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 […]
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COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS ANNOUNCE SUMMER MOBILE TOUR SCHEDULE
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 […]
Columbus Blue Jackets End of Season Exit Interviews: Injury-plagued defenseman Adam Boqvist with one year left on his contract, loves Columbus and teammates
By Joe Coopersmith Adam Boqvist CBJ Defenseman 2023-24 Season Ending Exit Interview April 2024.mp3 COURTESY BLUE JACKETS COMMUNICATIONS
Blue Jackets win final game of season against Carolina; Pascal Vincent pleased with play of young players
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 […]
Blue Jackets Zach Werenski breaks franchise defenseman record for most assists in a single season in 6-3 win over Carolina
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 […]
Blue Jackets wrap up long, disappointing season tonight as Game 82 arrives with Carolina in town, 7 PM
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 […]
Blue Jackets end Final roadtrip of the season at Nashville tonight, 8 PM
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. […]
Blue Jackets nightmare road trip continues tonight in Florida
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). […]
Blue Jackets final road trip playing all tough teams; tonight at 7 PM, they at Tampa Bay
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 […]
Columbus Crew 1, D.C. United 1, as Midfielder Aidan Morris’ 25-yard goal saves team from a loss
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 […]
Columbus Blue Jackets News: DEFENSEMAN ZACH WERENSKI NOMINATED FOR BILL MASTERTON MEMORIAL TROPHY
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 […]
BLUE JACKETS ADD DEFENSEMAN NICK BLANKENBURG, GOALTENDER MALCOLM SUBBAN ON EMERGENCY RECALL; ASSIGN FORWARD TREY FIX-WOLANSKY TO CLEVELAND (AHL)
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, […]
Blue Jackets start last road trip of season Today at Carolina, 5 PM
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 […]
Blue Jackets “D” Corps of Gudbranson, Blankenburg, Severson and Werenski take over scoring in 6-2 blasting of Philadelphia
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 […]
Blue Jackets lose 4-1 verdict to NY Islanders; Jet Greaves stars in relief of injured Daniil Tarasov
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 […]
Blue Jackets lose 4-1 to playoff-chasing New York Islanders; Coach Vincent pleased with team’s overall play
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 […]
Blue Jackets hosts Philadelphia tonight as 5th Line is saluted and fans giveaway is Nesting Doll featuring team’s Russian players
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 […]
Metropolitan Division battle tonight as NY Islanders visit the Blue Jackets, 7 PM
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 […]
Columbus Blue Jackets News: BLUE JACKETS FANS RECOGNIZED AT 5TH LINE CELEBRATION GAME ON APRIL 6
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 […]
Columbus Blue Jackets News: ADDS DEFENSEMAN DAVID JIRICEK TO THE ROSTER ON EMERGENCY RECALL FROM AHL’S CLEVELAND MONSTERS
By Joe Coopersmith APRIL 2, 2024 COLUMBUS, OHIO – The Columbus Blue Jackets have added defenseman David Jiricek to the roster on emergency recall from the American Hockey League’s Cleveland Monsters, the club announced today. Jiricek, 20, has recorded one goal and eight assists for […]