Jackets20: Cam Atkinson is Columbus’ golden boy

Jason Mowry-USA TODAY Sports Rick Nash is the best Blue Jacket ever - for now at least. Cam Atkinson may not be the talent that Nash was, but Cam has been a mainstay on what has been the most successful stretch of hockey in the franchise’s history. Several Nash records have already fallen and Cam is hoping he’ll have the chance to tackle a few more before his tenure as a Columbus Blue Jacket is over.

Cam Atkinson, a native of Riverside, Connecticut, was drafted in the sixth round, 157th overall, in the 2008 NHL entry draft. Currently, Cam sits at 15th all-time in goals scored by a sixth round draft pick. He’ll have the opportunity to climb into the top ten before his career is over - he sits…