Quinn Hughes’ Norris Snub: The Line Between Honest Opinion and Poor Voting The Old Prof | June 13, 2025 The NHL’s annual awards season often comes with controversy. Still, this year’s Norris Trophy voting (which Cale Makar won) triggered a particularly pointed conversation when NHL insider Elliotte Friedman joined…
2025-26 Blue Jackets Roster Projection 1.0: Significant Questions Persist Mark Scheig | May 27, 2025 It’s now been over a month since the Columbus Blue Jackets have played a game. They won’t see the ice again for a regular-season game for another 4 1/2 months…
Blue Jackets’ Werenski Shines Again on World Stage Mark Scheig | May 25, 2025 For the second time in the span of just over three months, Zach Werenski put on a show for everyone to see at the Men’s World Championships. As it turned…
CBJ Union Junction Podcast: Blue Jackets’ Draft Picks Available for Trade, Contract Extensions Update & More Nicholas Arnold | May 22, 2025 A quick-hitting news update of The Hockey Writers’ Union Junction Podcast. Mark Scheig and Nicholas Arnold talk about everything Columbus Blue Jackets related and how things are panning out this offseason. Mark…
Blue Jackets’ Werenski Explains Decision to Join Team U.S.A. at World Championships Mark Scheig | May 12, 2025 Zach Werenski has a very busy summer ahead of him. On top of the usual stuff of preparing for next season, he’s preparing for one of the most important days…
Blue Jackets News & Rumors: Werenski, Monsters, Marrelli & More Mark Scheig | May 8, 2025 The calendar has reached the heart of the spring season. The Stanley Cup Playoffs are churning along in the second round. News from teams not in the playoffs are fast…
The Case for Blue Jackets’ Zach Werenski to Win the Norris Trophy Nicholas Arnold | April 30, 2025 After a couple of difficult seasons for the Columbus Blue Jackets, from a performance standpoint, 2024-25 was a taxing one for a different reason. Just after an organizational restructure which…
Hughes, Makar & Werenski Named 2025 Norris Trophy Finalists Christopher Babos | April 29, 2025 The NHL announced its finalists for the James Norris Trophy, an annual tradition since 1953, awarded to the league’s best defenseman. The trophy honors the player “who demonstrates the greatest…
Columbus Blue Jackets’ 2024-25 Player Grades: Defensemen Matthew Buhrmann | April 29, 2025 The Columbus Blue Jackets’ defensive core had a solid season overall, with strong contributions from their top-end players leading the way. However, the bottom-pairing defensemen struggled at times, with defensive…
2024-25 Norris Trophy Tracker: Makar the Favorite in Highly Competitive Field Alex Chauvancy | April 28, 2025 Quinn Hughes is the reigning Norris Trophy winner, and while he’s in the conversation again, the race for this year’s Norris Trophy looks highly competitive. There are some familiar faces,…
13 Takeaways From Blue Jackets’ Exit Interview Day Mark Scheig | April 21, 2025 Oh so close. That’s where the Columbus Blue Jackets finished relative to the playoff race in 2024-25. They were the last team to be eliminated from the playoffs when the…
Blue Jackets Defeat Islanders to End Season on High Note Mark Scheig | April 17, 2025 The Columbus Blue Jackets swallowed a bitter pill on Wednesday night when the Montreal Canadiens clinched the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. It made ending the season with…
