Combined, Filip Novak, Tomas Kana, and Tim Jackman have played a whopping 31 games with the Blue Jackets. Couple that with the first day of school, and I’m not gonna go overly in-depth with any of these guys.
Defenseman Filip Novak was signed as a free agent in 2006 by Columbus and appeared in 6 games during the season with the Jackets. That’s about it. No trade, no notable plays that I can think of or find evidence of. Just the “quasi-constipated” look on his face in that picture.
Winger Tim Jackman was drafted by Columbus in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft and played 19 games with Columbus in the 2003-04 season. During the 2004-05 lockout Jackman was traded with Geoff Sanderson to Phoenix in a move that brought Cale Hulse, Michael Rupp, and Jason Chimera to the Jackets.
Since Jackman’s stint in Columbus, he has played for Phoenix, Los Angeles, the Islanders, and will play this season with Calgary.
Tomas Kana is currently a Blue Jacket (hooray!). Kana was called up late this past season and filled in for 6 games in the final throes of 09-10. Kana was acquired in a trade with St. Louis along with d-man Brendan Bell.
Kana most recently signed a 1 year, 2-way contract extension with the Jackets and will have a solid chance at getting some spot-time in Columbus this season.
The Cannon and Broad Street Hockey teamed up to answer some questions about each team. If you care about the Flyers go visit The Cannon here. If you want to see what Matt had to say about the Jackets go here.
The Unsurprising Resurgence of Rick Nash is an interesting statistical look at the ebb and flow of Rick Nash’s past season with Columbus.
Ryan Lambert does what he does best and is a dick about the Blue Jackets in this week’s “What We Learned” over at Puck Daddy.
