Rick Nash Franchise All-Time Goals Record
The greatest Blue Jackets player of all time.
Rick Nash holds the Columbus Blue Jackets franchise career lead in goals, points, and games played.
Quick Facts
- Player
- Rick Nash
- Position
- Left Wing
- Jersey number
- 61
- Draft
- #1 Overall, 2002 NHL Draft
- Franchise tenure
- 2002-03 through 2011-12 (10 seasons)
- Record held
- Franchise All-Time Regular Season Goals Leader (300+ goals)
- Signature moment
- Led the Blue Jackets to their first playoff appearance in 2008-09
Lore & Background
Nash was selected first overall in the 2002 NHL entry draft by Columbus and played 15 seasons in the NHL for the Blue Jackets, New York Rangers and Boston Bruins. He is a six-time NHL All-Star and was awarded the NHL Foundation Player Award in the 2008–09 season. His number 61 was retired by the franchise in 2022.
Reader's Guide
Nash is the Blue Jackets franchise career leader in goals, points, and games played.
Did You Know?
- Nash tied Jarome Iginla and Ilya Kovalchuk for the Maurice 'Rocket' Richard Trophy as the NHL's leading goal-scorer in his second NHL season.
- He was the youngest player in history to lead the League in goals at 19 years of age.
- Nash scored the quickest goal in All-Star Game history, just 12 seconds in, and ended the game with a hat-trick.
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