Today in Hockey History: Oct. 12 Matthew Zator | October 12, 2023 Oct. 12 was another very busy date in NHL history. The laundry list of milestones that occurred includes two teams getting their first-ever wins, a bunch of first goals, some…
Today in Hockey History: Sept. 20 Matthew Zator | September 20, 2023 There have been some unique moments in NHL history that have occurred on this date. In California, two heated rivals closed out an old barn with a crazy preseason game…
Today in Hockey History: Aug. 2 Matthew Zator | August 2, 2023 Aug. 2 was a big day for the Buffalo Sabres as they pulled off a big trade to land a dynamic player in 2018. Also, a group of veteran players,…
Revisiting the Blue Jackets’ Marian Gaborik Debacle Nicholas Arnold | February 15, 2023 Trade deadline nightmares that haunt Columbus Blue Jacket fans begin and end with one name: Marian Gaborik. Gaborik is one of the more tantalizing, if not enigmatic, players of the…
Revisiting the Blue Jackets’ Second Jeff Carter Trade Nicholas Arnold | February 9, 2023 There were a lot of tough decisions that didn’t work out early on in the history of the Columbus Blue Jackets. Exhibit A being their trades of Jeff Carter in…
Flyers Following Path of Tortorella’s Successful History Colin Newby | January 23, 2023 The Philadelphia Flyers have become the John Tortorella show during the first season under their new head coach. From his stoned-faced press conference attitude to his contentious decisions to sit…
Blue Jackets’ 5 Best Draft Gems of All-Time Nicholas Arnold | July 4, 2022 The Columbus Blue Jackets haven’t historically been one of the best teams at the NHL Entry Draft. Actually, I would bet that if there was a tournament of all the…
Blue Jackets’ All-Time Worst First-Round Draft Picks Domenic Lunardo | April 20, 2022 The NHL Entry Draft. For many owners, general managers, presidents, scouts, coaches, players, and prospects, the annual NHL Draft is one of the most exciting days on the calendar. It…
A Look Back at the Blue Jackets’ Longest Iron Man Streaks Nicholas Arnold | April 3, 2022 Being an iron man means a lot of things. It could mean you’re the guy in the Black Sabbath song who saved half of the universe with a snap of…
Columbus Blue Jackets’ Trade Deadline History Nicholas Arnold | March 13, 2022 Since the poor performance of last season, the Columbus Blue Jackets have been looked at as a key trader in this year’s marketplace as a major seller looking to add…
Best One-and-Done Players in Blue Jackets History Nicholas Arnold | August 13, 2021 The Columbus Blue Jackets have been around for a while, but while entering their 22nd season, they’re still one of the league’s newest teams. While they don’t have the lengthy…
3 Ghosts of Blue Jackets Past Nicholas Arnold | August 9, 2021 Summertime at The Hockey Writers means that we get the chance to have some fun that we might not be able to during the season. We get to look into…