Saturday night’s preseason game between the Columbus Blue Jackets and Pittsburgh Penguins was no ordinary preseason game. It was Marc-Andre Fleury’s return to Pittsburgh and his last NHL action. The night turned into everything that makes hockey a great sport. Fleury entered the game in the third period and stopped all eight shots he faced. … Read more
The Columbus Blue Jackets have made it through half of their preseason games. They only hit the ice for the first time one week ago today. That’s what happens when a team plays four games in four nights. Now is the perfect time to do one last check of how we think the Blue Jackets’ … Read more
Hockey is very much back in the air. Prospect tournaments are underway across the NHL in advance of Training Camps which will open next week. For the Columbus Blue Jackets, the 2025-26 season marks their 25th anniversary season in the NHL. There will be a variety of activities and events held throughout the year to … Read more
It was a rough day down on the farm for Atlanta’s minor league affiliates — due in large part to pitching — as each starter from Gwinnett down to Augusta gave up at least three earned runs, putting their respective teams in an early hole. Regardless, let’s dive into what went down. (58-75) Gwinnett Stripers … Read more
Despite facing long odds headed into the playoffs, the Columbus Sliders have taken home the 2025 Major League Pickleball (MLP) Championship, completing their Cinderalla story. The Sliders were underdogs in their three playoff matchups, but were able to rise above in the end. Led by Andrei Daescu, the Sliders played the best pickleball of the … Read more
With the recent news surrounding Yegor Chinakhov, Columbus Blue Jackets general manager (GM) Don Waddell has quite a bit on his plate at this point. Once that gets resolved, though, his biggest priority should undoubtedly be getting Adam Fantilli’s second NHL contract squared away. With Fantilli’s new deal, there are a couple of ways that … Read more
The prevailing thought was that it would be a quiet summer within the walls inside Nationwide Arena. But on Thursday, some news broke that awakened the hockey world to a small degree. According to Shumi Babaev, the agent for Blue Jackets’ forward Yegor Chinakhov, the player has made it known he would be open to … Read more
Saturday was a whirlwind for the Atlanta Braves system, with the Futures Game, two pitcher promotions, and two games that went deep into no-hit bids. Samuel Mejia and Adam Maier led the way for those two no-hitters, but both Columbus and Rome ultimately fell short. Down in the Dominican Summer League Diego Tornes had a … Read more
Going into the MLP San Clemente event, the Brooklyn Pickleball Team was decimated with injury and illness. Riley Newman? Out with a hip injury. Dekel Bar? Out with an illness. Pat Smith? Out with an illness. 2025 MLP “super sub” AJ Koller, and recently waived Rafa Hewett stepped up for the team as on-site alternates. … Read more
Photo: Frank Jansky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Colorado Avalanche have acquired forward Gavin Brindley, a third-round selection in the 2025 NHL Draft and a conditional second-round choice in the 2027 NHL Draft from the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for forwards Charlie Coyle and Miles Wood. Brindley, 20, was Columbus’ second-round pick (34th overall) … Read more