2018 COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS NHL DRAFT GUIDE / BLUEJACKETS.COM 2018 COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS NHL DRAFT GUIDE The 2018 Columbus Blue Jackets Draft Guide was produced by the club’s Communications Department. We hope that you will find it helpful in your continued 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. Todd Sharrock, VP of Communications & Team Services* (614) 246-4157 [email protected] @ToddSharrock Karen Davis, Director of Communications (614) 246-4310 [email protected] @KarenDavisCBJ Glenn Odebralski, Manager of Communications* (614) 246-0288 [email protected] @GlennOdebralski * Primary Hockey Communications Contacts TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents .......................................................................................................1 #19: Liam Foudy / #20: Benoit-Olivier Groulx .......................................36-37 Staff Directory .............................................................................................................2 #21: Mattias Samuelsson / #22: Alexander Alexeyev .........................38-39 #23: K’Andre Miller / #24: Blake McLaughlin..........................................40-41 HOCKEY OPERATIONS #25: Ty Dellandrea / #26: Blade Jenkins ...................................................42-43 John Davidson, President Hockey Ops / Alternate Governor .................3 #27: Jack Drury / #28: Jett Woo ...................................................................44-45 Jarmo Kekalainen, General Manager ................................................................4 Hockey Operations Management ................................................................. 5-6 #29: Kevin Bahl / #30: Calen Addison .......................................................46-47 European Skaters 2018 NHL DRAFT #1: Rasmus Dahlin / #2: Adam Boqvist ....................................................48-49 Top 100 North American Skaters ................................................................... 7-8 #3: Vitali Kravtsov / #4: Martin Kaut ...........................................................50-51 Top 100 European Skaters ..............................................................................9-10 #5: Adam Ginning / #6: Jesperi Kotkaniemi ...........................................52-53 Top North American and European Goaltenders......................................11 #7: Grigori Denisenko / #8: Isac Lundestrom ........................................54-55 Top Draft Rankings ......................................................................................... 12-14 #9: Jacob Olofsson / #10: Filip Johansson...............................................56-57 Blue Jackets Picks & Draft Notables At Selections.....................................15 North American / European Goaltenders NHL Draft Selections ...................................................................................... 16-17 #1 NA: Olivier Rodrigue / #1 EUR: Lukas Dostal ...................................58-59 NHL.COM DRAFT PROFILES THE HOCKEY NEWS DRAFT PROFILES North American Skaters #1-#8 Overall ..................................................................................................... 60-61 #1: Andrei Svechnikov / #2: Brady Tkachuk ...........................................18-19 #9-#16 Overall ................................................................................................... 62-63 #3: Filip Zadina / #4: Evan Bouchard .........................................................20-21 #17-#24 Overall ................................................................................................ 64-65 #25-#32 Overall ................................................................................................ 66-67 #5: Noah Dobson / #6: Quintin Hughes ..................................................22-23 #33-#40 Overall ................................................................................................ 68-69 #7: Oliver Wahlstrom / #8: Joseph Veleno...............................................24-25 #41-#48 Overall ................................................................................................ 70-71 #9: Barrett Hayton / #10: Serron Noel .......................................................26-27 #49-#56 Overall ................................................................................................ 72-73 #11: Rasmus Sandin / #12: Joel Farabee ..................................................28-29 #57-#60 Overall .......................................................................................................74 #13: Jared McIsaac / #14: Ty Smith ............................................................30-31 #15: Akil Thomas / #16: Ryan McLeod ......................................................32-33 BLUE JACKETS DRAFT HISTORY #17: Bode Wilde / #18: Sampo Ranta ........................................................34-35 2000-2017 ........................................................................................................... 75-77 COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS 200 W. 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Hockey Operations/Alternate Governor: ..............................................................John Davidson CRM Manager: ................................................................................................................................Amy French Reporter: ........................................................................................................................................ Brian Hedger Analysts, Business/Consumer: .........................................................Charlie Jacobs/Francesco Marini EXECUTIVE STAFF I BUSINESS OPERATIONS Digital & Social Media Coordinator: ...................................................................................Carson Reider Senior Vice President/General Counsel: ............................................................................. Greg Kirstein Email & Marketing Automation Coordinator: .....................................................................Adam Carro Senior Vice President/Chief Revenue Officer: .........................................................Cameron Scholvin CRM Coordinator: .................................................................................................................Luke Napolitano Senior Vice President/Chief Financial Officer: ...............................................................T.J. LaMendola Vice President, Digital Marketing & Media: ......................................................................Marc Gregory HUMAN RESOURCES & LEGAL Vice President, Communications & Team Services: .....................................................Todd Sharrock Director of Human Resources: ..............................................................................................Becky Magaw Vice President, Marketing: ........................................................................................................J.D. Kershaw Staff Counsel: ...................................................................................................................................Pete Lovins Vice President, Ticket Sales & Service: ................................................................................. Joe Andrade Paralegal: ..............................................................................................................................................Ken Erney Vice President, Community Relations & Executive Director, Human Resources Generalist: .................................................................................... Katherine Schuette Columbus Blue Jackets Foundation: ................................................................................Kathryn Dobbs Payroll & Benefits Ccoordinator: .............................................................................................Robin Hayes Administrative Assistant: ............................................................................................................ Heidi Gibbs HOCKEY OPERATIONS General Manager: .............................................................................................................. Jarmo Kekalainen FINANCE & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Assistant General Manager: ................................................................................................................Bill Zito Director of Finance/Controller: ...................................................................................................Joe Rudolf Director of Player Personnel: