Mark Scheig
I'm a fully credentialed writer that covers the Columbus Blue Jackets, the Cleveland Monsters and the OHL. I am also the site's Credentials Manager.
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The NHL Needs More John Tortorellas
July 8th, 2018 We are introducing a new summer series called the NHL Needs More. Once a week or thereabouts, we are going to highlight different things that the NHL needs more of to help make today's game better and more exciting. In our first installment, we will tell you why the NHL needs more John Tortorellas behind the bench. What is the first...
3 Blue Jackets' Takeaways From Free Agency Day
July 1st, 2018 The Columbus Blue Jackets were expected to be relatively quiet as free agency frenzy began around the NHL. Thus far, that has held true to form. They did sign three players Sunday, including defenseman Tommy Cross, Adam Clendening and Dillon Simpson. (Update: Per TSN's Darren Dreger, the Blue Jackets have signed Riley Nash to a...
The Blue Jackets & the Big Decision
June 30th, 2018 Free agency officially opens Sunday. For the Columbus Blue Jackets, this is secondary compared to a much bigger story that's just starting to unfold. While the hockey world waits for both Sunday and an eventual John Tavares decision, the Blue Jackets have a franchise altering decision to make. While they could make a couple of smaller...
50 NHL Draft Takeaways
June 24th, 2018 The 2018 NHL Draft is in the books. So how'd your team do? Whether you were a team like the Detroit Red Wings or Montreal Canadiens who had ample picks or a team like the Calgary Flames who had few, they each made news for different reasons. With so much going on in Dallas, I thought we'd use this space to share the 50 things that...
31 First-Round Draft Thoughts
June 23rd, 2018 The first round of the 2018 NHL Draft is in the books. And goodness it was weird. It usually is. By the time the dust settled late Friday night, several good players left American Airlines Center not hearing their name called. Among those who are available Saturday morning: Akil Thomas, Serron Noel, Bode Wilde and Ryan...
2018 Columbus Blue Jackets Draft Guide
June 16th, 2018 Welcome to our 2018 Columbus Blue Jackets draft guide. Our guide will get you ready for everything that could happen at the NHL Draft in Dallas. From history to a brief season recap and from full previews to draft pick predictions, you will be thoroughly prepared for what the Blue Jackets could do. Recall last season in Chicago,...
