“Not Our Rival!” Or Are They? The Hockey Writers | December 15, 2014 During the 2003-04 NCAA basketball season the University of Maryland’s men’s basketball team played Duke University in three hard fought basketball games. Duke won the two regular season matchups, but…
Boone Jenner: Goal-scoring Machine and Stick Aficionado Brad Friedman | December 11, 2014 Boone Jenner has been on quite the tear lately. The 21-year old is currently riding a four-game goal-scoring streak and has fired off 12 shots during the stretch. His third…
Film Study: Jackets Reverse Third Period Struggles Brad Friedman | December 2, 2014 Columbus is no longer the worst team in the league. Well, last night’s 2-1 win over Florida put the Jackets in a tie with Edmonton, but misery enjoys company. That…
Fantasy Hockey: Nine Players to Add for November Alex Kozovski | November 14, 2014 One of the most difficult rules to abide to in the unwritten rulebook of fantasy hockey is being patient. Recognizing which players to show restraint with and hold, and who’s…
Blue Jackets Resiliency Extends Way Beyond The Ice Mark Scheig | October 26, 2014 This was not the start the Columbus Blue Jackets had envisioned. Starting the season without the services of key contributors like Nathan Horton, Brandon Dubinsky, Boone Jenner, and Ryan Murray…
Are The Blue Jackets Ready For The Playoffs? Nick Biss | March 27, 2014 The Columbus Blue Jackets were an interesting, if not impressive story last season. They finished the last 2 months of the regular season 19-5-4. Behind Sergei Bobrovsky’s Vezina-winning performance and…
Columbus Blue Jackets Report Card: October Douglas Cutler | November 1, 2013 We’ve now played a full month of the Blue Jackets season. The team stands at 5-6-0 and is tied for 10th in the Eastern Conference Standings, just 1 point out of the…
Blue Jackets Notebook: Plus and Minus Douglas Cutler | October 18, 2013 The Columbus Blue Jackets Notebook is back for another spin. The Jackets are 2-4-0 through their first 6 games. After a start of 2-5-1 last year, I hope we’re not…
Blue Jackets by the Numbers: Week 1 Matthew Souva | October 7, 2013 The NHL is back, and the Columbus Blue Jackets have finally returned to game action after a lengthy layoff following the end of preseason hockey. After only two games…
Blue Jackets Notebook: We’re Under way! Douglas Cutler | October 3, 2013 We have been through it all as Blue Jackets fans in the last 250 days or so. A lockout. The anticipation of a new front office and high potential in…
Hey DraftStreet, We’re Here! Chris Wassel | October 3, 2013 The daily fantasy sports scene at DraftStreet is about to get a load of The Hockey Writers. This is going to be fun. Fellow writer, Toli Metter has you covered on Tuesdays. For the first…
Blue Jackets Finalize Roster, Murray and Jenner Make the NHL Team Andrew Roman | September 29, 2013 The Blue Jackets made their final roster moves today placing 5 players on waivers and passing 3 players directly through to the minors. Two players not assigned to the minors…