MARCH 12, 2021 COLUMBUS, OHIO – The Columbus Blue Jackets have acquired defenseman Mikko Lehtonen from the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for goaltender Veini Vehvilainen, club General Manager and Alternate Governor Jarmo Kekalainen announced today.  Lehtonen will join the club’s taxi squad after obtaining a […]

MAR. 13, 2021 II vs. DALLAS STARS II NATIONWIDE ARENA II 5 PM ET BROADCAST INFORMATION TV:  FOX Sports Ohio             Jeff Rimer (play-by-play), Jody Shelley (color analyst), Dave Maetzold (reporter)               Radio:  97.1 The Fan              Bob McElligott (play-by-play), Dylan Tyrer (host) TODAY’S MATCHUP COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS Record:  10-12-6, 26 pts.  (5th, Discover Central Division)  Goals:  2.64 […]

CBJ TEAM NOTES Columbus had its 16-game home point streak (14-0-2) vs. Florida snapped with tonight’s loss.  The last regulation loss against the Panthers was Nov. 21, 2007. The winning team has scored 3+ goals in 11 of the past 12 games of the series […]

MAR. 9, 2021 II vs. FLORIDA PANTHERS II NATIONWIDE ARENA II 7 PM ET TODAY’S MATCHUP COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS Record:  10-11-5, 25 pts.  (5th, Discover Central Division)  Goals:  2.62 Goals-For/3.19 Goals-Against… Shots:  28.5 Shots-For/31.0 Shots-Against Power Play:  16.2 percent (25th, NHL)… Penalty Kill:  74.2 percent (24th-T, NHL) Penalty Minutes:  7.4 PIM (10th-T, NHL)… Overtime Record (Shootout):  1-3-2 (1-2) FLORIDA PANTHERS Record:  15-5-4, […]

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MARCH 8, 2021 The 30-minute special recognizes the top players through the club’s first 20 NHL seasons COLUMBUS, OH — In commemoration of the Columbus Blue Jackets’ 20th National Hockey League season in 2020-21, the club and FOX Sports Ohio will unveil the club’s all-time team in […]

MARCH 8, 2021 COLUMBUS, OHIO – The Columbus Blue Jackets have activated goaltender Elvis Merzlikins off Injured Reserve and assigned goaltender Veini Vehvilainen to the club’s taxi squad, General Manager and Alternate Governor Jarmo Kekalainen announced today. Merzlikins, 26, has missed the past seven games with […]

Monday, March 8, 2021 MAR. 9, 2021 II vs. FLORIDA PANTHERS II NATIONWIDE ARENA II 7 PM ET TODAY’S MATCHUP COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS Record:  10-11-5, 25 pts.  (5th, Discover Central Division)  Goals:  2.62 Goals-For/3.19 Goals-Against… Shots:  28.5 Shots-For/31.0 Shots-Against Power Play:  16.2 percent (25th, NHL)… Penalty Kill:  74.2 percent (24th-T, NHL) Penalty Minutes:  7.4 PIM (10th-T, NHL)… Overtime Record (Shootout):  1-3-2 […]

 MARCH 8, 2021 COLUMBUS, OHIO – The Columbus Blue Jackets have assigned goaltender Veini Vehvilainen from the club’s taxi squad to the Cleveland Monsters, its American Hockey League affiliate, General Manager and Alternate Governor Jarmo Kekalainen announced today. Vehvilainen, 24, made his NHL debut on Saturday […]

Jalen Tate 11 | G | Gr.Sr. | 6-6 | 175 | Pickerington, Ohio | Pickerington Central HS / Northern Kentucky 2020-21 J Tate the Great• Jalen Tate has been exactly what was expected of him … a long, lock-down defender that is a strong […]

Florida St. (15-5,11-4 ACC) VS Notre Dame (10-14,7-11 ACC) NOTRE DAME, Ind. – The Notre Dame men’s basketball team (10-14, 7-11) knocked off No. 11 Florida State (15-5, 11-4) on Saturday, rolling to an 83-73 victory inside Purcell Pavilion. It marked the Fighting Irish’s first ranked win since November of […]

Through first three races the NASCAR Cup Series season, Stewart-Haas Racing’s Chase Briscoe has held the Sunoco Rookie of the Year standings lead and following his 18th-place finish at Homestead-Miami he has extended his lead to nine points over Front Row Motorsport’s Anthony Alfredo in […]

For the first time at the Circuit of The Americas, three former NASCAR Cup Series champions – Chase Elliott, Brad Keselowski and Martin Truex Jr. – shook down the 20-turn, 3.41-mile-long course in stock cars as part of a Goodyear tire test in preparation for […]

Last weekend Hendrick Motorsport’s driver William Byron grabbed his second NASCAR Cup Series career win (Daytona, Homestead) and as a result added his name to the list of drivers locked into the Playoffs for 2021; joining Michael McDowell and Christopher Bell. Byron is currently 13th […]

NASCAR Cup Series Next Race: Pennzoil 400 Presented by Jiffy Lube The Place: Las Vegas Motor Speedway The Date: Sunday, March 7 The Time: 3:30 p.m. ET TV: FOX, 3 p.m. ET Radio: PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Distance: 400.5 miles (267 laps); Stage 1 (Ends […]

NASCAR Xfinity Series Next Race: Alsco Uniforms 300 The Place: Las Vegas Motor Speedway The Date: Saturday, March 6 The Time: 4:30 p.m. ET TV: FS1, 4 p.m. ET Radio: PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Distance: 300 miles (200 Laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 45), […]

Chandler Smith holds an early lead in the Sunoco Rookie of the year standings following a pair of races in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season. Smith was the highest-finishing Sunoco Rookie contender in the Daytona Road Course race and now sits 15 points […]

After thrice tallying one win in a season (2017, 2018, 2020), Ben Rhodes has come out of the chute on fire this season in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series – sweeping the opening two races of the year on the pair of Daytona International […]

Next Race: Bucked Up 200 The Place: Las Vegas Motor Speedway The Date: Friday, March 5 The Time: 9 p.m. ET TV: FS1, 8 p.m. ET Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Distance: 201 miles (134 Laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 30), Stage 2 (Ends […]

Special Spotlight: Betty Jane France Humanitarian Award Nominations Are Open Nominations opened this week for The NASCAR Foundation’s 11th annual Betty Jane France Humanitarian Award, a recognition that honors the philanthropic ideals and vision of Betty Jane France, The NASCAR Foundation’s late founder and chairperson. […]