Brad Friedman
Brad has been with The Hockey Writers since November 2014 and currently attends Ohio University's E.W Scripps School of Journalism. During the summer of 2014, he served as an intern with the Columbus Blue Jackets digital media department.
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The Top 5 Blue Jackets Not Named Johansen or Foligno
March 30th, 2015 There is more to the team than Joey and Foligno, right? In an injury-laden season, those two have been the two bright spots on a roster that seems to shift by the day. However, that doesn’t mean it has been their show entirely. When the Jackets are hot, like they are currently, the machine runs as smoothly because all of its parts....
Oh, Canada - Not so Friendly to Columbus
March 18th, 2015 International road trips have been a struggle for the Jackets. Columbus has played in five games north of the border this season ahead of tonight’s game in Edmonton. With the exception of its Feb. 7 game in Ottawa, those games have all resulted in losses. The Blue Jackets were outscored 16-9 in those games, 15-5 if you exclude...
Save the Date: Columbus's Top Remaining Games
March 10th, 2015 Don’t leave yet, Blue Jacket fans! As tempting as it could be to throw in the towel on this injury-laden and disappointing season, the schedule still contains several games worthy of your attention. Winning these games won’t boost Columbus into the playoff race, nor will losing them bump them from said race, but they stand as a good...
Deadline Dealing: Meet Columbus's Acquisitions
March 2nd, 2015 Talk about a hectic Monday at the office. General manager Jarmo Kekӓlӓinen and company kept busy in the hours leading up to Monday's trade deadline. The club gave winger Cam Atkinson a three-year, $10.5 million extension while sending defenseman James Wisniewski and a 2015 third round pick to Anaheim and defenseman Jordon Leopold to...
Toronto and Columbus swap Clarkson, Horton
February 26th, 2015 The Blue Jackets announced they have traded injured right-winger Nathan Horton to Toronto in exchange for right-winger David Clarkson. The 30-year old Clarkson has been in the league for nine seasons and has played for New Jersey and Toronto. He has totaled 97 goals and 73 assists as a professional. Since accumulating a career-high 46...
The Full List of Every Blue Jacket Injury
February 18th, 2015 God bless the Columbus Blue Jackets athletic trainers and physicians: they have had their work cut out for them this season. Columbus led the league in man games lost with 346 ahead of Tuesday’s win over Philadelphia, 34 ahead of second-place Colorado. Since the injuries have been so frequent and numerous, we are here to make it...
