With the recent announcement of Pascal Vincent‘s promotion from assistant coach to head coach with the Blue Jackets, we’ll look at the path he’s taken to where he currently sits. Is there a history of internal promotions recently within the NHL? And if so, how have some recent coaches done since being promoted? Similar Trajectory
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The Columbus Blue Jackets made major news as training camp week is about to start. They have made a coaching change. On Sunday afternoon, the Blue Jackets announced that “after much discussion and careful consideration”, the team and Mike Babcock together agreed to begin the process of stepping down effective immediately. In addition, the team
Welcome back to another edition of Blue Jackets News & Rumors. After today, the next time you see this column will be after the team holds their annual Media Day which will be held on Monday, Sept 18. But before we get there, we have plenty to talk about. Namely, the Traverse City Prospects Tournament
When the Columbus Blue Jackets begin their 2023 training camp with the first day of on-ice workouts on Sept. 21, a lot of defensemen will be on the ice, many of whom play on the right side. This includes Adam Boqvist, Damon Severson, Erik Gudbranson, Andrew Peeke, Jake Bean, Marcus Bjork, and prospects David Jiricek
The Columbus Blue Jackets are entering an important season for the organization. Coming out of a rebuild, they need to be healthy and perform at a high level to show that they can truly be contenders in the near future. With new faces such as Mike Babcock, Damon Severson, and Ivan Provorov, there will be
The Columbus Blue Jackets have a problem: too many players under contract. As it stands they have 13 or 14 defensemen and 16 or 17 forwards that could spend time at the NHL level this season. Something has to give. Someone needs to be traded out to make space for the incoming wealth of young
Every player comes into a season with the expectation that they are at the start of a career year, but few realize that hope. Last season, many of the teams in the ultra-competitive Metropolitan Division succeeded or failed based on the ability of players like Jack Hughes, Alexis Lafreniere, and Martin Necas to have a
Saturday August 26 would have been the late Matiss Kivlenieks‘ 27th birthday. The Cleveland Monsters are making sure that his legacy is preserved. This year is no different. The team is hosting their second-annual “Kivi Day.” The Monsters are paying tribute to Kivlenieks while giving back to the community. This is their way of continuously
The Columbus Blue Jackets are expecting newly acquired defensemen Damon Severson and Ivan Provorov to strengthen the blue line. They also believe new goalie coach Niklas Backstrom will help improve their goaltending, and they’ll likely receive contributions from their farm system this season, as top prospects like David Jiricek and Stanislav Svozil are nearly ready
Mike Babcock’s name carries a negative connotation with it around the NHL at this point following his fall from grace as a result of multiple well-documented incidents with his former organizations. His reported mistreatment of players such as Johan Franzen and Mitch Marner is always going to be a major part of his story (from
Last week, a new summer league in Columbus dropped the puck on their inaugural season. The league was founded by four local hockey players/coaches in the Columbus area: Nick Petraglia, Pat Cannone, JC Campagna and Joey Nahay. The “Cap City Summer Elite League,” playing out of Chiller North, has heavy ties with the Columbus Blue
A split between the San Jose Sharks and star defenseman Erik Karlsson is starting to feel more inevitable by the day. Considering he’s likely to go to a contending team looking to give up futures rather than current assets, it’ll be important to find a replacement for his spot on the roster. Right-handed defensemen are
With just four days left until Round 1 of the 2023 NHL Draft, things are about to pick up in a major way around the league. Don’t let the calmness of the last few days fool you. There is a lot of talking going on behind the scenes. Whether it leads to anything significant remains
The Columbus Blue Jackets took care of another piece of business on Wednesday. One of their hard-working forwards was rewarded for his play. The Blue Jackets and forward Mathieu Olivier agreed to a two-year extension with an AAV of $1.1 million. He was set to become an RFA. The new deal buys one RFA year
The Vancouver Canucks need right-handed defencemen, both at the NHL level and in their prospect pool. While Filip Hronek was added from the Detroit Red Wings at the 2023 Trade Deadline and Cole McWard was signed out of the NCAA and looked good in his small sample size at the end of the season, they
The Columbus Blue Jackets completed a sign and trade with the New Jersey Devils on Friday. For a third-round pick in this year’s draft, the Blue Jackets acquired defenseman Damon Severson. He is now signed to an eight-year contract worth $50 million. After acquiring Ivan Provorov earlier in the week, the Blue Jackets have continued
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, following a three-team trade between the Philadelphia Flyers, Columbus Blue Jackets, and Los Angeles Kings, is Carter Hart on the verge of being traded by the Flyers? Meanwhile, is this recent deal just the start of the moves the Columbus Blue Jackets intend on making? The Kings cleared cap space
The Columbus Blue Jackets are once again absent from the post-season. After a tumultuous run, they finished second-last in the standings, effectively banishing fans from Nationwide Arena in early April for the third straight year. Despite that, there are some former Blue Jackets that are still in the hunt and who’ve been performing quite admirably.
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