Posts About "John Davidson"
NHL Execs Flocking Back to Familiar Franchises
May 25th, 2019 NEW YORK — Martin Brodeur has been back with the New Jersey Devils for eight months and only walked by his statue once. It's harder to avoid his banner hanging from the arena rafters. Brodeur returning to the place he spent the majority of his career s...
Davidson Takes Reins of Rangers' Rebuilding Project
May 23rd, 2019 NEW YORK — Behind the microphone for the last New York Rangers championship in 1994, John Davidson is now front and centre to try to parade the Stanley Cup down Broadway again. Davidson recalled 1994 as one of the best times of his life, and after movi...
Rangers Officially Introduce John Davidson as Team President
May 22nd, 2019 The New York Rangers have officially introduced John Davidson as the 11th president in team history. He succeeds Glen Sather, who spent most of his tenure with the Rangers as general manager and president. Sather joined the Rangers in 2000, and remains with them in an advisory role. Davidson played for the Rangers from the late...
What John Davidson Means to the Rangers
May 22nd, 2019 On Friday, May 17, the New York Rangers announced the hiring of John Davidson as the team's President of Hockey Operations. With longtime president Glen Sather stepping into the role of Senior Advisor and Alternate Governor of the New York Rangers, we knew that change was going to come. The Rangers had to find the right fit for the job....
John Davidson Named New York Rangers President
May 17th, 2019 The New York Rangers made a major move Friday when they'd hire John Davidson as their new President. This move came just a few hours after the original news broke that Davidson was resigning from his post of President of Hockey Operations of the Columbus Blue...
NHL News & Notes: GM of the Year & More, Blue Jackets/Rangers & More
May 17th, 2019 In today's News & Notes, the NHL has announced the finalists for General Manager of the Year, John Davidson has resigned from the Columbus Blue Jackets and Juuso Ikonen has been placed on unconditional waivers. Related: NHL News & Notes: Lindell, Rangers & More NHL General Manager of the Year Finalists Announced The...
Blue Jackets President John Davidson Resigns
May 17th, 2019 The Columbus Blue Jackets announced that President of Hockey Operations John Davidson would be resigning from his role on the team. This decision comes after the Blue Jackets most successful season in franchise history ended in a second-round loss to the Boston Bruins. Blue Jackets President Mike Priest would make a statement on the...
How These Columbus Blue Jackets Were Built
April 21st, 2019 At long last, the Columbus Blue Jackets and their fans have something to celebrate that will last a lifetime. The Blue Jackets swept the top-seeded Tampa Bay Lightning out of the first round of the 2019 NHL Playoffs in stunning fashion. The hockey world will remember this for a long time. Hockey is a copycat league. If someone is...
It's Gut-Check Time For the Blue Jackets
December 30th, 2017 It was 3-1 Blue Jackets. They proceed to lose in a shootout to the Pittsburgh Penguins. At least the Blue Jackets got a road point despite the disappointing result. It happens to the best of them. It was 3-1 Blue Jackets again after Sonny Milano scores twice. They proceed to lose 5-4 in regulation to the Ottawa Senators. That's now...
The Blue Jackets Bar: Stanley Cup or Bust
April 25th, 2017 With great regular seasons come higher expectations, especially when you lose in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. That's where the Columbus Blue Jackets find themselves today after a disappointing loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins in five games. Sure the team won 50 games. Yes the team showed signs of getting...
Blue Jackets' Davidson, Kekalainen and Zito Receive Extensions: Report
September 6th, 2016 The Columbus Blue Jackets have re-signed president of hockey operations, John Davidson, GM Jarmo Kekalainen and assistant GM Bill Zito each to two-year contract extensions, according to a report by The Columbus Dispatch on Tuesday. Davidson, 63, has been with the Blue Jackets since October 2012 after serving as president of hockey...
Blue Jackets Pressure Points: Grading Management
August 27th, 2016 We continue our summer series, titled Blue Jackets Pressure Points, on the Columbus Blue Jackets. We ask hard questions about the team and attempt to answer them as it relates to the upcoming season and beyond. Last time, we asked if Ryan Murray and Seth Jones were ready to become a top, shutdown pair. Today, I put my teacher's hat on...
Finally, The Draft Lottery Falls Favorably For Columbus
May 1st, 2016 5-7-3-4. These are the numbers that will go down in Columbus Blue Jackets history. After the Toronto Maple Leafs and Winnipeg Jets won the first two drawings, the combination 5-7-3-4 came from the machine and gave the Blue Jackets something to celebrate. For the first time in club history, the Blue Jackets move up in the draft thanks...
