2020 COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS NHL DRAFT GUIDE The 2020 Columbus Blue Jackets Draft Guide was produced by the club’s Communications Department. We hope that you will find it helpful in your contin- ued coverage of our hockey club. Should you have any questions or need assistance, please feel free to contact one of us at any time. We appreciate your coverage of Blue Jackets hockey. The 2020 NHL Draft will be held virtually with the first round beginning at 7 p.m. ET on Tuesday, October 6 and rounds 2-7 beginning at 11:30 a.m. ET on Wednesday, October 7. Communications Contacts Todd Sharrock, VP of Communications & Team Services (614) 246-4157 [email protected] @ToddSharrock Glenn Odebralski, Manager of Communications (614) 246-0288 [email protected] @GlennOdebralski TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents................................................................................. 1 #23: Justin Sourdif / #24: Ty Smilanic ................................................. 25 Staff Directory ..................................................................................... 2 #25: Daemon Hunt / #26: Jake Neighbours ........................................ 26 #27: Ryan O’Rourke / #28: Jan Mysak ................................................ 27 HOCKEY OPERATIONS #29: Thomas Bordeleau / #30: Martin Chromiak ................................. 28 General Manager Jarmo Kekalainen Bio .............................................. 3 European Skaters Hockey Operations Bios/Scouting Staff .............................................. 4-5 #1: Tim Stuetzle / #2: Alexander Holtz ................................................. 29 2020 NHL DRAFT #3: Anton Lundell / #4: Lucas Raymond .............................................. 30 Top 100 North American Skaters ....................................................... 6-7 #5: Rodion Amirov / #6: Helge Grans .................................................. 31 Top 100 European Skaters ................................................................ 8-9 #7: John-Jason Peterka / #8: Topi Niemela ......................................... 32 Top North American and European Goaltenders .................................. 10 #9: Noel Gunler / #10: Roni Hirvonen ................................................. 33 Blue Jackets Picks & Draft Notables At Selections ............................... 11 North American / European Goaltenders NHL Draft Selections .....................................................................12-13 #1 NA: Nicolas Daws / #1 EUR: Iaroslav Askarov.................................. 34 NHL.COM DRAFT PROFILES THE HOCKEY NEWS DRAFT PROFILES North American Skaters #1-#8 Overall ...............................................................................35-36 #1: Alexis Lafreniere / #2: Quinton Byfield ........................................... 14 #9-#16 Overall .............................................................................37-38 #17-#24 Overall ...........................................................................39-40 #3: Jamie Drysdale / #4: Jake Sanderson ........................................... 15 #25-#32 Overall ...........................................................................41-42 #5: Cole Perfetti / #6: Marco Rossi ...................................................... 16 #33-#40 Overall ...........................................................................43-44 #7: Jack Quinn / #8: Kaiden Guhle ..................................................... 17 #41-#48 Overall ...........................................................................45-46 #9: Braden Schneider / #10: Dawson Mercer ...................................... 18 #49-#56 Overall ...........................................................................47-48 #11: Seth Jarvis / #12: Dylan Holloway .............................................. 19 #57-#60 Overall ................................................................................ 49 #13: Hendrix Lapierre / #14: Ridly Greig ............................................. 20 #15: Connor Zary / #16: Justin Barron ................................................ 21 BLUE JACKETS DRAFT HISTORY #17: Jacob Perreault / #18: Jeremie Poirier ........................................ 22 2000-2019 ..................................................................................50-52 #19: Ozzy Wiesblatt / #20: Brendan Brisson ........................................ 23 #21: Tyson Foerster / #22: Mavrik Bourque .......................................... 24 COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS 200 W. Nationwide Blvd., Columbus OH 43215 Phone: (614) 246-4625 Copyright © 2020 Columbus Blue Jackets Hockey Club 2020 CBJ NHL DRAFT GUIDE // 1 // BLUEJACKETS.COM STAFF DIRECTORY OWNERSHIP/SENIOR MANAGEMENT Marketing Manager: .................................................................................................Ben Harrison Majority Owner/Governor: ................................................................................John P. McConnell Manager of Advertising & Creative Services: ................................................................. Jack Lyttle President/Alternate Governor: .......................................................................................Mike Priest BlueJackets.com Reporter:....................................................................................... Jeff Svoboda Senior Graphic Designer: ......................................................................................Jason Duignan Graphic Designers: ..................................................................... Patrick Cantwell, Andrew Dennis EXECUTIVE STAFF I BUSINESS OPERATIONS Digital & Social Media Coordinators: ............................................. Anthony Allocco, Joseph Sykes Senior Vice President/General Counsel: ................................................................... Greg Kirstein Senior Vice President/Chief Operating Officer: ..................................................Cameron Scholvin BUSINESS STRATEGY Senior Vice President/Chief Financial Officer: ....................................................... T.J. LaMendola Director of Business Strategy: ................................................................................Jeff Eldersveld Senior Vice President/Chief Marketing Officer: ........................................................Kathryn Dobbs Analyst, Business: ................................................................................................. Charlie Jacobs Vice President, Marketing: .................................................................................... Ryan Chenault Marketing Automation Coordinator: ..................................................................Kelly Aughinbaugh Vice President, Partner Activation & Premium Service: .............................................. Becky Coffey CRM Coordinator: ................................................................................................ Lindzey Watson Vice President, Business Intelligence & Broadcasting ..............................................Marc Gregory Vice President, Operations & Development: .............................................................J.D. Kershaw HUMAN RESOURCES & LEGAL Vice President, Ticket Sales & Service: ....................................................................Marty Mulford Senior Director, Human Resources: .........................................................................Becky Magaw Vice President, Communications & Team Services: ................................................Todd Sharrock Director, Legal Affairs: ............................................................................................... Pete Lovins Vice President, Corporate Partnerships: ........................................................................Ryan Shirk Human Resources Generalist: ................................................................................. Brittany Cline Payroll & Benefits Administrator: ............................................................................Shaun Skaggs HOCKEY OPERATIONS Human Resources Coordinator:.....................................................................Brooklyn Stinson-Hill General Manager/Alternate Governor: .............................................................. Jarmo Kekalainen Office Manager & Administrative Assistant:................................................................. Heidi Gibbs Assistant General Managers: ..................................................................Basil McRae, Josh Flynn Legal Fellow: .............................................................................................................Katie Leach Special Assistant to the GM & Team Ambassador: ........................................................ Rick Nash Director of Player Personnel/ FINANCE & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY General Manager, Cleveland Monsters: ....................................................................... Chris Clark Director of Finance/Controller: .....................................................................................Joe Rudolf Director of High Performance: .................................................................................Nelson Ayotte Director of Information Technology: ......................................................................... Jim Connolly Director of Amateur Scouting: ...................................................................................... Ville Siren Accounting