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...
Photos By Jason Mowry/Columbus Wired
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 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...
Blake Shelton, Justin Moore and Dia Frampton brought the Well Lit and Amplified tour 2012 to Nationwide Arena on Friday night. The greater Columbus country crowd descended upon the arena district to enjoy a night of beer drinking and country music. From the first artist to the last, nationwide...
Despite a 3-2 loss in their season finale in Chicago, the Crew earned the third wild card spot in the 2011 MLS Cup. After a change in playoff format, the wild card system will send The Crew to Colorado on Wednesday, where the 2nd wild card Rapids will host...
BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. – The Columbus Crew had an opportunity to make a huge statement of “we’re back” going into the MLS playoffs this week. Instead, they have to spectate a game being played over 1,000 miles away as Columbus fell to the Chicago Fire 3-2 Saturday evening. The loss...
One thing is for certain. The Dropkick Murphys know how to put on a show. And why not? The band has been around since 1996. I was, however, slightly skeptical of some of the earlier bands slated to play during the inaugural Shamrock-N-Roll Festival which consumed the Lifestyle Communities...
It was a hot, sticky and sultry night in Columbus Ohio but that didn’t stop Styx from taking the stage and rocking some great classics at the Lifestyles Communities Pavilion. The band that has been rocking for over 40 years opened with Blue Collar Man followed by Grand Illusion, ...
On August 31st, thousands of people packed the LC to see an amazing 3-hour concert. Two bands were slated to play that night. A new up-and-coming band, Young the Giant, kicked off the show around 7:50pm. As fans still filed in to the venue, Young the Giant gave them...
Remember when released and six months later that band explodes into the stratosphere? Since forming in 2004, Young the Giant have stormed through the “rock band checklist” to place themselves on the cusp of being one of those bands. Worked tirelessly playing local...
Mötley Crüe’s Glam-A-Geddon Tour, with Poison and the New York Dolls, brought all the explosions, titillation, and special effects of a Mad Max movie to the Schottenstein Center last night. With Mötley Crüe and Poison celebrating their 30th and 25th anniversary respectively, there is a certain nostalgia to their...
