Rick Gethin is our Associate Editor and Blue Jackets correspondent.
Rick joined the staff of The Hockey Writers soon after it’s inception and has contributed to hockey blogs in Columbus while also maintaining his own music blog. Feel free to contact him at RickGethin@TheHockeyWriters.com or follow him on Twitter.
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- New AHL Affiliate on the horizon for CBJ? - 2010-03-15
With the affiliation agreement still up in the air between the Columbus Blue Jackets and the Syracuse Crunch, speculation is running high about which [...] - One on One with CBJ Development Coach Tyler Wright - 2010-03-15
By Rick Gethin After 613 games and playing for four teams in the NHL, Tyler Wright found himself back in Columbus, Ohio in July 2007 [...] - Blue Jackets Play The Spoiler - 2010-03-12
By Rick Gethin The Columbus Blue Jackets have started to embrace the role of spoiler as their season draws to a close. In front [...] - View From The Room With 18 To Go - 2010-03-04
By Rick Gethin As Columbus wings on over to the Left Coast for a quickie road trip, let’s take a look at what’s happening in the land [...] - One on One with the Blue Jackets Chris Clark - 2010-02-27
By Rick Gethin On the afternoon of December 28th, 2009, Chris Clark was getting himself ready to head to the Verizon Center for a game [...] - The Arena Chronicles: Part IV — Arena Requires Public Participation - 2010-02-19
In Parts I through III of this series, we examined the historical background leading up to the development of Nationwide Arena, the circumstances confronted [...] - Blue Jackets At The Break - 2010-02-15
Interim head coach Claude Noel at the helm of the Columbus bench (Mark Holland/THW) By Rick Gethin The Olympians have departed for Vancouver and the lights [...] - Sharkbait in Masonwide - 2010-02-11
By Rick Gethin “I thought Mase was great. He’s one of the reasons why we won the game” ~ Head Coach Claude Noel It’s been [...] - Sharks take a bite out of the Leafs - 2010-02-09
San Jose won 3-2 against a new look Leafs team, their 8th straight road win. Ryane Clowe registered the game winner his 15th of the [...] - Having Fun, The Claude Noel Way - 2010-02-07
By Rick Gethin Less than four days into the “Claude Noel Era” of Columbus hockey, the Blue Jackets are playing with more confidence and having [...] - Un-Hitched: Columbus Fires Head Coach - 2010-02-03
By Rick Gethin “Today, we made the difficult decision to relieve Ken Hitchcock of his coaching duties with the Columbus Blue Jackets” - GM Scott [...] - Trust, Turmoil and the “Right Way” — Finding the Answer in Columbus - 2010-01-28
Imagine that you are a young person, who has had some success in your chosen career, and have now been recruited by a new company [...] - One Down, Twenty-Two to go… - 2010-01-27
By Rick Gethin “We wake up tomorrow morning and we’re 7 points out of a playoff spot” ~ Columbus coach Ken Hitchcock With the Western [...] - Michael Peca – Mr. Intangible - 2010-01-20
By Rick Gethin In a career that spanned 13 years, Michael Peca left his mark on players (literally and figuratively), fans and the game of hockey [...] - Of Milestones and Momentum Swings - 2010-01-19
By Rick Gethin “We haven’t been able to survive the first ten minutes; we’ve always dug ourselves a hole. Tonight, I thought as the game [...] - Click here for the complete archive
- New AHL Affiliate on the horizon for CBJ? - 2010-03-15










