2020 COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS 2021 ROW 1: ELVIS MERZLIKINS, MATISS KIVLENIEKS, BOONE JENNER, HEAD COACH JOHN TORTORELLA, DIRECTOR OF PLAYER PERSONNEL CHRIS CLARK, PRESIDENT MIKE PRIEST, MAJORITY OWNER JOHN P. MCCONNELL, GENERAL MANAGER JARMO KEKALAINEN, ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER BASIL MCRAE, ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER JOSH FLYNN, CAM ATKINSON, SETH JONES, DANIIL TARASOV, JOONAS KORPISALO ROW 2: VIDEO ASSISTANT COACH DAN SINGLETON, ASSISTANT COACH KENNY MCCUDDEN, GOALTENDING COACH MANNY LEGACE, ASSISTANT COACH BRAD LARSEN, MAX DOMI, MICHAEL DEL ZOTTO, ZACH WERENSKI, PATRIK LAINE, OLIVER BJORKSTRAND, JACK ROSLOVIC, GUS NYQUIST, ASSISTANT DEVELOPMENT COACH JARED BOLL, ASSISTANT COACH BRAD SHAW, SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE GENERAL MANAGER RICK NASH ROW 3: NATHAN GERBE, ALEXANDRE TEXIER, VLADISLAV GAVRIKOV, ERIC ROBINSON, SCOTT HARRINGTON, KEVIN STENLUND, GABRIEL CARLSSON, RYAN MACINNIS, MIKHAIL GRIGORENKO, STEFAN MATTEAU, DEAN KUKAN, ZAC DALPE, MIKKO LEHTONEN ROW 4: EQUIPMENT MANAGER TIM LEROY, ASSISTANT EQUIPMENT MANAGER JAMIE HEALY, ASSISTANT EQUIPMENT MANAGER JASON STYPINSKI, STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COACH KEVIN COLLINS, EMIL BEMSTROM, KOLE SHERWOOD, LIAM FOUDY, ANDREW PEEKE, GAVIN BAYREUTHER, ADAM CLENDENING, HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER MIKE VOGT, ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER CHRIS STRICKLAND, DIRECTOR OF HIGH PERFORMANCE NELSON AYOTTE, ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER NATES GOTO 2021 CBJ SEASON IN REVIEW GUIDE // BLUEJACKETS.COM TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents............................................................................1 Elvis Merzlikins ........................................................................56-57 Staff Directory ................................................................................2 Eric Robinson ..........................................................................58-59 Jack Roslovic ..........................................................................60-61 HOCKEY OPERATIONS Kevin Stenlund ........................................................................62-63 Jarmo Kekalainen, General Manager ...............................................3 Alexandre Texier ......................................................................64-65 Hockey Operations Management .................................................4-5 Zach Werenski.........................................................................66-67 John Tortorella, Head Coach ............................................................6 Gavin Bayreuther/Gabriel Carlsson ...........................................68-69 Coaching Staff Profiles ................................................................7-8 Zac Dalpe/Nathan Gerbe .........................................................70-71 Scott Harrington/Ryan MacInnis ...............................................72-73 Stefan Matteau/Andrew Peeke ..................................................74-75 2020-21 SEASON IN REVIEW Kole Sherwood .............................................................................76 Season Team Notes ...................................................................9-12 Season Player Notes.....................................................................13 Final Player Statistics ....................................................................14 VS. THE NHL Scoring & Goaltending Breakdown ................................................15 Carolina Hurricanes ......................................................................77 Statistical Leaders ........................................................................16 Chicago Blackhawks .....................................................................78 Time On Ice & Facoff Percentage ..................................................17 Dallas Stars ..................................................................................79 Statistical Breakdown ..............................................................18-19 Detroit Red Wings .........................................................................80 Highs & Lows ..........................................................................20-21 Florida Panthers ...........................................................................81 Injury Report ................................................................................22 Nashville Predators ......................................................................82 Transactions ............................................................................22-23 Tampa Bay Lightning ....................................................................83 Game-by-Game Results ................................................................24 Home and Road Game-by-Game Results .......................................25 RECORD BOOK Game-by-Game Statistical Breakdown ...........................................26 All-Time Statistics / Season-by-Season Totals ............................84-86 20-Goal Seasons / Hat Tricks ....................................................87-88 PLAYERS Extra Attacker Goals / Penalty Shots .........................................89-93 2020-21 Player Personnel ............................................................27 Shutouts / Overtime / Shootout Report ................................... 93-101 Cam Atkinson ..........................................................................28-29 Records By Seasons ........................................................... 102-105 Emil Bemstrom ........................................................................30-31 Individual Leaders by Season .............................................. 106-109 Oliver Bjorkstrand ....................................................................32-33 Top Single Seasons ............................................................ 109-112 Michael Del Zotto ....................................................................34-35 Career Leaders ................................................................... 112-113 Max Domi ...............................................................................36-37 Team Records .................................................................... 114-120 Liam Foudy .............................................................................38-39 Individual Player Records .................................................... 121-124 Vladislav Gavrikov ...................................................................40-41 Mikhail Grigorenko ..................................................................42-43 2020-21 NHL FINAL STATISTICS Boone Jenner ..........................................................................44-45 Standings & Team Records ................................................. 125-126 Seth Jones ..............................................................................46-47 Individual Leaders / Rookie Leaders .................................... 127-132 Joonas Korpisalo .....................................................................48-49 Goaltending Leaders ..................................................................132 Dean Kukan.............................................................................50-51 Special Teams Rankings ..................................................... 133-134 Patrik Laine .............................................................................52-53 Penalty Minutes / Overtime Report ..............................................135 Mikko Lehtonen .......................................................................54-55 The 2021 Columbus Blue Jackets Season In Review Guide was produced by the club’s Communications Department. 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