Pete Bauer
Pete started playing organized hockey at age four and continues to this day, currently in the South Bend (Indiana) Senior Hockey League. He grew up in Detroit, a staunch Red Wings fan. However, Pete's wife, the incredible Dr. Mary Ellen O'Connell, was a professor of law at The Ohio State University when the Columbus Blue Jackets entered the NHL. Pete & Mary Ellen were loyal Blue Jackets season ticket holders from the club's first year until a move to the University of Notre Dame Law School. Pete is a former broadcast journalist, covering both sports and news while working for several radio stations in the Midwest. He has been recognized by the Associated Press for his work as a stringer. He is also the author of over a dozen books on photography, Adobe Photoshop, and related subjects. ("Photoshop CC for Dummies" is his current book.) Pete follows NHL, AHL, NCAA, and Junior hockey.
Author's Posts
Jake Sanderson & Jamie Drysdale: A Hockey Rivalry Waiting to Happen
November 19th, 2020 Jake and Jamie, Jamie and Jake – two names that are bound to be linked together, hopefully for years, as they march toward and through the NHL. Jake Sanderson (drafted #5 overall by the Ottawa Senators) and Jamie Drysdale (#6, Anaheim Ducks) were the top defensemen taken in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. Their performance in the upcoming...
My Favorite Hockey Stories: Andrew Forbes
November 17th, 2020 Andrew recently celebrated his seventh year with The Hockey Writers, and is closing in on 900 articles for the site. His “beat” at THW includes the Toronto Maple Leafs (lead writer), Special Events Coordinator, and the author of the popular Tape2Tape column, as well as the host of the podcast Sticks in the...
Blue Jackets Need Plan B Following Nyquist Surgery
November 5th, 2020 Columbus Blue Jackets winger Gustav Nyquist has undergone surgery on his left shoulder and is expected to need five to six months to recover. In addition to repairing a torn labrum, a cyst was surgically removed. Gustav Nyquist, Columbus Blue Jackets (Amy Irvin / The Hockey Writers) Interestingly, the surgery occurred just...
Blue Jackets 2020-21 Roster: Our Writers Debate the Options
November 3rd, 2020 The NHL’s 2020-21 schedule is not yet set. Columbus Blue Jackets general manager Jarmo Kekäläinen may do some more wheeling and dealing. First-line center Pierre-Luc Dubois is still a restricted free agent, as is top-four defenseman Vladislav Gavrikov. None of that has stopped our intrepid Blue Jackets columnists from making their...
Columbus Blue Jackets Roster Now Heavy Down the Center
October 26th, 2020 When the Columbus Blue Jackets exited the 2020 postseason, the roster had an abundance of NHL-caliber defensemen but lacked proven centers. By the time the 2020-21 regular season begins, the team will have a decidedly different look. With the trades of long-time Blue Jacket Ryan Murray and his occasional D partner Markus Nutivaara, the...
Blackhawks' Prospect Slaggert Talks Team USA, Draft & College
October 23rd, 2020 Landon Slaggert, a 2020 third-round draft pick of the Chicago Blackhawks (#79 overall), is currently a freshman at the University of Notre Dame and a member of the Fighting Irish hockey team. We recently talked by telephone about his experience at the recently concluded Team USA 2021 US National Junior Team Evaluation Camp, how it...
