Jamie Pushor
Jersey Number: 5, 6
Player information for Jamie Pushor
Position
Defense
Height
6'3" (191cm)
Born
February 11, 1973
Number
5, 6
Shoots
Right
Weight
218 lbs (99kg)
Birthplace
Lethbridge, Alberta, CAN
Years in Columbus
4
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Player Career Notes
- An original Blue Jacket, collected 4-18-22 and 150 penalty minutes in 147 games during three different stints with the club from 2000-06.
- Is the lone player to play for the franchise on three separate occasions.
- Set single-season career highs in assists and points with 3-10-13 in 75 games with Columbus in the club’s first season in 2000-01.
- Registered the first fighting major in club history on Oct. 7, 2000 vs. Chicago (Vandenbussche).
- Scored the first shorthanded goal in franchise history with a tally on Nov. 19, 2000 vs. Vancouver.
- Finished his 10-year NHL career with 14-46-60 and 648 penalty minutes in 521 appearances with the Blue Jackets, NY Rangers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Dallas Stars, Anaheim Ducks and Detroit Red Wings from 1995-2006.
- Helped the Red Wings win the 1997 Stanley Cup, collecting 0-1-1 in five contests.
- Added 14-85-99 and 704 penalty minutes in 404 career American Hockey League contests with the Syracuse Crunch, Hartford Wolf Pack and Adirondack Red Wings from 1993-2007.
- Served as captain of the Blue Jackets’ AHL affiliate, Syracuse Crunch from 2004-07, including skating in 37 contests before retiring from hockey following the 2006-07 campaign.
- Played junior hockey in the Western Hockey League, registering 9-52-61 and 627 penalty minutes in 204 games with the Lethbridge Hurricanes from 1989-93.
- After retiring went on to serve in several different hockey operations roles, including a scout with the Atlanta Thrashers (2010-11) and Tampa Bay Lightning (2011-18) before serving as the Lightning’s Director of Professional Scouting in 2018-19.
- Has served as the Lightning’s assistant general manager and director of player personnel since 2019, helping the club win the Stanley Cup in 2020 and 2021.
CBJ Career Regular Season Stats
| Season | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-2001 | 75 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 94 | 64 |
| 2001-2002 | 61 | 0 | 6 | 6 | -10 | 54 | 46 |
| 2003-2004 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 6 |
| 2005-2006 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | 147 | 4 | 18 | 22 | -4 | 150 | 118 |
Transaction History
- Drafted by Detroit in the second-round, 32nd overall, in the 1991 NHL Draft.
- Selected in the Expansion Draft from Dallas on June 23, 2000.
- Traded to Pittsburgh for a fourth-round pick in the 2003 NHL Draft on Mar. 15, 2002.
- Signed as a free agent on Dec. 10, 2003.
- Traded to the NY Rangers for an eighth-round pick in the 2003 NHL Draft on Jan. 23, 2004.
- Signed as a free agent on Oct. 5, 2005.