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  • • Islanders Naming Mathieu Darche GM Is a Calculated Risk
    The New York Islanders took their time with the search for a new general manager (GM) and cast a wide net. They interviewed Marc Bergevin, Jarmo Kekalainen, and looked at…...2025
  • • Blue Jackets Have Potential Late-Round Gem in Oiva Keskinen
    The 2023 NHL Draft will be remembered as the Adam Fantilli draft for the Columbus Blue Jackets. Once former GM Jarmo Kekalainen announced the pick from the stage in Nashville,…...2025
  • • 2024-25 Player Review: Justin Danforth provided critical depth
    Can I be honest about some biases? First of all, Justin Danforth is a Short King. He’s listed at 5’8″, which we all know means he’s around 5’6″, which is my actual height. I’m always happy to see small players succeed at this level, which is why Cam Atkinson remains one of my all-time favorites. In addition, Danforth is just a great story. He only made ...2025
  • • Blue Jackets Should Move on From Daniil Tarasov This Summer
    Daniil Tarasov was meant to be the Columbus Blue Jackets’ goaltender of the future. Now, nearly eight years after former general manager Jarmo Kekalainen selected the Russian goaltender in the…...2025
  • • This season is already a success for the Columbus Blue Jackets
    After the highs of the Stadium Series victory on March 1, the mood in Columbus has been understandably soured. The team has gone 2-7-1 in the 10 games since then, with just one regulation win, and their playoff odds per The Athletic’s projections have dropped from 55% on March 4 to 22% now. The Blue Jackets were four points clear of the playoff line and in the first wild card position on Mar...2025
  • • 2023-24 Player Review: Ivan Provorov was a workhorse
    In 2022-23, the Columbus Blue Jacket who played the most minutes was Andrew Peeke. Fifth on the list (behind two goalies and Johnny Gaudreau) was Erik Gudbranson. The results were predictable, with a horrible defensive performance from the team. Then-GM Jarmo Kekalainen knew he couldn’t go through the off-season without adding both talent and depth […]...2024

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Jarmo Kekalainen injury and suspension

  • • 2024-25 Player Review: Justin Danforth provided critical depth
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  • • This season is already a success for the Columbus Blue Jackets
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  • Preview: Avalanche look to keep streaking against Blue Jackets as long homestand begins
    • Preview: Avalanche look to keep streaking against Blue Jackets as long homestand begins
    Photo by Rick Ulreich/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Colorado is on a seven-game win streak heading into this contest. Home, sweet home. After a lengthy road trip, the Avalanche are back home for the first time in 14 days for a visit with the Columbus Blue Jackets. Currently riding a seven game win streak that saw the Colorado Avalanche sweep a four-game road trip, the Avs are playing ...2024
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  • The Hockey Show - Episode 596
    • The Hockey Show - Episode 596
    The Hockey Show, Canada's only campus-produced radio show that strictly talks hockey, is back on the cozy airwaves of UMFM tonight where all the biggest stories from the past couple of weeks will be brought to light. After Makenna Schuttler's fantastic interview last week, our hosts will jump into the murky waters of legal and political matters in this week's show before actually tackling a few sm...2024
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  • • Recaps: A not nice day for Columbus hockey
    Photo by Zak Krill/NHLI via Getty Images One expected, and one that hurts It was Game #69 for the Columbus Blue Jackets, and they were on the road against the fifth best team in the league. It went about as you’d expect, with them losing 7-2 to the Vegas Golden Knights. I don’t want to write about every Vegas goal (Jack Eichel had a hat trick and Phil Kessel was a power play beast, nuff sa...2023
  • • Going North: Monsters heating up at the right time for playoff push
    Photo by Frank Jansky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Cleveland comes out of the All-Star break swinging Things are beginning to look up for our Cleveland Monsters as they enter the final stretch of the season and try to work their way back up the standings to get back into the Calder Cup Playoffs. Nobody can say what the roster for either the Blue Jackets or the Monsters will look like a...2023
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  • • The Blue Jackets’ injury excuse is insulting
    Photo by Brett Holmes/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The fans deserve better than having the wool pulled over our eyes. Over the last couple of months, both the coaching staff and the front office have been peddling the idea that the massive amount of injuries the Blue Jackets have endured this season are the primary reason for the team’s struggles. Brad Larsen used the line most recentl...2023
  • • Jarmo Week: Is Kekalainen the right man to lead the Blue Jackets?
    Photo by Jamie Sabau/NHLI via Getty Images After reviewing the resume, has Jarmo done enough as GM? Thanks for tuning in for JARMO WEEK! To mark the 10 year anniversary of Jarmo Kekalainen becoming general manager of the Columbus Blue Jackets, we have spent the last four days recapping some highs and lows from his decade in charge: Best/Worst SigningsBest/Worst Draft PicksBest/Worst Trades...2023
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  • • Jarmo Week: A look back at some big trades
    Jarmo’s trade prowess propelled the Blue Jackets to new highs, but some deals are head-scratchers. Welcome to Jarmo Week! February 13 will mark the 10 year anniversary of Jarmo Kekalainen assuming the role of General Manager of the Columbus Blue Jackets. Over the last decade, the franchise has seen some highs and lows, with Jarmo himself making some splashy moves and also some costly errors. Over ...2023
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  • • Jarmo Week: Revisiting the best and worst draft picks of Kekalainen’s tenure
    Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images There were a few homeruns, but quite a few whiffs EDITOR’S NOTE: Welcome to Jarmo Week! February 13 will mark the 10 year anniversary of Jarmo Kekalainen assuming the role of General Manager of the Columbus Blue Jackets. Over the last decade, the franchise has seen some highs and lows, with Jarmo himself making some splashy moves and also some costly err...2023
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Jarmo Kekalainen lifestyle

  • • Collecting vs. Building
    Photo by Rick Osentoski/Getty Images Thoughts on a continually changing Blue Jackets roster This weekend, I thought back to some of my favorite toys as a kid. For years, I was obsessed with toy cars. I collected over a hundred of them from Matchbox and Hot Wheels. I learned a lot about different makes and models, and spent time organizing them in different ways. I don’t know exactly what h...2022
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  • • Cannon Blasts: Some familiar faces take on new roles
    Photo by Kirk Irwin/Getty Images That and more of this week’s links Since our last Cannon Blasts, the Blue Jackets made their second big move of the offseason (the first being the return of John Davidson as president of hockey operations) by promoting assistant coach Brad Larsen to be their next head coach. I had thoughts about that. Last week, they announced a series of hires and promotio...2021
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  • • The Cannon Cast Episode 93: Max Domi talks to us about joining the Blue Jackets and living with Type 1 Diabetes
    Photo by Adam Lacy/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images A conversation with one of the newest Blue Jackets. November is National Diabetes Awareness Month, so we were approached with an opportunity to interview newly acquired forward Max Domi to discuss his experiences living with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D), and to get his thoughts about joining the Columbus Blue Jackets. Type 1 Diabetes is an auto...2020
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  • • 2019-20 Player Review: Pierre-Luc Dubois deserves to get paid
    Photo by Mark Blinch/NHLI via Getty Images Any concerns about him without Panarin have been put to rest Tennis star Novak Djokovic famously became the top player in the world after switching to a gluten-free diet. In 2020, we could add Pierre-Luc Dubois to the list of other athletes who found success in their game without Bread. Get it? Bread? Ok, fine, they can’t all be winners. Anyway, after ...2020
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Timeline

  • 2025
    "As good as John Tortorella was as head coach for this franchise, it often did not feel as though general manager Jarmo Kekalainen was building a roster that was made for Torts-style hockey."

  • 2024
    "The Blue Jackets, who have the worst record in the Eastern Conference, fired general manager Jarmo Kekalainen on Thursday."

  • 2023
    "It’s the first time since 2016 when general manager Jarmo Kekalainen sent a slight…"

  • 2022
    "They’ve been going through what general manager Jarmo Kekalainen calls a…"

  • 2021
    "With it, the pressure is on General Manager Jarmo Kekalainen to build a true Stanley Cup contender for the first time in franchise history."

  • 2020
    "It’s the identity that Jarmo Kekalainen has built."

  • 2019
    "Columbus GM Jarmo Kekalainen hoping trade deadline gamble pays off"

  • 2018
    "Blue Jackets sign GM Jarmo Kekalainen to multi-year extension"

  • 2017
    "When we were looking for a new coach, [GM Jarmo Kekalainen, assistant GM Bill Zito and I] canvassed a lot of really good players who'd played for him, and one right after the other said he was the best coach they ever played for, that a lot of players would run through a wall for him."

  • 2016
    "  Blue Jackets general manager Jarmo Kekalainen commented on the organization's decision to extend the 21-year-old blueliner, per the team's official website: Acquiring [Jones] was very important to our organization and reaching a long-term agreement with him to remain a Blue Jacket was a priority, so we are extremely excited about having done so today."

  • 2015
    "COLUMBUS, OHIO - The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed left wing Brandon Saad to a six-year contract through the 2020-21 National Hockey League season, club General Manager Jarmo Kekalainen announced today."

  • 2014
    "Columbus Blue Jackets general manager Jarmo Kekalainen had some strong words for unsigned forward Ryan Johansen on Monday."

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Jarmo Kekalainen trade rumors, contract, salary rumors

  • • Blue Jackets Have Potential Late-Round Gem in Oiva Keskinen
    2025
  • • 2024-25 Player Review: Justin Danforth provided critical depth
    2025
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  • • This season is already a success for the Columbus Blue Jackets
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  • • 2023-24 Player Review: Damon Severson is a cautionary tale
    A complaint about Jarmo Kekalainen that we’ve repeated in articles and comments here at The Cannon, and on The Cannon Cast, is that he collected good players, but didn’t effectively build a team out of them. He also overpaid too many depth players, which left little flexibility under the salary cap. One example of this […]...2024
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  • • Preview: Avalanche look to keep streaking against Blue Jackets as long homestand begins
    2024
  • • The Hockey Show - Episode 596
    2024
  • • Blue Jackets fire GM Jarmo Kekalainen midway through his 11th full season
    The Columbus Blue Jackets fired general manager Jarmo Kekalainen on Thursday, ending his time on the job ahead of another crucial trade deadline for the struggling club....2024
  • • 7 Takeaways From Blue Jackets’ Kekalainen’s Pre-Draft Availability
    The Columbus Blue Jackets held their pre-draft availability in Nashville on Tuesday afternoon in advance of the 2023 NHL Draft which starts on Wednesday night. GM Jarmo Kekalainen spoke to…...2023
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  • • BREAKING: Major Sign & Trade Between Devils and Blue Jackets
    When Jarmo Kekalainen emphasized defense, he wasn’t joking. He has now added a second defenseman to his off-season roster. For the previous few years, Damon Severson has been a key member of the New Jersey Devils; yet, just as he was about to become a free agent and demand a sizable salary, he got traded. … Author information Igor Burdetskiy Founder, Editor-in-Chief, & CEO at Hoo...2023
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  • • BREAKING: Major Sign & Trade Between Devils and Blue Jackets
    When Jarmo Kekalainen emphasized defense, he wasn’t joking. He has now added a second defenseman to his off-season roster. For the previous few years, Damon Severson has been a key member of the New Jersey Devils; yet, just as he was about to become a free agent and demand a sizable salary, he got traded. … Author information Igor Burdetskiy Founder, Editor-in-Chief, & CEO at Hoo...2023
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Jarmo Kekalainen stats and results

  • • This season is already a success for the Columbus Blue Jackets
    2025
  • • 2023-24 Player Review: Ivan Provorov was a workhorse
    2024
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  • • Preview: Avalanche look to keep streaking against Blue Jackets as long homestand begins
    2024
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  • • Game #68 Preview: Blue Jackets take on Ducks in tankathon part two
    Photo by Debora Robinson/NHLI via Getty Images The Blue Jackets won (lost?) the first tank contest against the Sharks and look to do the same tonight. Friday, March 17, 2023 - 10:00 PM ETHonda Center, Anaheim, CaliforniaTV: Bally Sports Ohio - Radio: 97.1 FM After losing decisively in Los Angeles last night, the Blue Jackets are heading a few miles southeast to Anaheim to take on the Ducks...2023
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  • • Going North: Monsters’ path to playoffs in plain sight
    Photo by Frank Jansky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Just win baby! Sixteen games are all that remains in the Cleveland Monsters’ season. They essentially have a playoff run’s worth of games left to try and jump at least two teams in the North Division to claim the fifth and final playoff spot. A few weeks ago, the Monsters moved into playoff position and almost immediately tripped over...2023
  • • Analyzing the Kevin Hayes rumors
    Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images The Blue Jackets are reportedly interested in trading for the Flyers center. The trade deadline has come and gone, but rumors surrounding the Columbus Blue Jackets continued to swirl well after the final buzzer. Elliotte Friedman noted on his 32 Thoughts podcast that there is “real smoke” around Kevin Hayes to Columbus talk. A day later, Aaron Portzline ...2023
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  • • Going North: Monsters heating up at the right time for playoff push
    2023
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  • • The Blue Jackets’ injury excuse is insulting
    2023
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  • • Jarmo Week: Comparing Kekalainen to other long-tenured NHL GMs
    Photo by Jason Mowry/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Overall record, playoff success, and drafting quality all get taken into consideration. EDITOR’S NOTE: Welcome back to Jarmo Week! We are taking a look back at the successes and failures of Blue Jackets GM Jarmo Kekalainen over the last decade. Today: Comparing Jarmo to other GMs. Jarmo Kekalainen is one of the longest tenured GMs in th...2023
  • • Jarmo Week: A look back at some big trades
    2023
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Jarmo Kekalainen parents, kids, wife / husband, girlfriend / boyfriend

  • • Preview: Avalanche look to keep streaking against Blue Jackets as long homestand begins
    2024
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  • • NHL 2023-24 Power Rankings: Week 20
    Off the ice, this week brought with it a resolution as the Columbus Blue Jackets fired general manager Jarmo Kekalainen. Oftentimes, drama like a firing will feel like a spur-of-the-moment…...2024
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  • • Recaps: A not nice day for Columbus hockey
    2023
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  • • Game #68 Preview: Blue Jackets take on Ducks in tankathon part two
    2023
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  • • Going North: Monsters’ path to playoffs in plain sight
    2023
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  • • Jarmo Week: Is Kekalainen the right man to lead the Blue Jackets?
    2023
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  • • Jarmo Week: Comparing Kekalainen to other long-tenured NHL GMs
    2023
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  • • Jarmo Week: Revisiting the best and worst draft picks of Kekalainen’s tenure
    2023
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  • • Going North: The Monsters season is at risk of slipping away; Should the Jackets step in and save it?
    Photo by Frank Jansky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Injuries in both Cleveland and Columbus have the Monsters on the ropes As you may have surmised, as Blue Jackets’ injury woes have turned from a trickle into a full on stream, the Monsters were bound to fall victim to that. For a few months, they have managed to keep pace in a competitive division. Unfortunately a 3-9-0-1 stretch has s...2023
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  • • A Night of Infamy: Blue Jackets get embarrassed on national television
    Photo by Graham Stokes/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Will anyone be held accountable for this disaster? Franklin Roosevelt called December 7, 1941 a day which will live in infamy. December 7, 2022 is a night of infamy for the Columbus Blue Jackets, featuring one of the worst periods of hockey I have ever witnessed, and that’s saying something. What makes that six goal first period even ...2022
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Top Jarmo Kekalainen news

  • • Point/Counterpoint: Should the Blue Jackets keep Tortorella as head coach?
    Photo by Elsa/Getty Images The best coach we’ve had...but is it enough? The Columbus Blue Jackets just completed their fourth straight trip to the Stanley Cup Playoffs. However, in that span they’ve also advanced past the first round just once. Today, two of our writers debate whether or not John Tortorella is the right coach for this team for next season and beyond. MrSwift13 Well, here we are...2020
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  • • Blue Jackets sign Saad to six-year contract
    COLUMBUS, OHIO - The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed left wing Brandon Saad to a six-year contract through the 2020-21 National Hockey League season, club General Manager Jarmo Kekalainen announced today. As is club policy, terms were not disclo......2015
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  • • Blue Jackets sign Bobrovsky to four-year extension
    COLUMBUS, OHIO – The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed 2013 Vezina Trophy winner Sergei Bobrovsky to a four-year contract extension through the 2018-19 season, club General Manager Jarmo Kekalainen announced today. As is club policy, terms were n......2015
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  • • Blue Jackets GM turns up heat on Johansen: report
    Columbus Blue Jackets general manager Jarmo Kekalainen had some strong words for unsigned forward Ryan Johansen on Monday. Speaking at the prospect tournament in Traverse City, Mich., Kekalainen urged his star center not to miss the start of tr......2014
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  • • Blue Jackets forward Clarkson to miss 4-6 weeks
    COLUMBUS, OHIO --- Columbus Blue Jackets right wing David Clarkson will be sidelined four to six weeks due to a torn oblique muscle suffered in Tuesday night’s game against the Washington Capitals, club General Manager Jarmo Kekalainen announced t......2015
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  • • Blue Jackets Will Regret Moving on From Max Domi
    The Columbus Blue Jackets are in the middle of quite a few trade rumors as the trade deadline approaches. They’ve been going through what general manager Jarmo Kekalainen calls a…...2022
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  • • Blue Jackets sign Moutrey to entry-level contract
    COLUMBUS, OHIO — The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed forward Nick Moutrey, the club’s sixth pick in the 2013 NHL Draft, to a three-year entry level contract, Blue Jackets General Manager Jarmo Kekalainen announced today. As is club policy, term......2015
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  • • Blue Jackets’ Draft Options at 3rd Overall
    For the second time in franchise history, the Columbus Blue Jackets hold the third overall pick. It’s the first time since 2016 when general manager Jarmo Kekalainen sent a slight…...2023
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  • • 2024-25 Player Review: Justin Danforth provided critical depth
    2025
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  • • This season is already a success for the Columbus Blue Jackets
    2025
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  • • Recaps: A not nice day for Columbus hockey
    2023
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  • • Game #68 Preview: Blue Jackets take on Ducks in tankathon part two
    2023
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  • • Going North: Monsters’ path to playoffs in plain sight
    2023
  • • Going North: Monsters heating up at the right time for playoff push
    2023
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  • • The Blue Jackets’ injury excuse is insulting
    2023
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  • • Jarmo Week: Is Kekalainen the right man to lead the Blue Jackets?
    2023
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  • • Jarmo Week: Comparing Kekalainen to other long-tenured NHL GMs
    2023
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  • • Jarmo Week: A look back at some big trades
    2023
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Jarmo Kekalainen rumors, scandals

  • NHL Rumors: Columbus Blue Jackets, Montreal Canadiens, and the Colorado Avalanche
    • NHL Rumors: Columbus Blue Jackets, Montreal Canadiens, and the Colorado Avalanche
    It was just a rumor, for now Jake Allen is not heading to the Colorado Avalanche. The Columbus Blue Jackets fire GM Jarmo Kekalainen and speculation on replacement candidates....2024
  • NHL Rumors: Columbus Blue Jackets, Montreal Canadiens, and the Colorado Avalanche
    • NHL Rumors: Columbus Blue Jackets, Montreal Canadiens, and the Colorado Avalanche
    It was just a rumor, for now Jake Allen is not heading to the Colorado Avalanche. The Columbus Blue Jackets fire GM Jarmo Kekalainen and speculation on replacement candidates....2024
  • • Analyzing the Kevin Hayes rumors
    2023
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  • • Jarmo Week: Revisiting the best and worst draft picks of Kekalainen’s tenure
    2023
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  • • Jarmo Week: A Look Back at GM Jarmo Kekalainen’s Best and Worst Signings
    Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images How does Jarmo’s contract history stack up over his time in Columbus? EDITOR’S NOTE: Welcome to Jarmo Week! February 13 will mark the 10 year anniversary of Jarmo Kekalainen assuming the role of General Manager of the Columbus Blue Jackets. Over the last decade, the franchise has seen some highs and lows, with Jarmo himself making some splashy moves and ...2023
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  • • NHL and KHL suspend communications, potentially complicating the arrival of Blue Jackets’ top prospects
    Photo by Peter Kovalev\TASS via Getty Images Taking a look at which players could be impacted by current sanctions. I want to preface this article by stating that I completely understand that hockey is totally minuscule when compared to the events unfolding right now with Ukraine and Russia. It is quite simply a human tragedy, and the hockey implications of these current events absolutely ...2022
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  • • Blue Jackets offseason rumor roundup
    Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports Lot’s of smoke, but no fire yet... With the hiring of new head coach Brad Larsen, the Columbus Blue Jackets have checked the first item off of their offseason to-do list. Apparently, it was always going to be Larsen. Now that the easy work is over, the real challenges are now at the forefront. It’d be an understatement to say this is a HUGE offseason for the t...2021
  • • 2019-20 Player Review: Big Josh Anderson is a big question mark
    Photo by Andre Ringuette/NHLI via Getty Images Will the power winger play for Columbus in 2021? The biggest question facing the Columbus Blue Jackets this offseason is what to do with forward Josh Anderson. Anderson had a career year in 2018-19, scoring 27 goals and 20 assists in a full 82 game season. He then was a dominant force in the first round sweep of the Tampa Bay Lightning. He injured...2020
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  • • An unforgettable first season with the Cleveland Monsters for Mike Eaves and Trey Fix-Wolansky
    Photo Credit: John Saraya/Cleveland Monsters In their first full season with the Cleveland Monsters, Head Coach Mike Eaves and forward Trey Fix-Wolansky offered a unique view of the 2019-20 season. The beginning of Mike Eaves story as head coach of the Cleveland Monsters doesn’t begin with the 2019-20 season. It begins in the summer of 2016. Eaves had just been relieved of his duty as head coac...2020

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