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How Rick Nash became the new NHL 2K9 cover boy (Yahoo! Sports)

Fri, 16 May 2008 06:22:15 PDT

Ovechkin. Iginla. Zetterberg. Annually, the same famous names always seem to emerge when the team at 2K Sports...

Blue Jackets Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

Fri, 16 May 2008 02:17:53 PDT

The death of majority owner John H. McConnell on April 25 cast a pall over the city of Columbus and the Blue Jackets.

McConnell, an American business icon for revolutionizing the steel industry, was 84 years old.

A memorial service held on May 7 brought a crowd of 4,261 to Nationwide Arena, including NHL commissioner Gary Bettman and several Blue Jackets players and coaches.

The NHL would not have come to central Ohio not for McConnell, Bettman said.

"He probably would have liked it if we won more often," said Blue Jackets left winger Rick Nash in his eulogy, "and we will, Mr. Mac, I promise.

"We know you'll be with us when we hit the ice next season."

Season Highlight: A six-game point streak in late October and early November...

Public memorial honors Blue Jackets owner McConnell (AP)

Wed, 07 May 2008 18:49:08 PDT

There were captains of industry, professional athletes, famous coaches, celebrities and even little kids wearing Blue Jackets jerseys quietly filing into Nationwide Arena on Wednesday night. All of them, more than 4,000, came to remember John H. McConnell, the man of meager means who built a Fortune 500 company, made millions of dollars, gave much to charity and brought the NHL to Columbus, his...

Why you should give a damn about the World Championships (Yahoo! Sports)

Fri, 02 May 2008 13:00:53 PDT

This may be a gross mischaracterization, but I've always considered the World Hockey Championships to be the...

Puck Headlines: Ryan Miller is a beautiful butterfly (Yahoo! Sports)

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:43:14 PDT

Here are your Afternoon Puck Headlines: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest...

Jackets sign Hejda to 3-year deal (Yahoo! Sports)

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 08:42:16 PDT

The Columbus Blue Jackets re-signed defenceman Jan Hejda to a three-year, $6 million contract Tuesday.

What's the secret to the Stars' success this postseason? (SportingNews.com)

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:26:11 PDT

Their goalie has a reputation as a playoff choke artist, and two of their top defenseman have been banged-up. So how are the Dallas Stars playing so well in this postseason?

Hejda signs 3-year deal with Jackets (AP)

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:20:28 PDT

The Columbus Blue Jackets signed defenseman Jan Hejda to a three-year contract, bringing back a player who was one of their best finds a year ago. Terms of the deal announced Tuesday were not disclosed. The 29-year-old Hejda is coming off a solid season. An unrestricted free agent signed to a one-year deal last summer, he had 13 assists in 81 games and set a franchise record with a plus-20...

Blue Jackets re-sign D Hejda (PA SportsTicker)

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:57:31 PDT

The Columbus Blue Jackets re-signed defenseman Jan Hejda to a three-year contract on Tuesday.

John McConnell, owner of Columbus Blue Jackets, dies at 84 (AP)

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:50:01 PDT

John H. McConnell, the steel magnate who was the majority owner of the Columbus Blue Jackets, died Friday. He was 84. McConnell, diagnosed with cancer last year, died at a Columbus hospital, said Cathy Lyttle, a spokeswoman with Worthington Industries, a $3 billion-a-year steel processing company that McConnell started in 1955 with $600 he borrowed against his car.

Jackets owner McConnell dies (PA SportsTicker)

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:26:23 PDT

Columbus Blue Jackets majority owner John H. McConnell died on Friday. He was 84.

NHL brawlers down with UFC fighting (Yahoo! Sports)

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:00:00 PDT

Watching Riley Cote of the Flyers fight, there really isn't a detectable influence of mixed martial arts and...