Earlier this month, THW's Mike Coll…
Pittsburgh PenguinsTwo months ago Blue Jackets fans were speculating whether Nate MacKinnon or Jonathan Drouin would look best in Union Blue. The late season surge ended that talk and have Jacket Backers entering the offseason with a most unfamiliar emotion: hope. Expectations have never been higher for the only NHL franchise without a playoff win after ending ...
With the signing of Jarmo Kekalainen as the new GM, the Columbus Blue Jackets are ushering in a new era with a big bang! It is widely known that this franchise has experienced very little success in its dozen years of existence. Kekalainen is the third GM in franchise history without an interim tag and ...
Columbus hockey is going through a rough patch despite having no actual NHL games played. Newly-acquired top-line center Brandon Dubinsky, an Anchorage native, signed on with the Alaska Aces of the ECHL during the lockout. He was leading the team in scoring – with eight goals and four assists in 12 games – when he ...
It’s that time again…the 10 days where the best young players from the CHL and Russia come together to renew hockey’s biggest rivalry: Canada vs. Russia. Tonight marks the first game of the Subway Super Series. Each CHL league continually produces top-notch talent and puts together a team capable of achieving great things domestically and ...
As the off-season unfortunately lingers far longer than anyone hoped, we’ll be keeping tabs on the developments in Columbus, as well as some of the overall issues affecting the club and the game. Blue Jackets Beat will be my vehicle for these overall updates. While we all hope for some more on-ice new in the ...
With Commissioner Gary Bettman and NHLPA Director Donald Fehr apparently intent on reviving The Cold War via a strategy of mutual assured destruction , it is exquisitely difficult to find causes for joy in the world of professional hockey right now. This is particularly true for a club like Columbus, who is coming off of ...
Even though we all knew it was coming, midnight this past Saturday night was sad. The NHL owners locked their players out for the second time in ten years and the future of the 2012-2013 hockey season is now in doubt. Ryan Murray, the second overall pick in last June’s draft sat quietly in the ...
The last 12 months of hockey for Chris Kreider were a whirlwind. At this time one year ago, Kreider was sitting in a classroom, and preparing for his junior season at Boston College. The 2011-12 season was a memorable one for the 21-year-old. Kreider recorded 45 points in 44 games for BC, while helping them ...
Ryan Murray has a lot of support and talent on his side. But can he take it all and translate it into an immediate impact in Columbus?
There’s a new way for World Junior hopefuls to make an impression on Hockey Canada staff this summer. Let’s check it out.
