A veteran of 1,058 NHL games, Jakub Voracek announced his retirement at the age of 34. The Czech winger had 223 goals and 583 assists for 806 points. At his best, Voracek was one of the best players in the NHL. What did he do in his career, and why ..read more

The Columbus Blue Jackets are in the midst of one of their most important decisions in franchise history. Who will they eventually hire as their next general manager? With the regular season over, the Blue Jackets have begun their process of determining which candidates to interview. They will likely have to wait until later in the playoffs before they can get to everyone they want to talk to. There is one very important aspect to this entire story that is not getting enough attention. Before we dive into this topic, let’s ask a question. Keep this in mind as we ..read more

While the playoffs rage on, the season has ended for the Columbus Blue Jackets. Excluded from the tournament for the fourth straight season, there is a lot on the team’s ‘to-do’ list over the next few months. Hiring a new general manager (GM), making decisions on almost 20 expiring contracts, and prepping to select another player within the first six selections in the NHL Entry Draft are the headlines. The Hockey Writers’ Blue Jackets’ writing staff and co-hosts Nicholas Arnold (me) and Mark Scheig are back with another edition of the Union Junction Podcast to talk about it all. On ..read more

The Columbus Blue Jackets take on the Florida Panthers tonight at Amerant Bank Arena. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others. BLUE JACKETS (26-41-12) at PANTHERS (49-24-6) 7 p.m. ET; BSFL, BSOH Blue Jackets projected lineup Johnny Gaudreau — Dmitri Voronkov — Justin Danforth Alexandre Texier ..read more

The Columbus Blue Jackets are done to their final game of the regular season this coming Tuesday against the Carolina Hurricanes. Once the buzzer sounds, the real work will begin in making significant changes to the team. Change is not only expected, but expected to be many. The Blue Jackets ..read more

The Columbus Blue Jackets take on the Nashville Predators at Bridgestone Arena tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups, sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents and others. BLUE JACKETS (26-42-12) at PREDATORS (46-29-5) 8 p.m. ET; BSSO, BSOH Blue Jackets projected lineup Johnny Gaudreau — Justin Danforth — Dmitri Voronkov Alexandre Texier ..read more

Ahead of their final game in the regular season, the Columbus Blue Jackets have announced they’ve signed one of their top prospects, Gavin Brindley to a three-year entry-level contract. Brindley was drafted in the second round of the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, 34th overall, out of the University of Michigan ..read more

We are just around the corner from the final game of the 2023-24 season for the Columbus Blue Jackets. There’s been a lot of drama this season from the Mike Babcock debacle to the yo-yoing of David Jiricek between the NHL and the American Hockey League (AHL), the firing of ..read more

Welcome to Game 82. For the Columbus Blue Jackets, it means the end of their 2023-24 season. It also means starting to look forward to better days after a tough season for many. As for the game itself against the Carolina Hurricanes, it means absolutely nothing in the standings. The ..read more

The Carolina Hurricanes take on the Columbus Blue Jackets tonight at the Nationwide Arena. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others. HURRICANES (52-22-7) at BLUE JACKETS (26-43-12) 7 p.m. ET; BSSO, BSOH Hurricanes projected lineup Teuvo Teravainen — Jack Drury — Martin Necas  Bradly Nadeau ..read more