COLUMBUS, OHIO – The Columbus Blue Jackets and head coach John Tortorella, whose contract expired at the end of the 2020-21 season, have mutually agreed to part ways, club General Manager and Alternate Governor Jarmo Kekalainen announced today.  Tortorella, 62, is the winningest coach in Blue […]

 LW Eric Robinson registered his fourth multi-point game of the season with a goal and an assist.  He had points in two-straight games (1-2-3) and 3-4-7 in the last ten games of the campaign (overall 8-10-18 in 56 GP). COURTESY BLUE JACKETS COMMUNICATIONS

 RW Oliver Bjorkstrand tallied his team-leading tenth multi-point effort of the season with a goal and an assist.  He tallied 12-16-28 in the last 33 games, including 4-8-12 in the last 11 outings.  He led the team in goals, assists, points and multi-point efforts with 18-26-44 and […]

MAY 9, 2021 Tortorella compiled a 227-166-54 record in 447 games in six seasons with Columbus COLUMBUS, OHIO – The Columbus Blue Jackets and head coach John Tortorella, whose contract expired at the end of the 2020-21 season, have mutually agreed to part ways, club General […]

MAY 8, 2021   COLUMBUS, OHIO – The Columbus Blue Jackets have assigned forward Liam Foudy along with goaltenders Matiss Kivlenieks and Daniil Tarasov to the Cleveland Monsters, the team’s American Hockey League affiliate, club General Manager Jarmo Kekalainen announced Saturday night. COURTESY BLUE JACKETS COMMUNICATIONS

RW Cam Atkinson scored his 15th goal of the season and had 1-2-3 in the last three games.  He ranked second on the team in goals and points (tied) with 15-19-34 in 56 games. COURTESY BLUE JACKETS COMMUNICATIONS

MAY 8, 2021 II vs. DETROIT RED WINGS II NATIONWIDE ARENA II 7 PM ET CBJ BROADCAST INFORMATION TV:  Bally 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) TONIGHT’S MATCHUP COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS Record: 17-26-12, 46 pts. (8th, Discover Central Division)  […]

CBJ POST-GAME NOTES: RED WINGS 5, BLUE JACKETS 2 MAY 7, 2021 II VS. DETROIT RED WINGS II NATIONWIDE ARENA II 7 PM ET GAME AT A GLANCE GOAL SCORERSColumbus: G. Bayreuther (1), N. Gerbe (1)Detroit: PP – J. Veleno (1), D. DeKeyser (3), J. Vrana (18), EN – V. Namestnikov (7), EN […]

CBJ POST-GAME NOTES: BLUE JACKETS 4, PREDATORS 2 MAY 5, 2021 II VS. NASHVILLE PREDATORS II NATIONWIDE ARENA II 7 PM ET GAME AT A GLANCE GOAL SCORERSColumbus: PP – J. Roslovic (11), O. Bjorkstrand (16), M. Grigorenko (4), EN – O. Bjorkstrand (17)Nashville: T. Jeannot (4), C. Jarnkrok (13) GOALTENDERSColumbus: E. Merzlikins (30 […]

MAY 5, 2021 II vs. NASHVILLE PREDATORS II NATIONWIDE ARENA II 7 PM ET CBJ BROADCAST INFORMATION TV:  Bally 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) TONIGHT’S MATCHUP COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS Record: 16-25-12, 44 pts. (8th, Discover Central Division)  Goals:  2.32 […]

 MAY 4, 2021 COLUMBUS, OHIO – The Columbus Blue Jackets will celebrate Community Night, presented by Worthington Industries, on Friday, May 7 when the club hosts the Detroit Red Wings. Game time at Nationwide Arena is 7 p.m. The evening will highlight the impact the Blue […]

MAY 3, 2021 II VS. NASHVILLE PREDATORS II NATIONWIDE ARENA II 7 PM ET GAME AT A GLANCE GOAL SCORERSColumbus: E. Bemstrom (1), E. Bemstrom (2), PP – E. Bemstrom (3)Nashville: F. Forsberg (12), PP – R. Johansen (6), R. Josi (7), R. Josi (8) GOALTENDERSColumbus: E. Merzlikins (34 saves, OTL)Nashville: J. Saros (29 saves, […]

Winger led Vityaz Podolsk and finished sixth in Russia’s KHL in scoring in 2020-21 COLUMBUS, OHIO – The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed forward Justin Danforth to a one-year contract for the 2021-22 National Hockey League season, club General Manager and Alternate Governor Jarmo Kekalainen announced […]

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MAY 2, 2021 The 21st pick in the 2020 NHL Draft helped Avangard Omsk capture KHL’s 2021 Gagarin Cup championship COLUMBUS, OHIO – The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed forward Yegor Chinakhov (EE-Gohr Chihn-AH-Kawf) to a three-year entry level contract beginning in the 2020-21 season, club General […]

APRIL 30, 2021 COLUMBUS, OHIO – The Columbus Blue Jackets have activated right wing Emil Bemstrom off Injured Reserve, club General Manager and Alternate Governor Jarmo Kekalainen announced Friday. Bemstrom, 21, has missed the past 21 games with a lower body injury suffered in practice on […]

MAY 1, 2021 II at CAROLINA HURRICANES II PNC ARENA II 7 PM ET CBJ BROADCAST INFORMATION TV:  Bally 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) TONIGHT’S MATCHUP COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS Record: 16-25-10, 42 pts. (8th, Discover Central Division)  Goals:  2.33 […]

COLUMBUS, OHIO – The Columbus Blue Jackets have made several moves, club General Manager Jarmo Kekalainen announced Tuesday. The Blue Jackets have recalled forward Liam Foudy from the American Hockey League’s Cleveland Monsters and added goaltender Matiss Kivlenieks to the roster on emergency conditions from the […]

APR. 27, 2021 II VS. DETROIT RED WINGS II NATIONWIDE ARENA II 7 PM ET GAME AT A GLANCE GOAL SCORERSColumbus: SO – LaineDetroit: GOALTENDERSColumbus: E. Merzlikins (41 saves, SOW)Detroit: T. Greiss (33 saves, SOL) CBJ TEAM NOTES The Blue Jackets improved to 24-6-3 in the last 33 meetings vs. Detroit since Mar. 28, […]

APRIL 28, 2021 COLUMBUS, OHIO — Columbus Blue Jackets General Manager and Alternate Governor Jarmo Kekalainen has been named assistant general manager of Finland’s national team for the 2022 Olympic Games, the Finnish Ice Hockey Association and Blue Jackets announced today.  Kekalainen will assist Jere Lehtinen in […]