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Jackets win second straight under Noel
by Dave Seaman, Columbus Wired (2/6/10)
Two games in to the Claude Noel era and the Columbus Blue Jackets are slowly resembling the team that made the Stanley Cup Playoffs a season ago. The Jackets defeated the Buffalo Sabres 4-0 in front of 18,567 inside Nationwide Arena Saturday night to improve to 2-0 under Noel...Read More

Jackets Notebook with J. Justin Boggs (2/6/10) - Blunden gets called up and pitches in:  Columbus Blue Jackets forward Mike Blunden was recalled to Columbus in the middle of the early on Saturday to join the squad for their 4-0 victory over the Buffalo Sabres from the Syracuse Crunch.  Blunden was inserted into the third line with R.J. Umberger and Samuel Pahlsson. Blunden had four shots and a game high of five hits. His performance was enough to earn the coveted hard hat for the team’s hardest working player. ..Read More Notes
Umberger, Mason lead Noel to first victory
by J. Justin Boggs, Columbus Wired (2/4/10)
The Columbus Blue Jackets gave interim head coach Claude Noel his first NHL head coaching victory on Thursday night as they defeated the Dallas Stars 2-1 in Nationwide Arena. Noel talked before the game about letting the players simplify the game and have fun. For once, the player received the message. “What I enjoyed about tonight’s game was right through warm-up and through the game, I thought the players were really passionate about trying to help each other,” Noel said...Read More

Hitchcock speaks out
by J. Justin Boggs, Columbus Wired, Photo by Joel Torres (2/4/10)
Ken Hitchcock spoke to the media Thursday afternoon less than 24 hours after being dismissed as team head coach. The former coach spent nearly 30 minutes talking how his successes and failures as coach, the Blue Jackets’ future, and his personal future in the NHL. Hitchcock started by thanking the organization, team President Mike Priest, team owners for his time spent in Columbus...Read More  

Noel prepares for first game as NHL head coach
by J. Justin Boggs, Columbus Wired (2/4/10) 
Being lost in the news of former Blue Jackets head coach Ken Hitchcock’s dismissal is Thursday represents the first time interim head coach Claude Noel will be at the helm for an NHL game. “It is going to be an emotional tactic within my own mind,” Noel said. “Not only trying to portray what we’re trying to establish in the game. It will be a really fun night. I think the one thing that we are all going to deal with is adversity and hopefully some joy in the results.”...Read More

Jackets part ways with Hitchcock
by J. Justin Boggs, Columbus Wired, Photo Tom Theodore (2/3/10) 
After an ugly 5-1 loss at the hands of the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday evening, the Columbus Blue Jackets and general manager Scott Howson decided to cut loose Ken Hitchcock from his coaching duties. Hitchcock will be replaced by Claude Noel on an interim basis. Howson said that Noel will finish the season as coach and Hitchcock’s replacement will not be named until after the season. Hitchcock was notified by Howson shortly after their 2 p.m. practice on Wednesday. Players were notified just minutes before the announcement was made official...Read More

Celebrating 1960 National Championship
by Ashleigh Ignelzi, Columbus Wired (2/3/10)
50 years ago the Ohio State Men’s basketball team did something that hasn’t been achieved since 1960. They won the NCAA National Championship. The team was fully loaded with current basketball legends and to celebrate their accomplishments along with remembering their late coach Fred Taylor, all the members of the 1960 squad gathered in Columbus. Although their jump shots may be rusty, their memories of the win over California are vivid!...Read More


Blue Jackets finish off Blues 4-2
By J. Justin Boggs, Columbus Wired (01/18/10)
Though the Columbus Blue Jackets and St. Louis Blues have very similar styles and records, the two teams have play quite differently than each other the last several games. The Blue Jackets used a mixture of solid goaltending and taking advantage of offensive opportunities en route to a 4-2 over the Blues on Monday night...Read More


Jackets score big; still fall short to Chicago 6-5
by J. Justin Boggs, Columbus Wired (1/16/10)
Following Thursday’s 3-0 loss in Chicago, the Columbus Blue Jackets decided to play with an increased tempo in Saturday’s rematch in Columbus, and for two periods, the plan appeared to work. The plan, however, backfired as the Blue Jackets were handed their third consecutive loss as the Blackhawks defeated the Blue Jackets 6-5...Read More

Jackets win third straight

by Dave Seaman, Columbus Wired (1/10/10)
If there is a defining moment of the 2009-10 NHL season for the Columbus Blue Jackets, it was Thursday night in Edmonton. After the Oilers tied the game at two early in the third period, the Jackets immediately responded and ever since have played like the playoff team of last season. The play continued Sunday night with a 2-0 win over the Dallas Stars in front of 14,501 in Nationwide Arena. It’s the third straight win for Columbus, who have moved from 14 points to eight points out of eighth place in the Western Conference in a matter of four days...Read More

CBJ Notebook by J. Justin Boggs. - Second line tops Jackets
As the Columbus Blue Jackets’ top forward Rick Nash is in the midst of a nine game goalless streak while his first unit struggles, the second line of Antoine Vermette, Jakub Voracek, and Raffi Torres has carried the team to their first three game winning streak since mid-November...Read More

Crew’s playoff run comes to an abrupt end
By Ashleigh Ignelzi, Columbus Wired, Photos by Dave Liggett and Joel Torres
Columbus, OH- The Crew was in the hunt to remain in the playoffs as they attempted to win their second MLS Cup Championship Thursday evening in Crew stadium. The hunt came to a bitter and quick end to the 2009 season when Real Salt Lake came into Crew Stadium looking to prove their prior 1-0 victory last Saturday over the Crew was no fluke. RSL traded goals with the Crew throughout the match and the 3-2 Salt Lake win came as a shock to players and the Crew faithful...Read More 

 
 

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