JACK JOHNSON RUMORS & GOSSIP

Make sure to follow Travis on Twitter! -- If you were a bit overwhelmed by the surplus of hockey this afternoon, I don't blame you. United States v. Canada; Sweden v. Czech Republic; New York v. Washington. Yeah, that's some pretty quality puck. Below, a couple quick thoughts on this beautiful Saturday afternoon. --- Of all the ridiculous angles Don Brennan of...

Columbus Blue Jackets Defenseman Jack Johnson is the captain of Team USA for 2012 IIHF World Championships. World Championship Hockey. NHL playoff hockey is not the only hockey to pay attention to during the month of May. Sure it may draw more eyes and ears from sports fans nationwide, but from May 4‐20, in two host countries Finland and Sweden, is the largest annual ice hockey...

Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Jack Johnson has been named captain for Team USA at the 2012 world championships, which begin Friday in Helsinki and Stockholm, USA Hockey announced Thursday. Johnson, who was acquired by the Blue Jackets Feb. 23, will serve as team captain for the second time. He also held the honor on the 2010 world championships team. Johnson had a combined...

Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Jack Johnson has been selected captain for Team USA at the 2012 World Championships, which begin Friday in Helsinki and Stockholm. It will be the second time that the 25-year-old will serve as team captain in his international career, also doing the honors on the 2010 World Championships team. The Indianapolis native, acquired by the Blue Jackets...

Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Jack Johnson has been selected captain for Team USA at the 2012 World Championships, which begin Friday in Helsinki and Stockholm. It will be the second time that the 25-year-old will serve as team captain in his international career, also doing the honors on the 2010 World Championships team. The Indianapolis native, acquired by the Blue Jackets...

COLUMBUS, OHIO USA Hockey announced today that Blue Jackets defenseman Jack Johnson and right wing Cam Atkinson are among the first group of 17 players selected to represent Team USA at the 2012 IIHF World Championships, which will take place May 4-20 in Helsinki, Finland and Stockholm, Sweden. Johnson, 25, was acquired by the Blue Jackets along with a conditional first round pick...

Columbus Blue Jackets Public Relations COLUMBUS, OHIO The Columbus Blue Jackets have acquired defenseman Jack Johnson and a first round pick in either the 2012 or 2013 Entry Draft from the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for center Jeff Carter, club Executive Vice President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Scott Howson announced this evening. The deal is subject to the completion...

The Trade Deadline Rumor Chart is now live. Now with 41 players. So far today I have updated Blake, Semin, Roy, Kostitsyn, Carter, Raymond, and Perry, and Jack Johnson... Start here...... I just spoke to a guy I have been a big fan of for years and he told me "The Trade Deadline is Back this year!" This is great news for fans like us who live for, and love...

Kings defenseman Jack Johnson has never been known as a big-time goal scorer, with his career high for goals in one season sitting at a whopping eight in 2009-10. But where he lacks in scoring, he compensates in creativity when it comes to celebrations. The 24-year-old apparently has a case of Tim Tebow fever, as he celebrated his goal Monday night against the Capitals by dropping...

The Kings beat the Caps 5-2 at Staples Center Monday night, but the real highlight came in the second period when defenseman Jack Johnson Tebowed after scoring his sixth goal of the season. Here’s a video of Johnson’s goal and celebration, along with an explanation of why he decided to Tebow: So Johnson’s friends told him to Tebow if he scored...