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Wesley Minke

Graduate of Ohio University's E.W. Scripps School of Journalism. Avid hockey fan and Blue Jackets writer. Lucky and excited to bring content as often as possible to THW for the Columbus Blue Jackets.

3 Reasons Blue Jackets Fans Should Be Thankful This Season

Wesley Minke | November 28, 2025

This season has been quite a rollercoaster for the Columbus Blue Jackets but with any rollercoaster ride there are very high highs and very low lows. This team has given…

Categories Columbus Blue Jackets

Blue Jackets 3 Keys to a Win Against the Slumping Canadiens

Wesley Minke | November 17, 2025

After a heartbreaking shootout loss on Saturday night against the New York Rangers, the Columbus Blue Jackets look to finish off the homestand on a positive note with two big…

Categories Columbus Blue Jackets

3 Keys to a Blue Jackets Victory Over the Oilers

Wesley Minke | November 10, 2025

The Columbus Blue Jackets have found themselves in the midst of a three-game losing streak. In all three of the games the Blue Jackets dropped, they had a chance in,…

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Blue Jackets Are Getting Their Money’s Worth Out of Elvis Merzlikins This Season

Wesley Minke | November 6, 2025

Going into this season, one of the big question marks for the Columbus Blue Jackets was the goaltending situation at hand between the incumbent starter from a year ago, Elvis…

Categories Blue Jackets Goaltending, Columbus Blue Jackets

Are the Blue Jackets a Legitimate Threat to Win the Metropolitan Division?

Wesley Minke | October 30, 2025

The Columbus Blue Jackets have opened the 2025-26 season with a 6-4-0 record through their first 10 games and have seen stiff competition in those games. Of the first 10…

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3 Takeaways From the Blue Jackets’ Blowout 6-3 Win over the Maple Leafs

Wesley Minke | October 30, 2025

The Columbus Blue Jackets came out of the gates swinging on Wednesday night against the Toronto Maple Leafs with a heavy and hostile attack to open the game. The Blue…

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Yegor Chinakhov Is Becoming Irreplaceable for the Blue Jackets

Wesley Minke | October 27, 2025

The Columbus Blue Jackets have recently been playing a faster and more physical brand of hockey, which head coach Dean Evason is known to install. However one of the best…

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Denton Mateychuk: The Final Piece to the Blue Jackets’ Defensive Scheme

Wesley Minke | October 24, 2025

Going into the season, the biggest question mark for the Columbus Blue Jackets was going to be could the defensive core that was built to win here finally put together…

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Columbus Blue Jackets Finding Success in the Blue Paint

Wesley Minke | October 20, 2025

The Columbus Blue Jackets came into the season needing a fix to their biggest problem a season ago: Goaltending. The problem seemingly has been solved from inside after a nice…

Categories Blue Jackets Goaltending, Columbus Blue Jackets
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