Columbus Blue Jackets Rumors & News

Columbus Dispatch "The Blue Jackets have signed goaltender Curtis McElhinney to a one-year, one-way contract, paving the way for his return to the NHL after spending most of the past two seasons in the minor-leagues. Terms of the contract were not immediately available." May 24

NHL.com "The 2013 NHL Awards winners will be revealed in two live television specials during the Stanley Cup Final. At 7 p.m. on the day of Game 2 of the Final, the winners of the Hart, Calder, Norris and Vezina trophies, along with the Ted Lindsay Award, will be announced as part of an hour-long show..." May 24

Columbus Dispatch "It has been about a month since the Blue Jackets’ season ended and two months since contract talks between the club and goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky started, but the sides are no closer to reaching a deal. “We’ve talked. We’ve exchanged ideas,” general manager Jarmo Kekalainen said this week...." May 23

Columbus Dispatch "Blue Jackets wingers Marian Gaborik and Jared Boll each had successful abdominal surgeries today in Philadelphia. Gaborik had surgery to adjust a "mesh patch" that was put in place during a sports hernia surgery he had in 2001, following his rookie season with the Minnesota Wild. He's expected..." May 10

NHL.com "The National Hockey League moved closer to an agreement to send its players to the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia during a meeting in Stockholm on Friday. The meeting included representatives from the NHL, National Hockey League Players' Association, International Olympic Committee,..." May 10

NHL.com "Sergei Bobrovsky of the Columbus Blue Jackets, Henrik Lundqvist of the New York Rangers and Antti Niemi of the San Jose Sharks have been named finalists for the 2013 Vezina Trophy, awarded annually "to the goalkeeper adjudged to be the best at his position," as voted by the general managers of the..." May 08

Columbus Dispatch "Blue Jackets winger Marian Gaborik will have abdominal surgery that will require a three- to four-week recovery, forcing him to miss playing for Slovakia in the IIHF World Championships. According to one of Gaborik's agents, the surgery is to repair an area of his abdomen where a hernia surgery..." May 02

Columbus Dispatch "The Blue Jackets this morning have confirmed reports in Slovakia that winger Marian Gaborik is being seen by a specialist in Philadelphia today for an abdominal injury. "It's just a maintenance issue," Blue Jackets president of hockey operations John Davidson said. "Every player had an exit..." May 01

NHL.com "By finishing with the fewest points in the regular season, the Florida Panthers had the best chance to land the No. 1 pick at the 2013 NHL Draft in June. But, on Monday, the Colorado Avalanche were the ones smiling. Colorado (16-25-7) was the winner of the 2013 Scotiabank NHL Draft Lottery..." April 29

NHL.com "The 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs will open Tuesday in Chicago with a matchup between the Presidents' Trophy-winning Chicago Blackhawks and the Minnesota Wild, who were the last team to clinch a playoff berth. The NHL released the playoff schedule Sunday night and it includes three Game 1s on..." April 29

Fox Sports Ohio "If the Columbus Blue Jackets' spectacular run this season has proven anything, it’s this: When there’s a winning product on the ice, Columbus fans will come. And they did it in stunning fashion Saturday night as a sell-out crowd of 19,002 gathered in Nationwide Arena to watch their boys beat the..." April 28

Fox Sports Ohio "As the Columbus Blue Jackets continue their playoff push tonight against the Dallas Stars, it’s not lost on NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman that Columbus had the 2013 All-Star Weekend, lost it because of the lockout, and now wants it back. “We know we owe Columbus an All-Star Game,” he said via..." April 27

The Cannon "This has been a great week for the Atkinvert twins. After being the hero against Dallas, the timing is perfect to announce a two-year contract extension for Cam Atkinson today. General Manager Jarmo Kekalainen was able to get Cam locked up until the end of the 2014-2015 season, with a deal that..." April 27

Columbus Dispatch "The Blue Jackets have gotten by on a thin margin of error for two months, so it’s no surprise their Stanley Cup playoffs fate will be decided on the final day of the season. The Blue Jackets staved off elimination with a 3-1 victory over the Dallas Stars last night in front of 16,918 at..." April 26

NHL.com "The team holding the top pick in the 2013 NHL Draft will need to consider one important question prior to stepping to the podium to announce its selection on June 30 at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. What do we need right now? Is it a poised and polished minute-munching, two-way..." April 24

Columbus Dispatch "Forward Matt Calvert has signed a two-year, $1.975-million contract extension with the Blue Jackets. Calvert, 23, has nine goals and seven assists with 32 penalty minutes in 42 games this season and has 20-19-39 in 97 games for the Blue Jackets since making his debut in 2010-11. He spent most..." April 23

NHL.com "In celebration of Earth Day, NHL Green has teamed up with Sterling Planet, the United States' leading retail provider of environmental assets for corporate, utility and government clients, to attempt to mitigate the environmental impact of the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs. For the second..." April 22

Columbus Dispatch "They have dominated Detroit, won with ease in Nashville and now swept a season series from the San Jose Sharks. With two games left in the regular season and a spot in the Stanley Cup playoffs beginning to taste almost real, it’s only right to ask the question that all the NHL is wondering: Who..." April 22

Columbus Dispatch "The latest chapter in the Blue Jackets’ near-miracle turnaround this season took place last night in the perfect setting. Only Disney would dare to dream this big. Fedor Tyutin redirected a Nick Foligno wrist shot at 2:19 of overtime, giving the Blue Jackets a 3-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks..." April 18

Columbus Dispatch "The differences between last season’s downward-plunging Blue Jackets and the group that is competing for a spot in the Stanley Cup playoffs are vast enough to fill a college thesis. Elite goaltending by Sergei Bobrovsky, who has “stolen” games the Blue Jackets otherwise would have..." April 17

ESPN.com "The NHL is in the final planning stages of its much-anticipated series of outdoor stadium games next season with six outdoor contests set to take place in football and baseball stadiums across North America, sources familiar with the plan confirmed to ESPN.com Tuesday. The series will start..." April 17

Chicago Tribune "Drew LeBlanc walked alongside Jonathan Toews in the hallway at the United Center as the two headed toward the Blackhawks' dressing room. Whether the top college player in the country ends up playing next to the Hawks captain in the future remains to be seen. In the meantime, LeBlanc plans to..." April 16

NHL.com "The National Hockey League Players' Association and the National Hockey League today announced a historic partnership with the You Can Play Project that formalizes and advances their long-standing commitment to make the NHL the most inclusive professional sports league in the world. "The NHL..." April 12

TSN.ca "The National Hockey League's meeting with officials from the International Olympic Committee and International Ice Hockey Federation wrapped up in New York City Friday with more work needed to be done. "We had a good working session and were able to discuss all of the issues involved in the..." April 12

Columbus Dispatch "Center Boone Jenner could still play for the Blue Jackets this season, but he'll first make a stop with the Jackets' minor-league club in Springfield, Mass. Sources in Springfield told The Dispatch tonight that Jenner will travel to Springfield on Thursday. The Falcons, who have already..." April 11

Columbus Dispatch "Two nights earlier, the Blue Jackets played perhaps their ugliest game since early February, a lethargic shutout loss that made the Stanley Cup playoffs seem like a far-fetched notion. Only 48 hours later, after a convincing 4-0 win over the San Jose Sharks before 17,771 in Nationwide Arena,..." April 10

Columbus Dispatch "As this most improbable season has moved along, the Blue Jackets have rewritten the record books with winning streaks and points streaks and laid waste to some of their ignominious claims piled up through seasons of losing. Last night, armed with a new weapon and still emboldened by the will and..." April 05

New York Daily News "The Rangers acquired a big-time scorer from the Columbus Blue Jackets last summer, but on Wednesday afternoon, the NHL’s lowest-scoring team surprisingly sent one back. With less than a half hour remaining until the 3 p.m. NHL trade deadline, the Rangers pulled off a stunner by dealing..." April 04

Columbus Dispatch "If the NHL trade deadline comes and goes at 3 p.m. today with no moves by the Blue Jackets, it won’t be for a lack of trying. General manager Jarmo Kekalainen wants to add some offensive firepower to his resurgent club, but he doesn’t want to trade a player off the current roster or give up a..." April 03

TSN.ca "The New York Rangers have traded forward Marian Gaborik to the Columbus Blue Jackets. In return the Rangers will receive forward Derick Brassard, defenceman John Moore, forward Derek Dorsett and a sixth-round draft pick in 2014. The 31-year-old winger has scored nine goals and 10 assists in 35..." April 03

Courier-Post "According to reports, the Flyers have sent a draft pick to Columbus for goalie Steve Mason. That’s right. Sergei Bobrovsky’s backup. That’s right. Sergei Bobrovsky was the Flyers’ backup last year. In 13 games this season, Mason has a 2.95 goals-against average and .899 save percentage...." April 03

Columbus Dispatch "The Blue Jackets have signed forward Mark Letestu to a two-year contract extension worth $2.5 million. Letestu, who could have been an unrestricted free agent this summer, will have an annual salary cap hit of $1.25 million. "I've said it before, and it's true: this is where I want to be,"..." April 02

Orange County Register "Points always matter in the NHL standings but especially so during the stretch run and the Ducks moved one point closer toward a Pacific Division title that seemed to be a pipe dream at the start of this lockout season. Yet there are things creeping into the Ducks that are concerning and could..." April 01

NHL.com "Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby, Montreal Canadiens defenseman P.K. Subban and Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky have been named the NHL's "Three Stars" for the month of March. Crosby led the League with 19 assists and 25 points as the Penguins became the first team in..." April 01

Columbus Dispatch "The Blue Jackets have lost their identity since leaving Nationwide Arena. First the forecheck faded, now the tight-checking has checked out. Last night, though, the Blue Jackets took advantage of a shell-shocked Calgary Flames team and got away with sloppy play, winning 6-4 before 19,289 at the..." March 30

Columbus Dispatch "Cam Atkinson expects the high ankle sprain he suffered in January to irritate him until he can fully rest it this summer. But the right winger is feeling better, that much is obvious. Atkinson was the most dynamic player on the ice on Thursday in the Blue Jackets’ 6-4 loss to Edmonton, which is..." March 30

Columbus Dispatch "The Blue Jackets have had seven healthy defensemen for more than a week now, a luxury that delights coach Todd Richards. It prompted him to quote legendary basketball coach John Wooden yesterday. “It’s one of my favorite Wooden quotes: ‘A coach’s greatest motivating tool is his bench,’ ”..." March 27

Fox Sports Ohio "Ryan Murray was being polite, but he wasn’t buying the question, not in the least. I had asked him, since his left shoulder had been bothering him before the dislocation last November, if it wasn’t for the best that the injury happened now, when he is still very young and can likely bounce back..." March 27

Vancouver Province "When the second period’s most exciting moment is Chris Higgins returning to the bench after missing a couple shifts, you know the game will not be replayed as a classic. Forget “Game in 30 minutes,” if you had this one on PVR, it would have been “Gone in 60 seconds.” It was the game with two..." March 27

Columbus Dispatch "The Blue Jackets scored enough last night to breathe with ease. Goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky, who had lived on a very thin line of near-perfection for three weeks, finally had a license to appear human. But when the Blue Jackets and Bobrovsky began to exhale early against a struggling but proud..." March 20

NHL.com "St. Louis Blues right wing Chris Stewart, Ottawa Senators center Kyle Turris and Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky have been named the NHL's "Three Stars" for the week ending March 17. Stewart led the NHL with seven points and tied for the League lead with five goals, including..." March 18

Columbus Dispatch "Blue Jackets goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky has put together a magnificent run of play in recent weeks with very little offensive support. Tonight he took it to a different level, making 39 saves and winning a game in which his own club did not score. The Blue Jackets outlasted the Phoenix Coyotes..." March 17