Dhameystir weedha soo socota: Goolhayaha rookie Steve Mason, oo seegay bishii ugu horeysay ee xilli ciyaareedkan kadib qaliin jilib ah, wuxuu hogaamiyay Blue Jackets ilaa tartanka playoff ee nasashada All-Star. Waxaa dib looga soo celiyay American Hockey League's Syracuse Crunch ka dib dhaawaca Pascal Leclaire, Mason waxaa loo magacaabay Rookie of the Month by the NHL for November ka dib markii uu diiwaan geliyey shan guul siddeed go'aan, oo ay ku jiraan laba shutout. Mar labaad wuxuu ku guuleystay abaalmarinta Rookie of the Month bishii Diseembar, waxaana loogu magac daray kooxda YoungStars ciyaartii 2009 All-Star Game ee Montreal, in kasta oo uu diiday inuu ciyaaro ka dib markii uu xanuunsaday dhabarka. Kabtan Rick Nash ayaa wakiil ka ahaa kooxda ciyaarta All-Star, kulankiisii afaraad ee ciyaarta. Rookie Nikita Filatov ayaa dhaliyay hat-trickkiisii ugu horreeyay 10kii Janaayo, 2009, guushii 4-2 ee ka soo horjeeday Minnesota Wild. Guusha Filatov waxay calaamad u ahayd hat-trick-kii ugu horreeyay ee uu sameeyo rookie Blue Jackets. Xilli ay ku dhowdahay waqtigii ugu dambeeyay ee isbadalka NHL, Columbus wuxuu isweydaarsaday goolhayaha dhaawacmay ee Pascal Leclaire iyo
waxaa loo doortay laacibkii Ottawa Senators Antoine Vermette. Vermette wuxuu saameyn deg deg ah ku yeeshay kooxda, isagoo helay toddobo dhibcood lixdii kulan ee ugu horreeyay.