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NHL Off Ice Crew, notes from a veteran Ducks official Bruce Hollingdrake | April 4, 2010 We are grateful to Lloyd Freeberg for sharing this story with us. Lloyd is on our Newsletter list and replied to one of our emails shortly after reading Rick Gethin’s…
Jake Voracek Having Career Season 2010 Rick Gethin | March 26, 2010 By Rick Gethin Despite the Columbus Blue Jackets having a somewhat less than successful season, RW Jake “don’t call me Jakub” Voracek and C Antoine “Twan” Vermette are having career years…
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…
The Arena Chronicles: Part IV — Arena Requires Public Participation Jeff Little | February 19, 2010 In Parts I through III of this series, we examined the historical background leading up to the development of Nationwide Arena, the circumstances confronted by all of the involved parties…
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…
Trust, Turmoil and the “Right Way” — Finding the Answer in Columbus Jeff Little | January 28, 2010 Imagine that you are a young person, who has had some success in your chosen career, and have now been recruited by a new company and given a more high…
When Coaches Pay The Price Jeff Little | January 10, 2010 As the ongoing debate in Columbus demonstrates, contemplated coaching changes are complex affairs invoking strong emotions.
The Winter Of Discontent — Hitchcock’s Precarious Throne Jeff Little | January 7, 2010 With Andy Murray already gone in St. Louis, the drums are beating for Ken Hitchcock in Columbus. Recent events require a change.
Blue Jackets: The Arena Chronicles – Part II How We Got Here Jeff Little | January 4, 2010 By Jeff Little In Part I of The Arena Chronicles, I provided an overview of the current issue the Blue Jackets face with ongoing operating deficits, the reactions to the…
The Arena Chronicles or What’s Going on in Columbus? – Part I Jeff Little | December 28, 2009 In late May, news broke that the Blue Jackets had lost an aggregate of $80 million dollars since 2002, and (in cooperation with Nationwide) were working with state legislators and local officials to craft a deal where the County would assume ownership of the Arena…