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10 Blue Jackets’ Teammate Truths Featuring Charlie Coyle

Originally posted on The Hockey Writers | By Mark Scheig | Last updated Feb 19, 2026 9:05 AM ET

The Columbus Blue Jackets returned to practice on Wednesday morning in advance of their season resume next Thursday night in Boston. With five more practices coming in the next seven days, the team is preparing for the stretch run still on the outside of the playoff picture.

Today, we are debuting a new feature that is both fun and hopefully informative. It will also allow us the opportunity to see what the players really think about each other.

Our new feature is called 10 Blue Jackets’ Teammate Truths. It’s a form of which teammate would most likely do what. The rules are pretty simple.

We will go around the Blue Jackets’ room and ask the guys the same 10 questions. They can say a player more than once if it applies. These are off the wall, fun and sometimes silly questions that not only lighten the mood but also get to the truth on certain matters.

As we move forward, because it’s the same 10 questions, you’ll get the chance to see the different answers everyone comes up with to get a sense of who rises to the top with each question. Here’s the catch. Each player we speak to CANNOT answer themselves. They must choose a current teammate.

We’re going to see how well the guys know each other. Up first for our debut edition of 10 Teammate Truths is Charlie Coyle. He’s had a tremendous season centering the Blue Jackets’ third line and has helped solidify an important role on the team.

Coyle just played his 1,000th NHL game this season. While he’s been in the league a long time, this is his first season with the Blue Jackets. How quickly has he gotten to know his teammates? We’re about to find out.

With some questions, a player was named with no explanation. For others, Coyle gave some insight. Many laughs were shared. He also wanted to name Dmitri Voronkov for several of these questions. Without further ado, let’s jump in and play 10 Blue Jackets’ Teammate Truths.

10 Truths: Charlie Coyle

Who is the most forgetful player on the team? Who is the guy most likely to forget something on a road trip or they get to the hotel and realize they forgot something? “Probably, is it bad there’s a lot of guys that come to mind? (Laughing) Let me think. I was going to say Voronkov but he is the Russian guy. They’re probably going to look after him too. I’m going to go KJ (Kent Johnson). I don’t know why but I’m going to go KJ.”
Who has the best taste in music on the team in which you’d want to hear their playlist? “I don’t like a lot of stuff we play. So I know who has not good taste according to me. But I think someone who has similar taste is Erik Gudbranson.”
Who is the biggest napper on the team plane or bus? “Miles Wood. I sit next to him. He’s pretty much always snoozing.”
Who is most likely to get lost in a hotel or a new city? “Get lost? Hmmm. I was going to go with a Russian again but they stick together. But they could be lost together. I’ll go with Voronkov for that.”
Is there anyone who is the weird hotel room service guy? Strange orders, 2 A.M. deliveries? “I’m going to say Provorov.”
Who is the biggest chirper on the team? “Gotta be Ollie (Mathieu Olivier). Lives up to it. He can do it.”
Who is the most serious at the card table? At fantasy football? “I’d say either Gudbranson or Provorov. I’ll say Provorov (card table). For fantasy football, I’m trying to think. Gudbranson won. He barely squeaked it out. Who was always trying? I’ll go with (Damon) Severson. He was stinking for a while and always trying to make moves.”
Who is the best & worst at karaoke? “Let’s see. Worst is going to be, have to say Voronkov again. (Author’s note: Poor Voronkov) . Who’s got some good pipes? Who could sing? I think Adam Fantilli’s got a good voice. He could be a good karaoke guy. (Author’s note: Coyle answered this as Fantilli walked right past us.)
Who is the biggest or best debater, the guy that will argue their point and die on that hill? Examples include pineapple on pizza or is a hot dog a sandwich. “Let’s see. I would say Gudbranson for that too. He would be pretty stern on what he’s (arguing). He’s the guy for that.”
Last one. Who’s the most likely to become a TikTok or YouTube star because they fell on the bench or something else silly? “So kind of clumsy? Who’s funny? I’m going to go Elvis Merzlikins. Kind of quirky. He’ll do something. You never know exactly (what it’ll be.)”