By the numbers: Facts and figures from the CBJ draft

The NHL draft is over and the Blue Jackets have five new players in the fold.
First-round winger Yegor Chinakhov (Avangard Omsk, KHL) is joined by a pair of teammates with TPS' junior team in Finland, defenseman Samuel Knazko (third round) and forward Mikael Pyyhtia, while Columbus chose Norwegian defenseman Ole Julian Bjorgvik-Holm (above) of Manglerud in the seventh round and Swedish blueliner Samuel Johannesson of Rogle BK in the sixth.
You can read about what each of them bring to the table here, but what are some of the more interesting things Blue Jackets fans can take from the draft?

Here's a breakdown of numbers to know regarding the 2020 NHL draft.
0:For the first time ever in a draft, Columbus did not select a North American-born player, as all five selections were born outside the United States or Canada. One player, Bjorgvik-Holm, has spent two seasons in North America, including a year ago when he was a standout defenseman for Mississauga of the OHL.
This is likely because, with games in many European countries under way this fall while all North American leagues other than the OMJHL still waiting to resume, the Blue Jackets scouting staff was able to get extra in-game viewings of those prospects, something team brass pointed to as an advantage of a late draft.
3:This was the third time in four years the No. 1 overall pick went to a Metropolitan Division rival of the Blue Jackets, with the New York Rangers drafting Rimouski (QMJHL) forward Alexis Lafreniere in the top spot after winning the draft lottery in August. Previously, New Jersey chose Nico Hischier at No. 1 in 2017 and Jack Hughes there a year ago. Meanwhile, the Rangers also chose Finnish forward Kaapo Kakko at No. 2 overall last season.
3:Columbus drafted three defensemen, which Kekalainen said was not a mistake. After spending six picks on blueliners in the 2015 draft that remade the CBJ defensive corps, Columbus had selected just four defenders the past four drafts. Andrew Peeke (2016) has made it to the NHL while Robbie Stucker (2017) remains in college at the University of Minnesota, Tim Berni (2018) is expected to play for Cleveland of the AHL after skating for his hometown ZSC Lions in Switzerland, and Eric Hjorth (2019) spent last year with Sarnia of the OHL.
4:Four players with close relations to current/former CBJ players were selected. Liam Foudy's brother, speedy forward Jean-Luc Foudy, went to Colorado in the third round, while the sons of three former Blue Jackets players were drafted. Defenseman Jake Sanderson (son of Geoff) was taken fifth overall by Ottawa, center Oliver Tarnstrom (Dick) went in the third round to the Rangers, and defenseman Kyle Aucoin (Adrian) was tabbed in round six by Detroit.
5:Columbus drafted five players at this year's NHL draft, tied for the second lowest total in franchise history. The Blue Jackets previously drafted just five players in the seven-round event in 2016. The lowest total of picks in a draft year is three, which occurred last season.
5:Chinakhov has scored five goals in his last five games with Avangard Omsk of the KHL, and his five goals ties him for 21st in the league so far in the early going. He has the lowest ice time (12:27) per game of anyone with at least five goals, though that is going up - in Omsk's last game vs. traditional power CSKA Moscow, he tallied a goal while playing 21:34, a career high. He is the only teenager with at least five goals in the league this season.
5:The Blue Jackets chose players from five different birth countries. First-round pick Chinakhov is Russian, third-round pick Knazko was born in Slovakia, fourth-rounder Pyyhtia is Finnish, Bjorgvik-Holm is from Norway and Johannesson is from Sweden. According to NHL research, Knazko was just one of two players from Slovakia chosen in the draft, while Bjorgvik-Holm was the only Norway-born player selected.
6:For the sixth straight season, Columbus drafted a Russian-born player when Chinakhov was taken at No. 21 overall. He joins forward Dmitri Voronkov (2019), forward Kirill Marchenko (2018), goalie Daniil Tarasov (2017), forward Vitaly Abramov (2016) and defenseman Vladislav Gavrikov (2014) on that list.
Interestingly, it was also the fourth straight season the Blue Jackets drafted a Swede. Johannesson was preceded by defenseman Eric Hjorth (2019), forward Marcus Karlberg (2018), and forwards Emil Bemstrom and Jonathan Davidsson (2017).
8:For the second year in a row and eighth time overall in franchise history, Columbus did not draft a goalie. That might not be a huge surprise as the pipeline is stocked right now, but it bears mentioning. The last goalie taken was Finnish netminder Veini Vehvilainen, a 2018 pick who spent last season with Cleveland of the AHL. In all, 20 goaltenders were chosen in the seven rounds this year.
167:The Blue Jackets have now taken part in 21 NHL drafts, selecting 167 players in that span, an average of 7.6 players per year. So far, 79 of those players -- 47.3 percent -- have played in at least one NHL game.