Posts About "Cam Atkinson"
Following the Folignos: Inside 'The Heart's Playbook' Foundation
December 12th, 2020 It started with words and emotions on some pieces of paper in a hospital room. It's turned into the release of a children's book. For Nick and Janelle Foligno, they hope this is the beginning of big things to come for their new initiative The Heart's Playbook. It's safe to say they are off to a tremendous start. Back in June, Nick...
Cam Atkinson's Community Work Deserves More Attention
December 5th, 2020 The pandemic is impacting many things beyond the scope of the hockey world. Imagine being a business that depends on the hockey season in this current environment. In Columbus, the famous R-Bar Arena along with several businesses around Nationwide Arena are feeling the effects of not having the Blue Jackets playing games. With no...
Top 10 Undersized NHL Players
September 29th, 2020 Often deemed too small by NHL scouts and executives, undersized players frequently have a harder time breaking into the National Hockey League. Many are overlooked and go undrafted since they do not fit the traditional mould of a professional hockey player. However, smaller players have found their way into the NHL and made history....
Blue Jackets' All-Time Goals-Per-Game Leaders
September 8th, 2020 To win in today's NHL, a team needs to score goals. And to score, they need players who can consistently put the puck past the opponents' goaltenders, game in and game out. In the 20-year history of the Columbus Blue Jackets, only seven players have averaged more than one goal every three games during their tenures with the team. Ever....
Blue Jackets Qualifying Round Stars - Atkinson, Dubois, Foudy & Korpisalo
August 10th, 2020 On Oct. 21, 2019, after a 4-3 OT win over the Toronto Maple Leafs, Columbus Blue Jackets head coach John Tortorella told reporters: "We're supposed to suck this year." This was in response to many pundits who wrote them off as a lost cause after the departure of Artemi Panarin, Sergei Bobrovsky, and Matt Duchene in the...
3 Takeaways From the Blue Jackets Game 1 Victory
August 3rd, 2020 The Columbus Blue Jackets had a plan. They executed their plan to perfection in their 2-0 victory in Game 1 of their Stanley Cup Qualifer series against the Toronto Maple Leafs. What did we learn from this game? 1. Joonas Korpisalo Shined Brightly The night belonged to Joonas Korpisalo. Making his postseason debut for the...
Blue Jackets Need Atkinson, Murray, Texier & Anderson to Step Up
July 31st, 2020 It has been an odd season for the Columbus Blue Jackets. Between injuries, new faces, and even a suspension of the season due to COVID-19, consistency has been difficult for players to find. Many players that are usually a factor for the franchise have found themselves having quiet and inconsistent seasons. In this piece, some of...
Blue Jackets' Cam Atkinson Knows His Time Is Now
July 28th, 2020 Cam Atkinson knows he has a lot more in him. This season wasn't his best by any standards. Coming off of six straight 20-goal seasons, Atkinson played in just 44 games in 2019-20 scoring just 12 goals and 26 points while battling through injuries like most of his teammates. Atkinson hasn't played in a game since he suffered an...
Blue Jackets Eager to Get to Exhibition Game & Beyond
July 27th, 2020 The Columbus Blue Jackets are starting to settle into Toronto. The team arrived on Sunday into the bubble in advance of their first-round series against the Toronto Maple Leafs. But before we get to that series, the Blue Jackets will make final preparations. They have multiple practice days upcoming. They also have one of the last...
Power Play Is Key for Blue Jackets' Postseason Success
July 22nd, 2020 The Columbus Blue Jackets pulled off the impossible during the 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs. They swept the Presidents' Trophy-winning Tampa Bay Lightning in the first round. The key to the upset was their power play, which struggled during the regular season with a 15.4 percent success rate. In the Lightning series, however, the power...
Blue Jackets: The 5 Most Significant Injuries of 2019-20
June 27th, 2020 It was a tough season of injuries for the Columbus Blue Jackets. They had a league-leading 420 man-games lost and had up to 11 players missing from their roster. While the team was bogged down by injuries, some were more significant than others. This article will countdown the five most significant injuries of the 2019-20 season. The...
Blues Jackets' Difference-Makers in 2020 Playoffs
June 1st, 2020 With the NHL’s proposed plan to return to play, the Columbus Blue Jackets find themselves in the playoffs for the fourth season in a row. They will be included in the play-in series against the Toronto Maple Leafs to determine the top 16 teams. Considering the Blue Jackets' limited playoff success last season with a sweep of the...
Blue Jackets Can Expect Reinforcements When NHL Season Resumes
May 22nd, 2020 When the 2019-20 season kicked off in October, many across the NHL landscape didn’t think much of the Columbus Blue Jackets. In fact, some experts wrote them off as a potential playoff team. After shocking the hockey world last spring with their four-game sweep of the Presidents' Trophy-winning, Tampa Bay Lightning, the Jackets were...
