Playing For Pride Rick Gethin | March 22, 2010 By Rick Gethin We’re making the right moves but, obviously, it’s a bit late. Momentum from this year can only carry on to next year as we’re going to…
Tyler Wright – CBJ Development Coach Rick Gethin | March 15, 2010 After 613 games and playing for four teams in the NHL, Tyler Wright found himself back in Columbus, Ohio in July 2007 as the new Development Coach of the…
One on One with the Blue Jackets Chris Clark Rick Gethin | February 27, 2010 By Rick Gethin On the afternoon of December 28th, 2009, Chris Clark was getting himself ready to head to the Verizon Center for a game against the Carolina…
Un-Hitched: Columbus Fires Head Coach Rick Gethin | February 3, 2010 By Rick Gethin “Today, we made the difficult decision to relieve Ken Hitchcock of his coaching duties with the Columbus Blue Jackets” – GM Scott Howson The…
The NHL Officials You Don’t See, Part II Rick Gethin | December 1, 2009 By Rick Gethin The NHL Officials You Don’t See, Part I can be found here. The atmosphere gets louder as the puck is about to be…
The NHL Officials You Don’t See, Part I Rick Gethin | November 24, 2009 By Rick Gethin “On any given night, we have over 200+ years of hockey experience working each game” ~ NHL off-ice Crew Supervisor Don Supelak When most…
A Counter-Point View to “Filatov and The System” Rick Gethin | November 19, 2009 By Rick Gethin “CSKA can give me more right now than Columbus, to whom I am thankful. And all I need is to get playing time.” ~ Blue Jacket…
One on One with Blue Jacket Derek Dorsett Rick Gethin | November 3, 2009 By Rick Gethin Agitator, gritty, plays with sandpaper, energy guy, Tazmanian Devil. These are but a few terms that describe Derek Dorsetts’ style of play. Having made his mark…
One on One with Rostislav Klesla Rick Gethin | October 1, 2009 By Rick Gethin “It’s really fun to be on a winning team” ~ Rusty Klesla Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Rostislav “Rusty” Klesla is the last remaining original…
Columbus: The Draft (First Round Edition) Rick Gethin | June 21, 2009 By Rick Gethin The Hockey Writers With the 2009 NHL Draft just under five days away, the Columbus Blue Jackets are looking to fill some holes in their…
A Time To Rally The Troops In Columbus, Part Two Rick Gethin | June 7, 2009 The Blue Jackets address the arena lease issue. By Rick Gethin The Hockey Writers 10 days have passed since it was revealed that the Blue Jackets have incurred $80…
A Time To Rally The Troops In Columbus, Part One Rick Gethin | June 3, 2009 A Round Table Discussion with the Blue Jackets By Rick Gethin The Hockey Writers This is the first of a two part series on the Nationwide Arena lease situation…