Justin Danforth
Jersey Number: 17
Player information for Justin Danforth
Position
Right Wing
Height
5'8" (173cm)
Born
March 15, 1993
Number
17
Shoots
Right
Weight
188 lbs (85kg)
Birthplace
Oshawa, Ontario, CAN
Years in Columbus
4
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Player Career Notes
- Began his NHL career in Columbus, recording 31-33-64 and 58 penalty minutes in 183 career games over four seasons from 2021-25.
- Scored the game-winning goal and added an assist at the 2025 Stadium Series at Ohio Stadium on Mar. 1, 2025.
- Made his NHL debut on Nov. 15, 2021 vs. Detroit and scored his first career goal three days later on Nov. 18 at Arizona (Scott Wedgewood).
- Notched double-digit goals in two of his first four NHL seasons and set single-season career highs with 10-16-26 in 71 appearances with Columbus in 2023-24.
- Spent time in the American Hockey League from 2016-18 and 2021-22 with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, Rochester Americans and Cleveland Monsters.
- Ranked sixth in Russia’s KHL in scoring and seventh-T in goals in 2020-21 with 23-32-55 in 58 games with Vityaz Podolsk.
- Spent time playing for Lukko in Finland’s top pro league (Liiga) from 2018-20, notching 45-67-112 in 115 games.
- Awarded Liiga’s Veli-Pekka Ketola Trophy (Mos Points) Lasse Oksanen Award (Best Player) and to the league’s All-Star Team after leading the league in points and ranking second in goals with 27-33-60 in 56 contests in 2019-20.
- Played for the Reading Royals and Cincinnati Cyclones in the East Coast Hockey League from 2016-18and captured the league’s Rookie of the Year award (John A Daley) in 2017-18.
- Won a gold medal with Canada at the 2021 IIHF World Championships.
- Attended Sacred Heart University in the NCAA for four years, where he collected 42-82-124 in 147 games played from 2013-17.
- Was named to the NCAA AHA All-Rookie Team and awarded NCAA AHA Rookie of the Year in 2014, named to NCAA AHA Second All-Conference Team in 2016 and the NCAA AHA First All-Star Team in 2017.
CBJ Career Regular Season Stats
| Season | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-2022 | 45 | 10 | 4 | 14 | -5 | 10 | 72 |
| 2022-2023 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 4 | 10 |
| 2023-2024 | 71 | 10 | 16 | 26 | -10 | 26 | 86 |
| 2024-2025 | 61 | 9 | 12 | 21 | -6 | 18 | 94 |
| Totals | 183 | 31 | 33 | 64 | -24 | 58 | 262 |
Transaction History
- Undrafted
- Signed as a free agent by Columbus on May 3, 2021.