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Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets

34-36-12, 4th Central

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Apr 6, 2008 St. Louis, L 1-4 
Goals COB M. Peca STL D. Perron, B. Boyes, D. Backes, K. Tkachuk
Goalies STL H. Toivonen (W, 36/37 SV) COB F. Norrena (L, 18/21 SV)
 
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Public memorial honors Blue Jackets owner McConnell

Public memorial honors Blue Jackets owner McConnell
RUSTY MILLER, May 7, 2008
There were captains of industry, professional athletes, famous coaches, celebrities and even little kids wearing Blue Jackets jerseys quietly filing into Nationwide Arena on Wednesday night. All of them, more than 4,000, came to remember John H. McConnell, the man of meager means who built a Fortune 500 company, made millions of dollars, gave much to charity and brought the NHL to Columbus, his... ...More
 •  Mr. Mac honored at Nationwide May 8 (The Columbus Dispatch)*
 •  Memorial service for McConnell is tonight May 7 (The Columbus Dispatch)*
 • Rumor: Jackets sign Hejda to 3-year deal - Apr 30 (Yahoo! Sports)
 • Hejda signs 3-year deal with Jackets - Apr 29 (AP)
 • Blue Jackets re-sign D Hejda - Apr 29 (PA SportsTicker)
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 Team Report

Blue Jackets Team Report

Blue Jackets Team Report May 15, 2008

The death of majority owner John H. McConnell on April 25 cast a pall over the city of Columbus and the Blue Jackets.

McConnell, an American business icon for revolutionizing the steel industry, was 84 years old.

A memorial service held on May 7 brought a crowd of 4,261 to Nationwide Arena, including NHL commissioner Gary Bettman and several Blue Jackets players and coaches.

The NHL would not have come to central Ohio not for McConnell, Bettman said.

"He probably would have liked it if we won more often," said Blue Jackets left winger Rick Nash in his eulogy, "and we will, Mr. Mac, I promise.

"We know you'll be with us when we hit the ice next season."

Season Highlight:    A six-game point streak in late October and early November ...More

 
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 Central Standings
GP W-L-OTL Pts L10 
 z-Detroit 82 54-21-7 115 7-2-1 
 x-Nashville 82 41-32-9 91 6-3-1 
 Chicago 82 40-34-8 88 6-3-1 
 Columbus 82 34-36-12 80 2-7-1 
 St. Louis 82 33-36-13 79 4-4-2 
 Complete Standings
  Individual Leaders
Rick Nash - Columbus Blue JacketsRick Nash
#61, Left Wing
Leads team with 69 Points
 Stat Player Total 
 PointsRick Nash69 
 GoalsRick Nash38 
 AssistsNikolai Zherdev35 
 PIMJared Boll226 
 Plus/MinusJan Hejda20 
 PP GoalsRick Nash10 
 SH GoalsRick Nash
 Complete Team Statistics
 Goalie Stats
  GPWLOTLGAASV%
 Pascal Leclaire54241762.25.919
 Fredrik Norrena37101962.73.896
 Dan LaCosta10000.001.000
  Team Stats
  PP% PPG PK% SHG  
 Special Teams14.9 53 83.3 8  
 Scores and Schedule
 Last Five Games
 Fri, Mar 28NashvilleL 0-2  
 Sun, Mar 30at ChicagoOTL 4-5  
 Thu, Apr 3at DetroitL 2-3  
 Sat, Apr 5at St. LouisL 0-3  
 Sun, Apr 6St. LouisL 1-4  
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