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Canada Justin Danforth
#15 Buffalo Sabres / NHL - 25/26
1-time Liiga Golden Helmet 1
1-time World Championship Gold Medal 1
1-time ECHL All-Rookie Team 1
1-time ECHL Rookie of the Year (John A Daley Trophy) 1
1-time ECHL Second All-Star Team 1
1-time Liiga All-Star Team 1
1-time Liiga Best Player of Regular Season (Lasse Oksanen Award) 1
1-time Liiga Most Points (Veli-Pekka Ketola Trophy) 1
1-time Spengler Cup Winner 1
Date of Birth
Mar 15, 1993
Position
RW/C
Age
32
Height
5'8" / 173 cm
Place of Birth
Oshawa, ON, CAN
Weight
194 lbs / 88 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
R
Youth Team
Oshawa MHA
Contract
26/27
Cap Hit
$1,800,000 Powered by
NHL Rights
Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres / Signed
Agency
PREMIUM

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Justin Danforth Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2008-09 Oshawa Kinsmen U16 AAA ETAHL U16 -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2009-10 Oshawa Generals U18 AAA ETAHL U18 -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Cobourg Cougars OJHL 3* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
2010-11 Cobourg Cougars OJHL 47* 13* 23* 36* 26* -* | Playoffs 10 2 1 3 2 -
2011-12 Cobourg Cougars OJHL 41* 22* 27* 49* 40* -* | Playoffs 5 2 3 5 4 -
2012-13 Cobourg Cougars “A” OJHL 43* 22* 34* 56* 42* -* | Playoffs 9 3 11 14 8 -
2013-14 Sacred Heart Univ. NCAA 36* 5* 24* 29* 24* -14* |
2014-15 Sacred Heart Univ. NCAA 38* 7* 15* 22* 26* -1* |
2015-16 Sacred Heart Univ. NCAA 36* 20* 21* 41* 22* 9* |
2016-17 Sacred Heart Univ. “A” NCAA 37* 10* 22* 32* 53* -5* |
Reading Royals ECHL 3* 1* 2* 3* 2* -1* |
Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Rochester Americans AHL 5* 2* 0* 2* 4* 1* |
2017-18 Rochester Americans AHL 15* 2* 3* 5* 12* 1* |
Cincinnati Cyclones ECHL 44* 28* 31* 59* 40* 26* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 4 -3
2018-19 Lukko Liiga 59* 18* 34* 52* 73* 7* | Playoffs 7 2 2 4 0 -1
2019-20 Lukko “A” Liiga 56* 27* 33* 60* 26* 26* |
2020-21 Vityaz Podolsk KHL 58* 23* 32* 55* 50* 3* |
Canada WC 9* 1* 0* 1* 12* -1* |
2021-22 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 45* 10* 4* 14* 10* -5* |
Cleveland Monsters AHL 8* 2* 3* 5* 0* -6* |
2022-23 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 6* 2* 1* 3* 4* -3* |
2023-24 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 71* 10* 16* 26* 26* -10* |
2024-25 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 61* 9* 12* 21* 18* -6* |
2025-26 Buffalo Sabres NHL 4* 0* 0* 0* 2* -2* |
Projected NHL 54* 0* 0* 0* 27* -27* |
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Justin Danforth Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2009-10 Oshawa Generals U18 AAA Big Nickel U18 5* 1* 0* 1* 8* -* |
2011-12 Canada East U19 WJAC-19 4* 1* 0* 1* 4* -* |
2012-13 Canada East U19 WJAC-19 5* 1* 0* 1* 18* -* |
2019-20 Team Canada Spengler Cup 4* 0* 1* 1* 0* 2* |

Justin Danforth Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 3 29* 6* 6* 12* 0.41* 16* -4* | 0 * * * * * *
Big Nickel U18 1 5* 1* 0* 1* 0.20* 8* -* | 0 * * * * * *
ECHL 2 47* 29* 33* 62* 1.32* 42* 25* | 1 2 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 4 * -3 *
ETAHL U16 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
ETAHL U18 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
KHL 1 58* 23* 32* 55* 0.95* 50* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
Liiga 2 115* 45* 67* 112* 0.97* 99* 33* | 1 7 2 * 2 * 4 * 0.57 * 0 * -1 *
NCAA 4 147* 42* 82* 124* 0.84* 125* -11* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 5 187* 31* 33* 64* 0.34* 60* -26* | 0 * * * * * *
OJHL 4 134* 57* 84* 141* 1.05* 110* -* | 3 24 7 * 15 * 22 * 0.92 * 14 * - *
Spengler Cup 1 4* 0* 1* 1* 0.25* 0* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 1 9* 1* 0* 1* 0.11* 12* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
WJAC-19 2 9* 2* 0* 2* 0.22* 22* -* | 0 * * * * * *

Justin Danforth Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
07/01/2025
07/01/2025 Confirmed Columbus Blue Jackets Buffalo Sabres
10/11/2023
10/11/2023 Extension Columbus Blue Jackets Columbus Blue Jackets
03/08/2022
03/08/2022 Extension Columbus Blue Jackets Columbus Blue Jackets
05/03/2021
05/03/2021 Confirmed Vityaz Podolsk Columbus Blue Jackets
05/02/2020
05/02/2020 Confirmed Lukko Vityaz Podolsk
02/27/2019
02/27/2019 Extension Lukko Lukko
05/08/2018
05/08/2018 Confirmed Rochester Americans Lukko
05/22/2017
05/22/2017 Extension Rochester Americans Rochester Americans
03/24/2017
03/24/2017 Confirmed Sacred Heart Univ. Rochester Americans
03/13/2017
03/13/2017 Confirmed Sacred Heart Univ. Bridgeport Sound Tigers
03/07/2017
03/07/2017 Confirmed Sacred Heart Univ. Reading Royals
06/04/2013
06/04/2013 Confirmed Cobourg Cougars Sacred Heart Univ.
Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Lukko