An odd franchise record has been broken by an unlikely player.
Forward Sonny Milano has set the new Blue Jackets record for goals by an American-born rookie. The previous record holder was Zach Werenski (as of last weekend) with 11 goals. Milano has passed with 12 after scoring a big goal last night, and he will have plenty of opportunities to add to it as the season winds down.
Ryan Murray with the smooth slap-pass and Sonny Milano puts a stick on it to get the Blue Jackets within one.#CBJ pic.twitter.com/Uf303viFSd
— 1st Ohio Battery (@1stOhioBattery) March 20, 2018
Other names below Milano and Werenski on the list are Cam Atkinson at seven and Dan Fritsche with six in their rookie campaigns.
For a team that has had solid American players on their team, the Blue Jackets haven't had many developed in their own system. Atkinson is now a perennial 20-goal scorer but his rookie campaign didn't start out as such.
To be at the top of the list is still impressive and shows a bright future for Milano, the Blue Jackets' first-round pick in 2014.
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