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R.J. Umberger | Winger

Team: Columbus Blue Jackets
Age / DOB:  (31) / 5/3/1982
Ht / Wt:  6'2' / 220
College: Ohio State
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R.J. Umberger scored a power-play goal in Columbus' 5-2 defeat Saturday.
Artem Anisimov also scored a goal in the losing effort. Tim Erixon, Cam Atkinson, and Matt Calvert each registered an assist for Columbus. Mar 23 - 10:54 PM

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R.J. Umberger scored his fourth goal of the season in the Blue Jackets' 2-1 overtime win Thursday night.

Umberger has suffered through a nightmarish season to-date, with just eight points in 24 outings. Matt Calvert scored the OT winner for the Jackets, assistsed by Fedor Tyutin and Jack Johnson.
Mar 7 - 11:50 PM

R.J. Umberger netted a power-play goal in Columbus' 3-2 victory on Thursday.

Umberger has just five points and a minus-five rating in 17 games this season. He's starting to pick up the pace a bit and will probably end up with about 20 points in 2013.
Feb 22 - 9:39 AM

R.J. Umberger was the only member of the Blue Jackets that managed to beat the Oilers Devan Dubnyk in a 3-1 loss to Edmonton Sunday.

The goal was actually the first of the campaign for the veteran forward, who has recorded only two points in 12 contests yet maintains an even plus/minus rating. Fedor Tyutin and Brandon Dubinsky drew assists on the tally.
Feb 10 - 9:18 PM

R.J. Umberger has just one point in eight games.

So far the most impressive thing about Umberger is he has a team-leading plus-one rating on the struggling Blue Jackets. He will bounce back a bit as the season goes on, but he still isn't worth owning in standard leagues.
Feb 1 - 10:11 AM

R.J. Umberger is hoping to build off of his strong finish to the 2011-12 campaign.

Umberger netted nine goals in his final nine contests last season. "The finish is all I can think about," said Umberger. He's tentatively expected to play alongside Derick Brassard and Cam Atkinson.
Jan 16 - 9:17 AM

R.J. Umberger will help coach the Ohio State men's hockey team while he's locked out.

He is going to serve as a volunteer assistant to coach Mark Osiecki, where he played for three seasons from 2000-03. Umberger has 551 games of NHL experience and is the first ex-Ohio State player to suit up with the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Source: ESPN.com
Tue, Oct 9, 2012 02:44:00 PM

It's pretty clear the NHLPA is more unified now that it was in previous negotiations and that fan support seems tilted toward the players this time, according to the Columbus Dispatch.

"(Fan support) was probably on the side of the owners (in 2004-05)," Blue Jackets winger R.J. Umberger told the Dispatch. "A lot needed to be changed about our game back then, and it was changed. The owners got a pretty fair deal on their end. The NHL has done real well the last seven years, and I think that’s the difference (with fans). But mostly they just want it to end. They’re just crossing their fingers that they can watch hockey. They don’t care about the details; they just want their hockey."
Sat, Sep 8, 2012 10:46:00 AM

R.J. Umberger endured a horrific start to the 2011-12 season before he managed to salvage it a bit at the end.

He scored a mere three goals and added just four assists in the first 24 games of the year. Umberger tallied 13 markers and 20 points in his final 28 contests to reach the 20-goal plateau for a fourth straight campaign. His 18:11 of average ice time was his lowest in four seasons with the Blue Jackets, but with Rick Nash (19:05) gone his minutes should increase. If he can bounce back in 2012-13 then he should get back to the 50-point mark.
Wed, Sep 5, 2012 12:17:00 PM

R.J. Umberger saw his three-game goal scoring streak come to an end Tuesday.

Umberger had five goals and six points in that span. He had six shots on goal, but Coyotes goaltender Mike Smith turned aside a staggering 54 shots to shutout the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Wed, Apr 4, 2012 10:29:00 AM

R.J. Umberger continued to be one of the NHL's hottest players Saturday night.

He scored twice in the Jackets' 5-2 win over the Blues and now has eight goals in his last six games. Rick Nash who? Needless to say, you should be riding Umberger while he is on this roll.
Sun, Apr 1, 2012 09:01:00 AM

RJ Umberger scored twice as the Columbus Blue Jackets shocked the St. Louis Blues with a 5-2 win on Saturday night.

The winger now has goals in two straight, and six over his last five games. Even with the goals, he still only has 19 and 38 points, after notching 50 more in the three of the last four seasons. Jared Boll (second), Derek Dorsett (12th) and Vinny Prospal had the other markers.
Sat, Mar 31, 2012 11:14:00 PM

R.J. Umberger scored two goals in Friday's 4-1 victory over Florida.

Umberger has been hot lately with six goals and eight points in his last five contests. He still has an outside shot of reaching the 20-goal mark for the fourth straight season.
Sat, Mar 31, 2012 10:29:00 AM

R.J. Umberger scored a goal and registered an assist in a 4-2 victory Wednesday.

Vinny Prospal, Derek Dorsett, and Derick Brassard each scored a goal for Columbus. Nikita Nikitin recorded his 22nd and 23rd assists of the season.
Wed, Mar 28, 2012 10:28:00 PM

R.J. Umberger had a hat trick in Friday's 5-1 victory over Carolina.

Umberger has been a huge disappointment this season and unfortunately, this one great performance won't do much to change that. He now has 14 goals and 31 points in 69 games this season, which is down from 57 points in 2010-11.
Fri, Mar 23, 2012 09:44:00 PM

Depth Charts

All Positions
PosRoleName
C1Brandon Dubinsky
2Artem Anisimov
3Ryan Johansen
4Derek MacKenzie
LW1Marian Gaborik
2Mark Letestu
3Nick Foligno
4Matt Calvert
5Colton Gillies
RW1R.J. Umberger
2Vaclav Prospal
3Cam Atkinson
4Blake Comeau
5Jared Boll
D1Jack Johnson
2James Wisniewski
3Fedor Tyutin
4Nikita Nikitin
5Adrian Aucoin
6Tim Erixon
7Dalton Prout
G1Sergei Bobrovsky
2Michael Leighton