By Joe Coopersmith   Erik Gudbranson CBJ defenseman 2023-24 Blue Jackets Season-Ending Exit Interviews April 2024.mp3 FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Erik Donald Stanley Gudbranson (born January 7, 1992) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenseman and alternate captain for the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected third overall by the Florida Panthers in […]

By Joe Coopersmith COLUMBUS, OHIO – The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed center Luca Pinelli to a three-year entry level contract beginning with the 2024-25 season, the club announced today.  He was selected by Columbus in the fourth round, 114th overall, at the 2023 NHL Draft held at […]

By Joe Coopersmith   COLUMBUS, OHIO – The Columbus Blue Jackets are excited to launch the CBJ Summer Mobile Tour. The experience features an exclusive tour that includes tailgate activities, inflatable hockey games, yard games, and more. Attendees will have the chance to enter free raffles for […]

By Joe Coopersmith   Adam Boqvist CBJ Defenseman 2023-24 Season Ending Exit Interview April 2024.mp3     COURTESY BLUE JACKETS COMMUNICATIONS

By StephanieLee Elliott   Pascal Vincent CBJ HC Postgame News Conference, Regular Season Finale CBJ 6 Carolina 3 April 16, 2024.mp3   GAME AT A GLANCE THREE STARS 1st – Z. Werenski, CBJ (2-2-4); 2nd – L. Del Bel Belluz, CBJ (1-0-1); 3rd – T. Teravainen, CAR (2-0-2) GOAL SCORERS Columbus: L. Del Bel […]

By Joe Coopersmith   D Zach Werenski notched his third career four-point effort and second of the season with two goals and two assists, giving him 7-12-19 in his final 17 games and 7-17-24 in the final 24 contests.  With the second assist on Luca Del Bel […]

By Joe Coopersmith   Hurricanes to Watch «  C Sebastian Aho leads the Hurricanes in goals, assists and points with 36-53-89 in 78 appearances and has totaled 13-13-26 in 33 career games against the Blue Jackets. «  C Jake Guentzel (30-47-77, 67 GP) has racked up 8-17-25 in 17 games with […]

By Joe Coopersmith Predators to Watch «  LW Filip Forsberg, who has recorded 10-12-22 in the last 14 games, leads the Predators in goals and points and ranks third in assists with 43-46-89 in 79 appearances this season and has collected 12-9-21 in 25 career contests vs. […]

By Joe Coopersmith Panthers to Watch «  Former Blue Jacket G Sergei Bobrovsky has posted a 34-17-4 record with a 2.43 GAA, .913 SV% and five shutouts in 56 appearances this season, ranking third-T in the NHL in wins and shutouts and fifth in GAA (min. 25 GP). […]

By Joe Coopersmith Lightning to Watch «  D Victor Hedman ranks third-T among NHL blueliners in assists and fifth in points with 13-62-75 in 74 games this season and has registered 4-23-27 in 37 career outings against CBJ. «  RW Nikita Kucherov, who leads the NHL in points and is […]

By Mariana Smithfield   Match Notes: The Crew earned a 1-1 draw against D.C. United in tonight’s home match at Lower.com Field in Columbus, Ohio. Columbus has scored at least one goal in 23 of its past 24 matches across all competitions, netting 45 goals […]

By Joe Coopersmith APRIL 5, 2024   Werenski has posted career highs with 7-42-49 in 64 contests in 2023-24 after missing final 69 games of 2022-23 season due to shoulder injury COLUMBUS, OHIO – The Columbus chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers Association has nominated Blue […]

By Joe Coopersmith   COLUMBUS, OHIO – The Columbus Blue Jackets have added defenseman Nick Blankenburg and goaltender Malcolm Subban to the roster on emergency recall from the American Hockey League’s Cleveland Monsters and assigned forward Trey Fix-Wolansky to Cleveland, the club announced today. Blankenburg, 25, […]

By Joe Coopersmith Hurricanes to Watch «  C Sebastian Aho leads the Hurricanes in goals, assists and points with 34-52-86 in 74 appearances and has totaled 12-13-25 in 32 career games against the Blue Jackets. «  C Jake Guentzel (27-45-72, 63 GP) has racked up 5-15-20 in 13 games with the […]

By Joe Coopersmith GAME AT A GLANCE THREE STARS 1st – Z. Werenski, CBJ (2-1-3); 2nd – D. Severson, CBJ (2-0-2, GWG); 3rd – J. Greaves, CBJ (stopped 37-of-39 shots faced, W) GOAL SCORERS Columbus: E. Gudbranson (6), D. Severson (8), D. Severson (9), N. Blankenburg (1), PP – Z. Werenski (8), Z. Werenski […]

By Joe Coopermsmith Jet Greaves CBJ goalie Postgame Dressing Room Interview 4 4 2024 NY Islanders 4 Blue Jackets 2 .mp3   JET GREAVES FILE   BLUE JACKETS TEAM NOTES The Blue Jackets had their two-game winning streak snapped and fell to 9-13-2 in the […]

By Joe Coopersmith   Pascal Vincent Blue Jackets head coach Postgame Press Conference 4 4 2024 NY Islanders 4 Blue Jackets 2.mp3   BLUE JACKETS TEAM NOTES The Blue Jackets had their two-game winning streak snapped and fell to 9-13-2 in the past 24 contests […]

By Joe Coopersmith Flyers to Watch «  RW Travis Konecny, who has picked up 4-3-7 in the last seven outings and leads the club in goals, assists and points with 31-34-65 in 70 games this season, has tallied 15-15-30 in 25 career contests vs. Columbus. «  D Travis Sanheim leads […]

By Joe Coopersmith Islanders to Watch «  C Mathew Barzal, who leads the team in points and ranks second in assists with 23-53-76 in 74 games this season, has recorded 8-13-21 in 19 games vs. Columbus. «  D Noah Dobson ranks fifth among NHL blueliners in assists and sixth-T in […]

By Joe Coopersmith APRIL 1, 2024 COLUMBUS, OHIO – The Columbus Blue Jackets are excited to host the 5th Line Celebration, presented by Schmidt’s, on Saturday, April 6 when the team plays the Philadelphia Flyers at 7 p.m. The theme night, held in honor of their dedicated […]