2025 Blue Jackets’ Summer Q&A: Boone Jenner Mark Scheig | August 28, 2025 Columbus Blue Jackets’ captain Boone Jenner has literally seen it all. As he enters his 13th season with the team that originally drafted him, he has enjoyed some of the…
Blue Jackets’ 3 Potential PTO Targets William Espy | August 28, 2025 The season is slowly approaching for the Columbus Blue Jackets, and they’ve already announced their first professional tryout signing, defenseman Brendan Smith. As training camp draws closer, let’s take a…
3 Breakout Candidates for the 2025-26 Blue Jackets Matthew Buhrmann | August 25, 2025 Since the regular season is closing in quickly, I am continuing to preview the Columbus Blue Jackets’ 2025-26 season here at The Hockey Writers. This is a crossroads season for…
NHL’s Metropolitan Division Is Weakest It’s Been in Years Entering 2025-26 Alex Chauvancy | August 23, 2025 The Metropolitan Division used to be the NHL’s crown jewel, but that has changed in recent years. It’s now arguably the league’s weakest, and though some teams did improve this…
3 Toughest Sections of the Blue Jackets’ 2025-26 Schedule Matthew Buhrmann | August 20, 2025 Hockey season is not too far away on the calendar, despite it feeling like it is. As of the day I’m writing this (Aug. 20), we are 50 days from…
3 Blue Jackets That Could Be on Olympic Rosters Nicholas Arnold | August 20, 2025 It’s hard to believe that the 2026 Olympic Games are only six months away, for a couple of reasons. First, it’s tough to believe we’ve almost made it to 2026…
Blue Jackets’ Werenski Named to U.S. Men’s Olympic Orientation Camp Mark Scheig | August 19, 2025 On Tuesday afternoon, USA Hockey announced that 44 players will attend the U.S. Men’s Olympic Orientation Camp that is being held on Aug 26-27 in Plymouth, Michigan. One prominent Blue…
Blue Jackets’ Del Bel Belluz Deserves a Chance in 2025-26 Season William Espy | August 18, 2025 Heading into the 2025-26 season, it seems like the majority of the Columbus Blue Jackets’ opening night roster is simple enough to predict. Yet, every season it seems, there’s someone…
2025 Blue Jackets’ Summer Q&A: Don Waddell, Part 2 Mark Scheig | August 18, 2025 In Part 1 of our 2025 Summer Q & A series, Blue Jackets’ GM Don Waddell talked about a bevy of topics including how he’s spent his summer, why he…
Laine’s Career Almost Ended, Kadri Speaks on Olympics & More NHL Rumours Jacob Billington | August 17, 2025 In today’s NHL rumour rundown, we look at Patrik Laine and how his career almost came to an end before a strong bounce-back into the league. Elsewhere, Nazem Kadri of…
2025 Blue Jackets’ Summer Q&A: Don Waddell, Part 1 Mark Scheig | August 14, 2025 This summer is going both really slow and really fast at the same time. It depends how you choose to view things. On one hand, it’s already the middle of…
Projecting the Blue Jackets’ 2025-26 Penalty Kill Units Matthew Buhrmann | August 12, 2025 After projecting the 2025-26 Columbus Blue Jackets’ power-play units here at The Hockey Writers, it’s now time to move on to the penalty kill. Related: Projecting the Blue Jackets’ 2025-26…
