Former Blue Jackets captain Rick Nash, who on Friday announced his retirement following a 15-year career that included nine seasons in Columbus and five-plus with the New York Rangers will drop the puck prior to Sunday's game between the two Metropolitan Division rivals.
Nash, 34, spent the first nine seasons of his NHL career with the Blue Jackets after the club selected him with the first overall pick at the 2002 NHL Draft. He is the club's all-time leader in games played, goals, assists and points as he registered 289-258-547 and 568 penalty minutes in 674 games from 2002-12. He then spent five-plus seasons with the Rangers, notching 145-107-252 in 375 outings, before joining the Boston Bruins late in the 2017-18 campaign. In 1,060 career NHL games, the Brampton, Ontario native tallied 437-368-805 and 750 penalty minutes.
BUY TICKETS
The Blue Jackets and Rangers face off on Sunday at 6 p.m. ET at Nationwide Arena. Live coverage on FOX Sports Ohio begins with the Blue Jackets Live pre-game show starting at 5:30 p.m. All Blue Jackets games televised on FOX Sports Ohio will also be streamed live via the FOX Sports app. The game may also be heard on the Eldorado Gaming Scioto Downs Blue Jackets Radio Network, including Sports Radio 97.1 FM The Fan in Columbus, and online at BlueJackets.com.
Former CBJ captain Rick Nash set to drop puck Sunday
Nash was the first number one overall pick in CBJ franchise history
