Columbus Blue Jackets Rumors & News
Ken Hitchcock ... Law Man
Puck-rakers | Columbus Dispatch — The Blue Jackets are trying to find a new task for former coach Ken Hitchcock. Might we suggest a spot on the security staff. As first reported by the Kelowna (British Columbia) Daily Courier in Friday's editions, Hitchcock played a key role in apprehending a 14-year-old shoplifting suspect earlier this week in Kelowna by holding the suspect until law enforcement officials could arrive. When contacted yesterday by The Dispatch, Hitchcock would not comment publicly on the incident, except to confirm it. The almighty Puck Daddy posted an update last night. Hitchcock was expecting to return to Co...
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Columbus Dispatch — Former Blue Jackets forward Dan Fritsche will attend the Blue Jackets' training camp later this month on a tryout agreement, The Dispatch has learned.
9 hours agoFritsche To Go Camping
Puck-rakers | Columbus Dispatch — Former Blue Jackets forward Dan Fritsche will attend training camp later this month on a professional tryout agreement, The Dispatch has learned. The 25-year-old is hoping to resurrect his NHL career after spending 2009-10 in the American Hockey League. If Fritsche does not land an NHL deal with the Blue Jackets or another club, he's likely to head to Europe to continue his NHL career, rather than return to the minors. Switzerland would be the most likely destination, as Fritsche holds citizenship both there and in the U.S. Fritsche has been skating with a group of players -- including about 2...
September 2, 2010To The Haus
Puck-rakers | Columbus Dispatch — Nothing hints at the coming hockey season quite like walking out of 90 degree heat and into a snappy cold rink that echoes the sound of pucks hitting stick blade, goalposts and glass. It's worth the inevitable head cold. The Blue Jackets have quite a slew of players in town already, considering it's still August and still more than two weeks from the start of the main traning camp. From rookie (John Moore) to veteran (Mike Commodore) to newcomer (Ethan Moreau) to former Jacket (Fredrik Modin, Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre), there were more than 20 guys on the ice this morning. "I was surprised to see ...
August 31, 2010Traverse City 29
Puck-rakers | Columbus Dispatch — Here is the Blue Jackets roster for the annual rookie tournament in Traverse City, Mich., Sept. 11-15: Forwards: Matt Calvert, Nick Czinder*, Justin Feser*, Chris Francis*, Oliver Gabriel*, Marek Hrivik*, Ryan Johansen, Michael Kantor*, Tomas Kubalik, Jordan Messier*, Kyle Neuber, Dalton Smith, Ted Stephens*, Petr Straka, Nick Sucharski, Scott Tanski*, Stephon Thorne*. Defensemen: Brandon Archibald, Anton Blomqvist, Steven Delisle, Cody Goloubef, Austin Madaisky, John Moore, Dalton Prout, Theo Ruth, David Savard. Goaltenders: Mathieu Corbeil, Riley Gill*, Jason Missiaen*. * -- camp invite -- A...
August 31, 2010Wright On
Puck-rakers | Columbus Dispatch — Former Blue Jackets player and current development coach Tyler Wright completed the Subaru Ironman Canada yesterday in Penticton, British Columbia, swimming 2.4 miles, biking 112 miles and then running a marathon (that's right, 26.2 miles) in 12 hours, 29 minutes and 59 seconds. According to the race's Web site, Wright finished 1,218th in the field and 193rd in his age/gender division. It took the 37-year-old 1:12:07 to swim, 6:14:33 to bike and 4:48:43 to run to the finish line. More importantly, Wright raised a slew of money for the Blue Jackets' foundation and other charities. Hoping to spe...
August 30, 2010Blue Jackets' plans for Hitchcock murky
Columbus Dispatch — Only one year ago, Ken Hitchcock was a revered figure in Nationwide Arena, still seen as the Blue Jackets' savior, the man who first started pulling the franchise out of the morass of the MacLean years.Now, Blue Jackets president Mike Priest and general manager Scott Howson face an anxious task with the future Hall of Fame coach, a problem they've avoided and delayed like a trip to the dentist.
August 29, 2010Jackets on Versus for three games
Columbus Dispatch — The Blue Jackets will be on national television in North America at least three times during the 2010-11 season, and 75 of the 79 remaining games will air on Fox Sports Ohio.
August 26, 2010Smile Pretty, Local Edition
Puck-rakers | Columbus Dispatch — Less than two hours after the national TV networks released their 2010-11 broadcast schedule, Fox Sports Ohio's made their plans known. Once again, they'll air 75 of the 82 games. The exceptions: Oct. 8-9 vs. San Jose (in Sweden), Nov. 2 vs. Montreal; Dec. 15 @ Vancouver; Dec. 21 vs. Calgary; Dec. 27 vs. Minnesota; and March 31 @ Washington. Don't blame FSO for five of those exceptions. The Oct. 8 game will air on the Versus network, as will the Dec. 27 and March 31 games. The Nov. 2 and Dec. 21 games cannot be aired locally because the Versus network has "exclusivity" rights from 7 to 9 p.m. ...
August 25, 2010Smile Pretty
Puck-rakers | Columbus Dispatch — One season after finishing with the fourth-worst record in the NHL, the Blue Jackets are set to make at least three (U.S.) national television appearances in the upcoming 2010-11 campaign. All three games are on the Versus network: Oct. 8 vs. San Jose (from Stockholm, Sweden); Dec. 27 vs. Minnesota in Nationwide Arena; and March 31 @ Washington. The Blue Jackets appeared twice on Versus last season. There's a chance the Blue Jackets will be on NBC this season, too. (Just like there's a chance Paulina Porizkova becomes the fourth Puck-raker.) The Blue Jackets are an "option" on March 20 vs. New...
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- NHL approves Kovalchuk contract with Devils Blackhawks Blog | Chicago Breaking Sports Tribune News ServicesThe NHL has signed off on Ilya Kovalchuk's latest contract with the New Jersey Devils. Five weeks after rejecting the Russian's landmark 17-year, $102 million contract with the Devils, the league approved a revised 15-year, $100 million deal on Friday after reaching an agreement with the NHL Players Association on an amendment covering long-term contracts. Jay Grossman, Kovalchuk's agent, confirmed the agreement in an e-mail to The Associated Press. It was first reported by TSN. The NHL had rejected the Devils' initial offer because it violated the league's salary c...
- Andreas Lilja skates with former Red Wings teammates while looking for an NHL contract Grand Rapids Press The defenseman is frustrated by the league's soft job market and regrets not taking Detroit's offer this summer.
- Red Wings Links: Zetterberg's no longer fatigued Grand Rapids Press Red Wings forward Henrik Zetterberg admitted to battling his way through mental fatigue during the 2009-2010 season in retrospect, but he feels healthy, mentally and physically rested and excited to begin this year's NHL campaign. Zetterberg believes he can recapture his dominant form playing alongside Pavel Datsyuk.
- Back with Pavel Datsyuk in 2010-11, Red Wings' Henrik Zetterberg hopes to regain scoring touch Grand Rapids Press The club's injuries kept the stars on different lines most of last season for better balance.
- Wings' Henrik Zetterberg recharged, ready Detroit News A number of Wings took the ice at Joe Louis Arena for the first voluntary skate before the 2010-11 season. Zetterberg, newly married, rested and healed, seemed particularly frisky.