43% of Columbus Blue Jackets picks were born in Canada, against 42% for the whole league.
| Country | Picks | Share of picks | vs NHL | 1st round | Made NHL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 72 |
|
+1 | 14 | 38 (53%) |
| United States | 34 |
|
-4 | 5 | 16 (47%) |
| Sweden | 16 |
|
even | 2 | 9 (56%) |
| Finland | 12 |
|
+1 | 1 | 7 (58%) |
| Russia | 12 |
|
even | 3 | 8 (67%) |
| Czechia | 10 |
|
+2 | 3 | 8 (80%) |
| Norway | 3 |
|
+2 | — | 1 (33%) |
| Switzerland | 2 |
|
even | — | 2 (100%) |
| Austria | 1 |
|
+1 | 1 | 1 (100%) |
| Denmark | 1 |
|
+1 | — | 1 (100%) |
| France | 1 |
|
+1 | — | 1 (100%) |
| United Kingdom | 1 |
|
+1 | — | 0 (0%) |
| Latvia | 1 |
|
+1 | — | 1 (100%) |
| Slovakia | 1 |
|
-1 | — | 1 (100%) |
| Ukraine | 1 |
|
+1 | 1 | 1 (100%) |
| Draft | Picks | 1st Rd | Made NHL | Top Pick |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 1 | 0/7 0% | #14 Oscar Hemming |
| 2025 | 6 | 2 | 0/6 0% | #14 Jackson Smith |
| 2024 | 6 | 1 | 0/6 0% | #4 Cayden Lindstrom |
| 2023 | 8 | 1 | 3/8 38% | #3 Adam Fantilli C |
| 2022 | 7 | 2 | 3/7 43% | #6 David Jiricek D |
| 2021 | 9 | 3 | 4/9 44% | #5 Kent Johnson C |
| 2020 | 5 | 1 | 4/5 80% | #21 Yegor Chinakhov R |
| 2019 | 3 | — | 2/3 67% | #104 Eric Hjorth |
| 2018 | 6 | 1 | 5/6 83% | #18 Liam Foudy C |
| 2017 | 7 | — | 5/7 71% | #45 Alexandre Texier C |
| 2016 | 5 | 1 | 4/5 80% | #3 Pierre-Luc Dubois L |
| 2015 | 9 | 2 | 6/9 67% | #8 Zach Werenski D |
| 2014 | 7 | 1 | 2/7 29% | #16 Sonny Milano L |
| 2013 | 8 | 3 | 5/8 62% | #14 Alex Wennberg C |
| 2012 | 6 | 1 | 4/6 67% | #2 Ryan Murray D |
| 2011 | 6 | — | 5/6 83% | #37 Boone Jenner C |
| 2010 | 8 | 1 | 4/8 50% | #4 Ryan Johansen C |
| 2009 | 6 | 1 | 2/6 33% | #21 John Moore D |
| 2008 | 9 | 1 | 7/9 78% | #6 Nikita Filatov L |
| 2007 | 7 | 1 | 3/7 43% | #7 Jakub Voracek R |
| 2006 | 10 | 1 | 4/10 40% | #6 Derick Brassard C |
| 2004 | 5 | 1 | 5/5 100% | #8 Alexandre Picard L |
| 2003 | 4 | 1 | 4/4 100% | #4 Nikolay Zherdev R |
| 2002 | 7 | 1 | 7/7 100% | #1 Rick Nash L |
| 2001 | 5 | 1 | 5/5 100% | #8 Pascal Leclaire G |
| 2000 | 2 | 1 | 2/2 100% | #4 Rostislav Klesla D |
“Made NHL” counts picks who have played at least one NHL game. Recent classes are still developing, so their conversion rises as prospects debut.