The Cannon Jun 15, 2019
2018-19 Player Review: Josh Anderson makes a big impact
BJA lit up the scoreboard Every evenin’ at Nationwide you could see him have funHe stood six-foot-three and weighed two-twenty-oneKinda broad at the shoulder and thick at the hipAnd everybody knew ya didn’t give no lip to Big Josh (Big Josh)Big Bad Josh (Big Josh) (That’s one for the old timers here) In his first full season with the Columbus Blue Jackets, Josh Anderson played on a checking line, with flashes here and there of offensive ability. In year two, he moved up to the top line and was highly productive with Artemi Panarin and Pierre-Luc Dubois (the “PBJ Line”) until...
The Cannon May 29, 2019
The Cannon Cast Episode 14: May 29, 2019
We talk World Championships, women’s hockey and if Boston’s gonna do it We’re closing out the month of May with an especially meaty episode of the The Cannon Cast, the Columbus Blue Jackets podcast from The Cannon. We’re wrapping the IIHF World Championships, as well as what we thought about Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final. Thanks to your questions, we also go deep on the developments in women’s professional hockey in the last couple of weeks. In this episode, we talk about: How about Pierre-Luc Dubois in the World Championships? Does Alexander Wennberg’s performance mean...
The Cannon May 28, 2019
2019 IIHF World Championships: How did the Blue Jackets do?
Three players earned medals The 2019 IIHF World Championships wrapped up on Sunday, with Finland defeating Canada for the title. Seven members of the Columbus Blue Jackets organization made the trip to Slovakia to represent their countries on the ice. FORWARDS Pierre-Luc Dubois, Canada PLD was a stand out player for Canada, scoring three goals and four assists in eight games as the Canadians won the silver. His +10 rating was tied for 11th among all skaters in the tournament. He showed instant chemistry with Vegas winger Mark Stone Filthy little fake shot from Pierre-Luc Dubois to freeze...
