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Cody Chalfan

Cody Chalfan is currently a journalism major at the Ohio State University who grew up in Columbus and loves hockey, especially the Blue Jackets. He is disabled, therefore he is a major advocate for the NHL's Hockey is for Everyone movement.  A piece he wrote focusing on the Blue Jackets' work on expanding the sport into the local special needs community can be found here. Cody can be contacted via Twitter (@cachalfan) direct message for comments, constructive criticism, or story ideas.

Blue Jackets Have Deep Overseas Prospect Pool

Cody Chalfan | July 1, 2021

With the Columbus Blue Jackets offloading a lot of experience and entering a rebuild, they will lean more on young talent. Luckily for Columbus, they have a promising prospect pool…

Categories Blue Jackets Prospects

Blue Jackets Have a Strong Monsters’ Pipeline

Cody Chalfan | June 25, 2021

After a tough season, the Columbus Blue Jackets are starting fresh with a new coach and era. With it being anticipated that the team will begin to rebuild, it will…

Categories Blue Jackets Prospects, Cleveland Monsters

Grading the Blue Jackets 2020-21 Trades

Cody Chalfan | June 17, 2021

Since last October, the Columbus Blue Jackets have made several trades. With the team entering a rebuilding period, some of the moves they made in the past year are under…

Categories Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets Hire Brad Larsen as Next Head Coach

Cody Chalfan | June 10, 2021

The Columbus Blue Jackets’ head coaching search has concluded, the team announced on Thursday evening. They hired 44-year-old, Nakusp, Canada, native, and long-time assistant coach Brad Larsen from within the…

Categories Columbus Blue Jackets, Editor's Choice, NHL Coaching, NHL News

Blue Jackets’ Inexperienced Roster Not a Factor in Their Struggles

Cody Chalfan | June 4, 2021

This season, the Columbus Blue Jackets were the eighth youngest team in the NHL with an average age of 26.34. They were also 27th in the league in games played,…

Categories Columbus Blue Jackets

Blue Jackets Get a Steal With Bjorkstrand Contract Extension

Cody Chalfan | May 26, 2021

In early January, the Columbus Blue Jackets signed right winger Oliver Bjorkstrand to a five-year, $27 million contract extension. Bjorkstrand is now inked with Columbus through the 2025-26 season with…

Categories Blue Jackets Transactions, Trades Contracts and Transactions

Blue Jackets 2020-21 Season Report Card

Cody Chalfan | May 13, 2021

The Columbus Blue Jackets are coming off a tumultuous season. In the shortened 56-game schedule, they finished with a record of 18-26-12, finished in last place in the Central Division,…

Categories Columbus Blue Jackets

Blue Jackets’ Veterans Inconsistent Since Trade Deadline

Cody Chalfan | April 25, 2021

From the offseason up until the trade deadline, the Columbus Blue Jackets offloaded a lot of experience and talent. The team is now entering what Columbus general manager Jarmo Kekäläinen…

Categories Columbus Blue Jackets

Blue Jackets’ Future Stars Make Most of Their Opportunity

Cody Chalfan | April 21, 2021

The Columbus Blue Jackets have lost a lot of experience since the offseason through trades and injuries. Some of the players the team lost are former captain Nick Foligno, veteran…

Categories Columbus Blue Jackets

Blue Jackets’ Depleted Defense a Boon for Del Zotto

Cody Chalfan | April 16, 2021

If you said that at any point this season that the Columbus Blue Jackets’ defensive pairings would be Michael Del Zotto-Seth Jones, Vladislav Gavrikov-Dean Kukan, and Mikko Lehtonen-Scott Harrington, congratulations.…

Categories Columbus Blue Jackets

Blue Jackets Sit Roslovic & Stenlund Despite Struggles At Center

Cody Chalfan | April 6, 2021

The Columbus Blue Jackets have struggled this season. They are in seventh place in the Discover Central Division with a 14-18-8 record and 36 points and are in real danger…

Categories Columbus Blue Jackets

Blue Jackets’ Trade Deadline Untouchables

Cody Chalfan | April 1, 2021

With just 19 games left in the shortened NHL season, the Columbus Blue Jackets have dropped four out of the last five and are in sixth place in Central Division.…

Categories Columbus Blue Jackets, Trade Deadline
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