There has been plenty of scuttlebutt in the Canadian press regarding the Blue Jackets 1st round draft pick in the upcoming 2012 NHL draft. Marc Antoine Godin of La Presse reported that not only are the Blue Jackets considering trading the pick, but that they are likely going to trade it. Bruce Garrioch of the ...
Before the 2007-08 season the Columbus Blue Jackets brought in the replica 1857 Napoleon cannon that fires after every Jackets goal and every Jackets victory. Unfortunately the cannon hasn’t been fired as many times as the organization would have hoped. 86 times the cannon has been fired for a goal scored by team captain and ...
The city of Saint John, New Brunswick is situated on the Bay of Fundy, at the mouth of the Saint John River in Canada. It is an industrial city with a rich history and a large Irish population. Their slogan is “Explore our past, discover your future.” Saint John is also home to the Sea ...
Statistics can be taken out of context, or used to prove points that are not relevant to the statistics themselves. Some statistics can be close to irrelevant, plus/minus and shots on goal eventually may be phased out by better statistics like Corsi ratings and scoring chances. Some statistics however can help pinpoint a team’s issues ...
On Saturday January 28 a group of angered Blue Jackets fans plan on holding a protest in the plaza outside Nationwide Arena. Hours later the NHL is reportedly set to announce Columbus as the 2013 host of the All-star game and festivities. The protest started as an idea on the popular HF Boards forum and ...
When the Columbus Blue Jackets hired Scott Howson away from the Edmonton Oilers the team was coming off the sixth straight season in which they missed the playoffs.
On June 23 Columbus Blue Jackets general manager Scott Howson pulled off the biggest move of his tenure trading young winger Jakub Voracek…
If General Manager Scott Howson was clinging to any hope that the Blue Jackets could turn around their nightmarish start to the season, surely he has to have abandoned it by now, right? Headed into a Canadian road trip the Blue Jackets had gone 4-2-2 in their previous eight games and had seemingly found a ...
Headed into the November 12 meeting with the Winnipeg Jets the Columbus Blue Jackets were mired in a horrible slump. With a record of 2-12-1 and coming off losses of 9-2 and 6-3 it looked hopeless for the boys in Union Blue. The Blue Jackets went out that night and defeated the visiting Jets by a score ...
How does one go from a mid-round selection in the Bantam draft to a top-5 pick in the NHL draft? If you are Ryan Johansen of the Columbus Blue Jackets it’s through a combination of hard work, a growth spurt, determination, having great parents, and learning early on that you aren’t cut out to be ...
