Rick Nash will be first Blue Jacket to get his number retired

The Columbus Blue Jackets announced a huge honor for one of their franchise's all-time legends, Rick Nash. The team will be retiring Nash's number 61 on March 5 when Columbus hosts the Boston Bruins, which is the last team that he played for back in 2018.

There can only be (Sixty) One.— Columbus Blue Jackets (@BlueJacketsNHL) November 11, 2021

The Blue Jackets Majority Owner John P. McConnel had nothing but compliments for the former captain of the team.

«Rick Nash was the face of our franchise and our best player for a decade and represented our club on and off the ice with excellence, class, and humility,» McConnell said. «No one is more deserving of this honor than he and we are looking forward to celebrating Rick and his family in what will be a historic and memorable night for all of us on March 5th.»

Nash was selected with the first-overall pick in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft by Columbus and immediately made an impact in his first season, scoring 17 goals and adding 22 assists. The following season Nash broke out into an elite scorer, tallying 41 goals, which was tied for the league lead with NHL legends Jarome Iginla and Ilya Kovalchuk. He is the youngest player to lead the NHL in goals and was the 8th teen to ever score 40 goals in a season.

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