The Columbus Blue Jackets will hold their second of five 25th Anniversary Celebration games when the club hosts the New York Rangers at Nationwide Arena on Saturday, November 15. The game will include appearances by former Blue Jackets Marc Denis, David Vyborny, Matt Calvert, Brandon Dubinsky, and Aaron Johnson.

On Saturday, the former players will participate in an autograph session beginning at 6:00 p.m. on the Nationwide Arena concourse. The alumni will then be recognized in an on-ice ceremony prior to puck drop, which is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.

Denis was a member of the Blue Jackets’ inaugural team and went 84-146-25 with a 3.01 goals-against average, .904 save percentage and 12 shutouts in 266 games with the club from 2000-06. He registered the first home win in franchise history on Oct 27, 2000, when he made 32 saves to beat Washington 3-1.

Vyborny, another member of the inaugural team who spent seven seasons as a Blue Jacket from 2000-08, continues to rank among the CBJ franchise leaders in goals (7th-113), assists (3rd-204), points (6th-317), and games played (8th-543). 

Calvert registered 72-77-149 in 416 games as a Blue Jacket in eight campaigns from 2010-18 after being selected by the club in the fifth round, 127th overall, at the 2008 NHL Draft. He added 6-4-10 in 16 career playoff games with the team and scored the first postseason game-winning goal in franchise history at Pittsburgh in 2014.

Dubinsky spent seven seasons with the Blue Jackets from 2012-19, tallying 72-153-225 in 430 games with the club. He ranks among the franchise leaders in hits (3rd-1,225), penalty minutes (7th), points (9th), and assists (10th). The Anchorage, Alaska native was acquired from the New York Rangers as part of the Rick Nash trade in 2012.

Johnson was selected by the Blue Jackets in the third round, 85th overall, at the 2001 NHL Draft and went on to collect 10-32-42 in 172 games over two stints with the club from 2003-07 and 2011-12. He went on to play professionally in Germany and England before joining the Blue Jackets hockey operations department in 2021.

The November 15 celebration is the second of five 25th Anniversary Celebration games during the 2025–26 season. Additional games will be held on Saturday, December 13 vs. the Vegas Golden Knights, Saturday, January 24 vs. the Tampa Bay Lightning, and Saturday, March 21 vs. the Seattle Kraken.