Blue Jackets’ All-Time Worst First-Round Draft Picks
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…
Nikolai Zherdev
3 Ghosts of Blue Jackets Past
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…
Pavel Buchnevich – The Next Ones: NHL 2013 Draft Prospect Profile
Pavel Buchnevich THW Close-Up: Date of birth: 4/17/1995 Place of birth: Cherepovets, Russia Ht: 6’1″ Wt: 176 lbs Shoots: Left Position: LW/C/RW NHL Draft Eligibility: 2013 THW The Next Ones Rankings (January…
Where Are They Now?: Nikolay Zherdev
June 12th was the deadline for all KHL teams (except for Lokomotiv Yaroslavl and KHL Medvescak) to provide five players they would release into the expansion draft for the new…
The Hockey Writers Q&A on Alexander Radulov’s return to Nashville
Alexander Radulov can return to the Nasville Predators, according to reports, the Russian forward struck a deal with his KHL team, Ufa Salavat. It is believed he will be in…
Zherdev puts Atlant in Round Two, Riga forces decisive Game Seven
Atlant Moscow Region has advanced to the second round of the KHL playoffs with Thursday’s road win over Severstal. Meanwhile, seventh-seeded Dynamo Riga forced a decisive Game Seven with second-seeded…
SKA advances, Torpedo and Atlant on the brink in KHL’s Western Conference
SKA St. Petersburg has advanced to the second round of the KHL Western Conference playoffs after defeating CSKA Moscow in five games. With the number one and three (Dynamo Moscow)…
KHL Playoff Round Up
(1) SKA vs. (8) CSKA SKA leads series 1-0 Ivan Nepryayev had a goal and two assists and Jakub Stepanak made 16 saves for SKA in their 4-1 win over…
Evaluating the Tenure of Scott Howson Part 1: Righting the Ship
When the Columbus Blue Jackets hired Scott Howson away from the Edmonton Oilers the team was coming off the sixth straight season in which they missed the playoffs.
Plucked From the Scrap Heap, Which Remaining Free Agents Could Make an Impact This Season?
Jim Neveau, NHL Correspondent After the frenzy that occurred on July 1st, a lot of the players who stood a great chance to make an immediate impact for their new…
Three Key Losses At Forward Have Hurt The Flyers
Of the 18 skaters that played for the Philadelphia Flyers in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup final last season, 13 are still with the team. And yet they are…
Jackets’ 1st Round Draft History Stacks Up Well In NHL
As training camps begin whittling their ranks, and youngsters are returned to juniors and others are dispatched to the AHL, there remain those veterans who are scuttled to the waiver…