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Columbus Blue Jackets News / The Hockey Writers / May 20
Blue Jackets Have Potential Late-Round Gem in Oiva Keskinen

Blue Jackets Have Potential Late-Round Gem in Oiva Keskinen

The 2023 NHL Draft will be remembered as the Adam Fantilli draft for the Columbus Blue Jackets. Once former GM Jarmo Kekalainen announced the pick from the stage in Nashville, palpable excitement could be seen and felt by the fans.

Oiva Keskinen News / Daily Faceoff / May 16
Blue Jackets sign Oiva Keskinen to entry-level contract

Blue Jackets sign Oiva Keskinen to entry-level contract

The Columbus Blue Jackets announced Friday that the club has signed center Oiva Keskinen to a three-year, entry-level contract set to begin in the upcoming 2025-26 season.

Columbus Blue Jackets News / 1st Ohio Battery / January 4, 2024

Blue Jackets Prospects At The IIHF World Junior Championship, Day Eight: Gavin Brindley Honored As USA Beats Oiva Keskinen's Finland To Earn Spot In Gold Medal Game

The USA has a chance to win gold. Oiva Keskinen scored the opening goal and the Finns took a 2-0 lead into the first intermission but the USA rallied to

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The '5+ goals in one Stanley Cup Final in the Modern Era' quiz

The '5+ goals in one Stanley Cup Final in the Modern Era' quiz

How many of the players to score five goals in a single Stanley Cup Final series since the Modern Era began (1967-68) can you name in five minutes?

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Columbus Blue Jackets News / 1st Ohio Battery / January 2, 2024

Blue Jackets Prospects At The IIHF World Junior Championship, Day Seven: Canada Eliminated, Denton Mateychuk Honored, Gavin Brindley, Oiva Keskinen Advance

On Tuesday, four teams advanced to the semi-finals of the World Juniors while four more were eliminated.  Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 6 Oiva Keskinen's Finland squad won dramatically to advance to the semi-finals.

Columbus Blue Jackets News / 1st Ohio Battery / December 29, 2023

Blue Jackets Prospects At the IIHF World Junior Championship, Day Four: Oiva Keskinen Scores First Goal, USA Wins a Nail-Biter, and Canada Gets Upset

All four Blue Jackets prospects at the World Juniors were in action on Friday.  Finland picked up its first win of the tournament and Oiva Keskinen ('23

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