

2015–16 game log[2]
February: 1–1–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 1–1–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
52 February 2 Columbus 1–5 Edmonton Korpisalo 16,839 19–28–5 43 Recap
53 February 4 Columbus 2–1 Vancouver SO Korpisalo 18,199 20–28–5 45 Recap
54 February 5 Columbus Calgary
55 February 9 NY Islanders Columbus
56 February 11 Anaheim Columbus
57 February 13 Ottawa Columbus
58 February 16 Boston Columbus
59 February 19 Buffalo Columbus
60 February 22 Columbus Boston
61 February 23 Columbus Detroit
62 February 25 New Jersey Columbus
63 February 27 Florida Columbus
64 February 29 Columbus NY Rangers

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player statistics

As of February 1, 2016[6]

Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular season[6]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Sergei Bobrovsky 27 27 1516 11 13 1 67 2.65 753 .911 1 0 2 0
Joonas Korpisalo 17 16 971 8 6 3 42 2.60 531 .921 0 0 0 2
Curtis McElhinney 15 10 702 2 6 2 39 3.33 349 .888 0 0 1 0
Anton Forsberg 4 3 178 1 3 0 9 3.03 97 .907 0 0 0 0

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Blue Jackets. Statistics reflect time with the Blue Jackets only.
‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Statistics reflect time with the Blue Jackets only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.

Roster

Updated January 2, 2025[7][8]

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
27 United States Zach Aston-Reese C L 30 2024 Staten Island, New York
59 Russia Yegor Chinakhov Injured Reserve RW L 23 2020 Omsk, Russia
2 Canada Jake Christiansen D L 25 2020 West Vancouver, British Columbia
17 Canada Justin Danforth Injured Reserve RW R 31 2021 Oshawa, Ontario
15 Canada Dante Fabbro D R 26 2024 Coquitlam, British Columbia
19 Canada Adam Fantilli C L 20 2023 Nobleton, Ontario
44 Canada Erik Gudbranson (A) Injured Reserve D R 32 2022 Ottawa, Ontario
22 United States Jordan Harris D L 24 2024 Haverhill, Massachusetts
38 Canada Boone Jenner (C) Injured Reserve C L 31 2011 London, Ontario
3 United States Jack Johnson D L 37 2024 Indianapolis, Indiana
91 Canada Kent Johnson C L 22 2021 Port Moody, British Columbia
7 United States Sean Kuraly (A) C L 31 2021 Dublin, Ohio
62 United States Kevin Labanc RW R 29 2024 Staten Island, New York
86 Russia Kirill Marchenko RW R 24 2018 Barnaul, Russia
5 Canada Denton Mateychuk D L 20 2022 Winnipeg, Manitoba
90 Latvia Elvis Merzlikins G L 30 2014 Riga, Latvia
23 Canada Sean Monahan C L 30 2024 Brampton, Ontario
24 Canada Mathieu Olivier RW R 27 2022 Biloxi, Mississippi
9 Russia Ivan Provorov D L 27 2023 Yaroslavl, Russia
82 Finland Mikael Pyyhtia LW L 23 2020 Turku, Finland
78 Canada Damon Severson D R 30 2023 Brandon, Manitoba
4 Canada Cole Sillinger C L 21 2021 Columbus, Ohio
40 Russia Daniil Tarasov G L 25 2017 Novokuznetsk, Russia
21 United States James van Riemsdyk LW L 35 2024 Middletown, New Jersey
10 Russia Dmitri Voronkov C L 24 2019 Angarsk, Russia
8 United States Zach Werenski (A) D L 27 2015 Grosse Pointe, Michigan


Suspensions/fines

Player Explanation Length Salary Date issued
Brandon Dubinsky Cross-checking Pittsburgh Penguins forward Sidney Crosby during NHL game No. 337 in Columbus on Friday, November 27, 2015, at 18:40 of the second period. 1 game $31,451.61 November 28, 2015[9]

Awards and honours

Awards

Milestones

Transactions

The Blue Jackets have been involved in the following transactions during the 2015–16 season.

Trades

Date
Details
 Ref
June 26, 2015 To Toronto Maple Leafs
TOR's 2nd-round pick in 2015
PHI's 3rd-round pick in 2015 		To Columbus Blue Jackets
TBL's 1st-round pick in 2015 		[12]
June 30, 2015 To Chicago Blackhawks
Artem Anisimov
Marko Dano
Jeremy Morin
Corey Tropp
4th-round pick in 2016 		To Columbus Blue Jackets
Brandon Saad
Michael Paliotta
Alex Broadhurst 		[13]
January 6, 2016 To Nashville Predators
Ryan Johansen 		To Columbus Blue Jackets
Seth Jones 		[14]

Draft picks

See also: List of Columbus Blue Jackets draft picks

Below are the Columbus Blue Jackets' selections at the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, to be held on June 26–27, 2015 at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/junior/club team (league)
1 8 Zach Werenski D  United States Michigan Wolverines (Big Ten)
1 29[a] Gabriel Carlsson D  Sweden Linkopings HC (SHL)
2 38 Paul Bittner LW  United States Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
2 58[b] Kevin Stenlund C  Sweden HV71 J20 (J20 SuperElit)
3 69 Keegan Kolesar RW  Canada Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
5 129 Sam Ruopp D  Canada Prince George Cougars (WHL)
5 141[c] Veeti Vainio D  Finland Espoo Blues Jr. (Finland Jr.)
6 159 Vladislav Gavrikov D  Russia Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (KHL)
7 189 Markus Nutivaara D  Finland Oulun Kärpät (Finland)
Draft notes[37]
  • a The Tampa Bay Lightning's first-round pick went to the Columbus Blue Jackets as the result of a trade on June 26, 2015 that sent Toronto’s second-round pick in 2015 (34th overall) and Philadelphia’s third-round pick in 2015 (68th overall) to Toronto in exchange for this pick.[38] Toronto previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 26, 2015 that sent Nashville’s first-round pick in 2015 (24th overall) to Philadelphia in exchange for Chicago’s second-round pick in 2015 (61st overall) and this pick.[38] Philadelphia previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 2, 2015 that sent Braydon Coburn to Tampa Bay in exchange for Radko Gudas, a third-round pick in 2015 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[39] The condition – Philadelphia will receive the Lightning's first-round draft pick in 2015 if it is not the first overall selection – was converted on March 30, 2015 when Tampa Bay qualified for the 2015 Stanley Cup playoffs ensuring that this pick could not be a lottery selection.[40]
  • The Columbus Blue Jackets' fourth-round pick went to the Los Angeles Kings as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015 that sent a fourth-round pick in 2015 (104th overall) and a sixth-round pick in 2016 to Philadelphia in exchange for this pick.[42] Philadelphia previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 23, 2014 that sent Scott Hartnell to Columbus in exchange for R.J. Umberger and this pick.[43]

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