As fans packed into Nationwide Arena to witness the Columbus Blue Jackets begin their 19th season in the National Hockey League, a sense of optimism filled the air. With the departures of goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky and forward Artemi Panerin, this off season proved a tumultuous one for fans in...
With temperatures approaching near 90 degrees in downtown Columbus before the game, fans packed into Nationwide Arena with their hockey sweaters in tow for a glimpse of the Columbus Blue Jackets prior to next weekend’s season opener. The CBJ welcomed the visiting New Jersey Devils to Central Ohio for...
Columbus and Cleveland are two cities rich in culture, food, and passionate love for their sports teams. Many associate the two cities with love for their respective football teams. However another sport is closing the gap between Central and Northeast Ohio. Cleveland has been known as a hockey...
The last time the Columbus Blue Jackets played a game in the month of May…….. WAIT. THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE. Just like Tuesday’s game three, every stat, play, goal, and hit is new territory and a new line in the history books for the home franchise. So was...
A series of first-time-in-franchise-history events. The Columbus Blue Jackets are in uncharted territory. And while it may be uncharted for the team, it is definitely not for their head coach, John Tortorella who led Tampa Bay to a Stanley Cup in 2004. Tonight, Columbus played its first-ever home game...
In front of a capacity crowd, the Columbus Blue Jackets brought home their 2-0 series lead against the Tampa Bay Lightning in the first round of the 2019 Stanley Cup playoffs. 19,224 witnessed HISTORY as the Jackets increased their advantage and look to go for a series sweep on...
It was do or die time for the Columbus Blue Jackets as they took on the Montreal Canadiens who sit in the 8th and last wild card position. A mere point separates the two teams. The Jackets are in a position in which they need to win most, if...
With time running out to claim a spot in the 2019 NHL playoffs, the Columbus Blue Jackets returned home Tuesday evening for a pivotal clash against the New York Islanders. Despite being desperate to clinch a spot in the playoffs, Columbus began the game flat and lacking inspiration. The...
Good news for Columbus Blue Jackets fans as the team announced the activation of center Brandon Dubinsky from injured reserved on Saturday afternoon. Dubinsky, 32, missed the past 10 games with a strained oblique muscle that he suffered in practice on October 7th. The veteran collected points in each...
The Columbus Blue Jackets blanked the Florida Panthers tonight 4-0 in a high-paced physical game. Cam Atkinson, Sonny Milano, Seth Jones, and Thomas Vanek scored for Columbus which kept them in 3rd place in the Metropolitan Division. With Seth Jones back–after a three-game absence–Head Coach John Tortorella, certainly, had...
Sergei Bobrovsky made his much-anticipated return to the Columbus Blue Jackets lineup Friday night after missing nearly two months with a groin injury. He was put right into the fire as the Pittsburgh Penguins visited Nationwide Arena and was on the losing end of a 3-2 battle in front...
The Columbus Blue Jackets overcame an early deficit and pair of fluky goals to defeat the Montreal Canadiens 5-2 Monday in front of 11,927 in Nationwide Arena. It was a joyous evening that saw a hat trick, a shot from just inside the center red line, and a young...
After digging a three-goal deficit Saturday night, the Columbus Blue Jackets battled back, but Jordan Staal scored in overtime to lift the Carolina Hurricanes to a 4-3 win in front of 16,532 in Nationwide Arena. “We kept fighting and found a way to get a point,” Brandon Dubinsky said....
Blue Jackets General Manager Jarmo Kekalainen has been looking for a top defenseman ever since he arrived in Columbus nearly three years ago. On Wednesday, he found him. Kekalainen acquired Seth Jones from Nashville for center Ryan Johansen, a swap of former fourth overall picks. “We’ve been looking for...
The Blue Jackets dropped their opening pre-season game 1-0 in an overtime shootout at home against the Pittsburgh Penguins at Nationwide Arene in front of a reported 11,363 fans looking forward to a good season.
The Columbus Blue Jackets accomplished exactly what they wanted in the 2015 NHL Draft this weekend in Sunrise, Fla. The top priority was adding depth the defensive prospect pool. It was a mission accomplished. The Jackets selected two defensemen in Friday’s first round—Zach Werenski at No. 8 overall and...
For the first time in three years, the Columbus Blue Jackets will play a full 82-game schedule without a lockout or a compressed schedule because of the Olympics. The National Hockey League and the team released the 2014-15 regular season schedule Sunday and the Jackets open its 14th season...
The long awaited home debut of Nathan Horton FINALLY arrived, in a game where the Columbus Blue Jackets took on division rivals Carolina Hurricanes. The Jackets came into the game coming off a 4-3 shootout win against the New York Rangers Monday at Madison Square Garden. While Horton didn’t...
In the second part of our first training camp report, Columbus Wired’s Justin Boggs talks to host Catrina Padgett about what Blue Jackets head coach Todd Richards and President of Hockey Operations, John Davidson on what they had to say following the first day of the team’s training camp.
Welcome to this season’s On The Bench with Columbus Wired opening. In this first part, our new host Catrina Padgett talks with Dave Seaman about the end of the NHL lockout, new faces to the Columbus Blue Jackets and the additions to the front office including the hiring of...
As the summer winds down, the sounds of skates hitting the ice are inching closer and closer as NHL teams prepare for the 2012-13 season. Before that can happen, the looming expiration of the Collective Bargaining Agreement ends on Sept. 15 and the players and owners are hard at...
As the summer winds down, the sounds of skates hitting the ice are inching closer and closer as NHL teams prepare for the 2012-13 season. Before that can happen, the looming expiration of the Collective Bargaining Agreement ends on Sept. 15 and the players and owners are hard at...
On the NHL’s first day of free agency, the Columbus Blue Jackets’ biggest move was made on the trade circuit. Stay-at-home defender Marc Methot was moved Sunday to the Ottawa Senators for speedy forward Nick Foligno. “I was caught off guard,” Foligno said about the trade. “We were in...
After the Blue Jackets selected defender Ryan Murray second overall and passed on the 30th pick in the NHL Draft, Columbus picked up five additional players Saturday in rounds 2-7 of the Draft. Most notably, Columbus went after a pair of goaltenders to add depth to a position desperately...
Ask any Collective Soul fan, “What is the band’s best album?” and they will most likely point to 1999’s Dosage. Sure a few might hem and haw for a minute maybe two. They might consider 1995’s self-titled album. Some might even think of claiming their live album, 2005’s Home,...
The first round of the NHL Draft Friday held a number of surprises and unexpected twists but the Columbus Blue Jackets and general manager Scott Howson made a move most predicted. Once the Edmonton Oilers selected consensus No. 1 prospect Nail Yakupov, a high-flying forward from Sarnia, Howson called...
The top priority of Columbus Blue Jackets General Manager Scott Howson this offseason was to improve the goaltending situation. On Friday, hours before the first round of the NHL Draft, Howson acquired Sergei Bobrovsky from Philadelphia for three draft picks. “We did a lot of work on the goaltender...
Blue Jackets general manager Scott Howson and his staff are having an active few days juggling trade offers and draft prospects in Pittsburgh as the annual NHL Draft is set to take place tomorrow evening. First on the mind of Howson and Co. is what to do with club...
The National Hockey league announced its 2012-13 regular season schedule Thursday and the Columbus Blue Jackets will begin the season with three games on the road. The Jackets open in Chicago against the Blackhawks on Sat., Oct. 13. They will then visit Minnesota on Oct. 16 and Toronto on...
The NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs came to a close Monday evening when the Los Angeles Kings defeated the New Jersey Devils to win the best-of-seven series 4-2 wrapping up the 2011-12 season. The season was a tumultuous one for the Columbus Blue Jackets who saw a number of their...
At a well-attended ceremony outside Nationwide Arena, the National Hockey League and Columbus Blue Jackets unveiled the logo for the 2013 NHL All Star game to be played the weekend of Jan. 26-17. Blue Jackets Majority Owner John P. McConnell and NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman were joined by Nationwide...
In the season ending edition of ‘On The Bench’, Columbus Wired’s Dave Seaman and Dave Weissman discuss the Blue Jackets season, the goaltending situation and how the team will respond to that challenge, will Rick Nash still be in Columbus next season, the youngsters on the rise and more...
For Columbus Blue Jackets fans, many different emotions come to mind when reflecting upon the last time they were at Nationwide Arena to take in a game. However, there is one common thing most fans can agree keeps them coming back for more, and that is the overall experience...
The Columbus Blue Jackets and FOX Sports Ohio announced that the network will carry 75 live regular season Blue Jackets games during the upcoming 2010-11 National Hockey League season. FOX Sports Ohio’s coverage of the Blue Jackets begins on Friday, October 15 when the club celebrates its 10th home...
