Posts About "Oliver Bjorkstrand"
5 Things: Blue Jackets/Penguins
March 7th, 2019 Blue Jackets. Penguins. Need we say any more? The two Metropolitan Division rivals meet twice in the next three days with potential playoff positioning on the line. Although the season doesn't end Saturday, the results of these two games could go a long way in determining how the rest of the season will go. The Penguins have owned...
3 Burning Blue Jackets' Questions That Need Answered Soon
November 11th, 2018 Despite falling behind early 3-1, the Columbus Blue Jackets found a way to escape Saturday night with a point. They could have and should have had two though. Jimmy Vesey scored the winning shootout goal to lift the New York Rangers to a 5-4 win over the Blue Jackets at a sold-out Nationwide Arena. Backup goalie Alexander Georgiev...
Blue Jackets Trending Up: Bjorkstrand
May 17th, 2018 The 2013 National Hockey League (NHL) Entry Draft was one of the most successful drafts in recent Columbus Blue Jackets history. That Blue Jackets draft class has amassed a combined 580 combined NHL games played -- a total that would be higher if multiple untimely injuries had not occurred. Aside from Alexander Wennberg, one of the...
Blue Jackets 3 Takeaways: Lopsided Losses, Failing Forwards & Bjorkstrand
December 13th, 2017 This season, The Hockey Writers will have a recurring “Three Takeaways” feature after every Columbus Blue Jackets matchup, meant to serve as postgame quick hits. 1) Lopsided Blue Jackets Losses A rare occurrence this season: the Columbus Blue Jackets on the wrong side of lopsided losses. Even rarer? Forfeiting seven goals. The last...
Blue Jackets 3 Takeaways: Breakthroughs, Power Play & Jenner
October 22nd, 2017 This season, The Hockey Writers will have a recurring “Three Takeaways” feature after every Columbus Blue Jackets matchup, meant to serve as postgame quick hits. 1) Breaking Through In an unexpected battle of offense on Saturday night, two struggling Blue Jackets forwards finally broke through and scored their first goals of the...
The Bad News in the Blue Jackets Strong Start
October 19th, 2017 The Columbus Blue Jackets have hit the ground running to start the 2017-18 season. After defeating the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday, the Jackets are 5-1 through six games and have extended their win streak to four games. Their record would indicate a lot of positives but the Jackets haven’t been flawless. Individually, there are a...