Posts About "Seth Jones"
Blue Jackets Look to Move Past Drama of Departing Stars
September 13th, 2019 COLUMBUS, Ohio — The off-season drama churned up by the exodus of some of their top stars is now behind the Columbus Blue Jackets. Now they open training camp with some burning questions. Can veteran Joonas Korpisalo, rookie Elvis Merzlikins or someone...
Cam Atkinson: The Proud Face of the Blue Jackets
September 12th, 2019 4,101. That is the number of days Cam Atkinson has been affiliated with the Columbus Blue Jackets. That is from the date he was drafted in the sixth round of the NHL Draft in 2008 (June 20, 2008) until Sept. 12, 2019, the date of this writing. That number continues to climb by the day. To give you some perspective on just how long...
3 Takeaways From Blue Jackets' Media Day
September 11th, 2019 Training camp is just around the corner for the Columbus Blue Jackets. Players report for physicals and the dreaded John Tortorella "two-mile" run on Thursday with the first on-ice sessions starting Friday. But on Wednesday before camp begins, the Blue Jackets held their annual media day at Nationwide Arena. Tortorella along with GM...
The 5 Best NHL Players Born in Texas
July 29th, 2019 Several areas formerly thought of as non-traditional hockey markets are now being represented in the National Hockey League more than ever before, and Texas is no exception. Eight players born in the Lone Star State have appeared in the league in the past four years after only three had done so prior. This list is sure to change as...
Blue Jackets Killing It on the Penalty Kill
February 6th, 2019 One. That is the number of power play goals allowed by the Columbus Blue Jackets since the start of calendar year 2019. Remember the days when they were among the worst in this statistic in the NHL? Yeah, I don't remember either. What a dramatic turn around this is for a team that struggled mightily with both special teams units....
Tortorella Splitting the D Paying Off
November 23rd, 2018 John Tortorella finally decided to try something different on defense. After two full seasons+ of pairing Zach Werenski with Seth Jones, Tortorella decided to break them up. In past seasons, he's refused to break up the duo despite repeated questions thrown at him. In season three, it took Tortorella to realize Werenski had some...
