Craig Hartsburg was named associate coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets on June 20, 2012, joining the club after spending the 2011-12 campaign as associate coach with the Calgary Flames. He brings over two decades of coaching experience to Columbus, including stints as the head coach of the Chicago Blackhawks from 1995-98, Anaheim Ducks from 1998-2001 and Ottawa Senators in 2008-09. He led his clubs to the Stanley Cup Playoffs in three of his five full seasons as a head coach and also served as an assistant coach with the Minnesota North Stars (1989-90) and Philadelphia Flyers (1990-94, 2002-04).

Prior to joining the Flames, Hartsburg spent two seasons as the head coach of the Western Hockey League’s Everett Silvertips, leading the club to a 75-54-16 and a pair of playoff appearances from 2009-11. He posted a 181-117-42 record with the Ontario Hockey League’s Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds from 2001-02 and 2004-08, leading the club to a pair of West Division titles and guided the OHL’s Guelph Storm to a 47-14-5 mark and the Central Division championship in 1994-95, earning Canadian Hockey League Coach of the Year honors.

Hartsburg has been a part of Team Canada coaching staffs that won three-straight gold medals at the World Junior Championships. As head coach, he led Team Canada to consecutive gold medals at the 2007 and 2008 WJC tournaments and was an assistant coach to Brent Sutter when the squad won gold at the 2006 tournament.

A defenseman, Hartsburg was the first pick, sixth overall, of the Minnesota North Stars in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft and went on to play 10 seasons with the club, registering 98 goals and 315 assists for 413 points with 818 penalty minutes in 570 games from 1979-89. He helped the North Stars advance to the 1981 Stanley Cup Final and appeared in the 1980, 1982 and 1983 All-Star Games. His best season was 1981-82 when he set career highs for goals, assists and points 17-60-77 in 76 games.

Hartsburg played junior hockey with the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds from 1975-78 and made his professional debut with the World Hockey Association’s Birmingham Bulls in 1978-89. He also represented Canada at the 1978 World Junior Championships, the 1981 and 1987 Canada Cup Tournaments and was named the top defenseman at the 1987 World Championships.

Hartsburg was born on June 29, 1959 in Stratford, Ontario. He and his wife, Peggy, are the parents of son, Chris and daughter, Katie, and grandparents to Colin and Blake.

Keith Acton joined the Columbus Blue Jackets as an assistant coach on June 20, 2012 and has spent more than 30 years in the NHL as a player and assistant coach. Most recently, he spent a decade as an assistant coach with the Toronto Maple Leafs, joining Pat Quinn’s staff in 2001. He also worked with Paul Maurice and Ron Wilson during his stint in Toronto that ended in 2011.

Prior to joining the Maple Leafs, Acton was an assistant coach with the New York Rangers from 1998-00 under head coaches John Muckler and John Tortorella. He served as an assistant and associate coach with the Philadelphia Flyers from 1994-98 under Terry Murray, Wayne Cashman and Roger Nielsen.

Acton was selected by the Montreal Canadiens in the sixth round, 103rd overall, at the 1978 NHL Draft. He made his debut with the Canadiens during the 1979-80 season and went on to register 226 goals, 358 assists, 584 points and 1,172 penalty minutes in 1,023 career NHL games with Montreal, the Minnesota North Stars, Edmonton Oilers, Philadelphia Flyers, Washington Capitals and New York Islanders. He tallied a career-high 36-52-88 with 88 penalty minutes in 78 games with Montreal in 1981-82 and represented the Canadiens at the 1982 All-Star Game.

Acton also tallied 12-21-33 and 88 penalty minutes in 66 career Stanley Cup Playoff games and helped the Oilers capture the 1988 Stanley Cup championship. He also appeared in the 1984 Western Conference Finals with Minnesota and the 1989 Eastern Conference Finals with Philadelphia. A center, he played junior hockey for the Peterborough Petes.

Acton was born on April 15, 1958 in Stouffville, Ontario. His family includes daughters, Brooke and Elise, and sons, William and Robert.

Former National Hockey League player Dan Hinote joined the Columbus Blue Jackets as an assistant coach on July 1, 2010 after wrapping up a 13-year playing career that included nine NHL seasons and a Stanley Cup championship.

Hinote spent the 2009-10 season with Modo of the Swedish Elite League after playing nine seasons in the NHL with the Avalanche and St. Louis Blues. He registered 38 goals and 52 assists for 90 points with 383 penalty minutes in 503 career NHL games and added 6-9-15 and 67 penalty minutes in 72 career Stanley Cup Playoffs games. He helped the Avalanche win the 2001 Stanley Cup championship.

Hinote began his playing career with a two-season stint at the United States Military Academy at West Point from 1994-96, where he registered 41-48-99 and 42 penalty minutes in 67 games. After being selected by Colorado in the seventh round, 167th overall, of the 1996 Entry Draft, he collected 27-38-55 and 97 penalty minutes in 95 games over the next two seasons with the Ontario Hockey League’s Oshawa Generals. After signing with the Avalanche, he made his professional debut during in the 1997-98 campaign with the Hershey Bears, Colorado’s American Hockey League affiliate.

He went on 27-38-65 and 254 penalty minutes in 353 games with Colorado between 1999-00 and 2005-06 and participated in the Stanley Cup Playoffs in each of his five full seasons with the club. He signed with St. Louis prior to the 2006-07 season and collected 11-14-25 and 129 penalty minutes in 150 games with the Blues, helping the club reach the 2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Hinote was born on Jan. 30, 1977 in Leesburg, Florida and grew up in Elk River, Minnesota. He and his wife, Amy, are the parents of a four-month-old son, Charlie.

Ian Clark joined the Columbus Blue Jackets as goaltending coach on June 6, 2011. He joined the organization after serving as the Vancouver Canucks goaltending coach and consultant from 2002-10.

In addition to his eight years with the Canucks organization, Clark was also a member of Team Canada's coaching staff at the World Junior Championships from 2003-06, winning silver medals in 2003 and 2004 and capturing gold in 2005 and 2006. He also served as the Florida Panthers goaltending consultant in 2001-02. The list of goaltenders he has worked with includes Roberto Luongo, Cam Ward, Marc-Andre Fleury, Cory Schneider, Andrew Raycroft, Johan Hedberg and Mathieu Garon.

He is recognized as a leading educator of the goaltending position as his knowledge and innovative approach has attracted high-performance goaltenders at the NHL, minor pro, major junior and NCAA levels. He was the founder of the Goaltender Development Institute and served as technical author of From the Crease – The Self Development Guide to Hockey Goaltending from 1998-2003 and The Goalie News from 2003-08.

Clark was born on May 12, 1966 in Vancouver, British Columbia. He and his wife, Debbie, are the parents of sons, Morgan, Christopher, Collins, Samuel, Jason and Blake.

Kevin Collins was named strength and conditioning coach for the Columbus Blue Jackets on June 29, 2010.

Collins joined the Blue Jackets after spending the previous five seasons with the Buffalo Sabres organization as strength and conditioning/video coach. He spent two seasons with the Portland Pirates (2008-10) and the previous three with the Rochester Americans (2005-08), the Sabres’ American Hockey League affiliates. He started his career as an intern for Sabres Strength and Conditioning Coach Doug McKenney in 2004-05.

The Detroit, Michigan native, Collins played four years of collegiate hockey at SUNY Brockport, where he graduated with degrees in Exercise Physiology and Business Management. He is certified through National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) as a certified strength and conditioning specialist.

Collins was born April 11, 1982. He and his wife, Amanda, reside in Columbus.

Former Columbus Blue Jackets forward Chris Clark rejoined organization’s hockey operations department on June 5, 2012 when he named development coach for the club.

In his role, Clark primarily will work with young players throughout the organization, assisting with the development of prospects playing in the professional minor leagues, various major junior leagues and college hockey.

Clark registered 103-111-214 and 700 penalty minutes in 607 career NHL games with the Blue Jackets, Washington Capitals and Calgary Flames. The South Windsor, Connecticut native appeared in 89 games with Columbus between 2009-11 and notched 8-12-20 and 59 penalty minutes while serving as an alternate captain. He spent four-plus seasons with the Capitals, tallying 60-63-123 and 278 penalty minutes in 240 games with the club and serving as captain from 2006-09.

Calgary’s third pick, 77th overall, in the 1994 Entry Draft, Clark earned All-ECAC honors during four seasons at Clarkson University from 1994-98. He spent six seasons in the Flames organization from 1998-04, including 2003-04 when he collected 10-15-25 and 106 penalty minutes in 82 games and added 3-3-6 and 30 penalty minutes in 26 playoff games to help the Flames reach the Stanley Cup Final.

Dan Singleton joined the Blue Jackets in September 2000 as video coordinator. He came to Columbus after spending the previous six years as the video coordinator for the Michigan State University hockey team.

Born in Boulder, Colorado, he grew up in Ottawa, Ontario. He attended McGill University in Montreal and earned a bachelor's degree in physical education in 1994. He then went to Michigan State, where he earned a master's degree in sports psychology in 1998.