After earning just a single point in the first two meetings with the struggling Calgary Flames, the Blue Jackets came out of the dressing room with determination on Tuesday night, and rode that emotional commitment to a 3-1 victory before 12,443 at Nationwide Arena. After getting off to the best start in club history, ...
Columbus, OH R.J. Umberger is the heart and soul of a Columbus club that has seen a recent downturn in the state of their game. No matter what happens, win or lose, he always gives 100 percent. If the Blue Jackets had 23 R.J.’s, they might actually compete for the Stanley Cup this year. But, they ...
Columbus, OH The Columbus Blue Jackets dropped another game in front of a less-than-stellar crowd of 9,892. The Nashville Predators prevailed in the shootout, winning by the final score of 4-3. This was the first shootout loss this season for Columbus. Columbus head coach Scott Arniel summed up this loss in one sentence: “That one shouldn’t ...
Columbus, OH The Columbus Blue Jackets were riding a five-game winning streak coming into the tilt with Central Division rival, the Detroit Red Wings. Sporting the new look of the third (alternate) jersey, they fell short by the score of 2-1. “I thought we played a heck of a hockey game,” said Columbus head coach Scott ...
Weirdness prevailed before and during the Blue Jackets visit to the Nassau Coliseum on Long Island to take on the New York Islanders. Coming in with a four-game winning streak, and facing a team that had been on the losing side in 13 straight contests, this had all of the earmarks of a game that could go badly. ...
Columbus, OH As much as Columbus Blue Jackets head coach Scott Arniel doesn’t want to publicly admit it, the 8-1 drubbing that Columbus handed the St. Louis Blues made a statement. The message has been sent to the Central Division in particular and the Western Conference in general. Underestimate the Union Blue at your ...
Columbus, OH “Every line got after them and spent time down in their end of the rink” ~Columbus head coach Scott Arniel Coming into last night’s tilt with the Columbus Blue Jackets, St. Louis had only allowed 18 goals against in 12 games played. The boys in Union Blue had almost half that ...
By Rick Gethin The Blue Jackets were back on the ice working the power play and board battles. After getting out-hustled by the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday to the tune of 5-1, the boys know that they need to get their confidence back. “You can’t pass up a good scoring chance”, said center ...
By Rick Gethin It wasn’t the prettiest game to watch, but it had it’s moments. On a damp evening in Columbus, the boys in Union Blue outlasted an Atlanta Thrashers club that couldn’t seem to get sustain a lead. The 4-3 final tally in favor of Columbus makes it seem closer than it really ...
The first half of a home and home series between the Blue Jackets and Penguins featured all of the head-scratching idiosyncracies that only pre-season can provide. Arron Asham scored a goal just 34 seconds into the game. Tomas Kubalik, a 20 year-old Czech and the Jackets’ fifth round draft choice in 2008, netted a hat ...
