Rick Nash (born June 16, 1984) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player and team captain of the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Drafted out of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) by the Blue Jackets first overall in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft, Nash played with the London Knights for two seasons, earning the Emms Family Award in 2001 as league rookie of the year. He began his NHL career with Columbus the season immediately following his draft and was nominated for the Calder Trophy as NHL rookie of the year. In his second NHL season, Nash scored a career-high 41 goals to tie with Jarome Iginla and Ilya Kovalchuk for the Rocket Richard Trophy as league goal-scoring champion. Nash is also a four-time NHL All-Star and has been awarded the NHL Foundation Player Award in 2009 for his work in the community.

Internationally, Nash has represented Team Canada extensively, particularly at the World Championships, winning two silver medals and a gold in 2007. He has also competed in the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and won an additional silver medal as a junior at the 2002 World Junior Championships.