Andrew Roman
Andrew is a professional student earning his Masters at WVU. He enjoys craft beer and watching open wheel racing. Find him on Twitter: @andrewroman.
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Fanning the Flames: Now Jack Johnson is Disappointed in USA Hockey
January 10th, 2014 It has been more than a week since the announcement of the American Olympic roster, and despite repeated efforts in the media to stop the negative spin from GM David Poile and other members of the selection committee, USA Hockey still finds itself fighting an uphill battle against the media and so-called “snubbed” players. The latest...
A Blue Jackets New Years Resolution
December 29th, 2013 Christmas is over, and the NHL is entering the second half of the 2013-14 season. The time for making holiday "wishlists" is now over. For the teams ready to compete for a playoff berth, the time for "wishing" is gone and the time for resolutions is upon us. As with all people, the teams with the right amount of belief and determination...
Ryan Johansen: How to Have a Breakout Season in 3 Easy Steps
December 13th, 2013 The Blue Jackets have experienced a bit of a reversal of fortune so far in the month of December, having won 4 of their 5 contests this month. Even dating back to the team’s abysmal month of November, Ryan Johansen has been an absolute revelation, unquestionably the Jackets’ best player, and often the most exciting player on the ice...
How Hot is Todd Richards' Seat?
November 14th, 2013 The Columbus Blue Jackets have not been very good lately, after jumping out to a respectable, if unspectacular 5-5-0 record the Jackets have since dropped 6 of their last 7 including a disappointing 4-3 overtime loss to divisional foes Washington Tuesday evening. In those 7 games the formula has been fairly consistent: despite a...
Penguins-Blue Jackets Rivalry? Not Yet
November 4th, 2013 The first two games of the newest “vaunted” rivalry in the NHL--between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Columbus Blue Jackets--have come and gone, and to say the least, the teams left a lot to be desired. Media personalities and the spin doctors associated with the league were quick to jump on the notion of a “rivalry” between the...
4 Mini-Headlines to Define the Columbus Blue Jackets' Season So Far
October 26th, 2013 The Columbus Blue Jackets are ten games in to their 2013-14 season and so far they look very much like an average team. They are 5-5-0, owners of a 4th place spot in their 8 team division, and pretty much perfectly blah in every way: they certainly are not giving up too many goals, but they just are not scoring enough either to...