What makes an Olympic hockey career special? When tasked with creating Daily Faceoff’s top-25 list of the greatest Olympians of the NHL era, an endless sea of questions immediately flooded the canvas… What’s the right balance of individual play versus team results in international action?
In continuing the unveiling of quarter-century teams, the Columbus Blue Jackets were next on the docket Thursday, as the NHL revealed its selection of the top players who have competed for the Ohio club over the past 25 years.
The Columbus Blue Jackets began an organizational facelift during the winter of last season when they relieved general manager Jarmo Kekalainen from his duties.
Rick Nash chased the Stanley Cup with the New York Rangers for six seasons without success. Six years after retiring as a player, Nash continues chasing that elusive championship with one of the Rangers divisional foes, as an executive with the Columbus Blue Jackets.
There's more to hockey than scoring goals and stopping pucks. For some players, putting up points came second to their main task: angering their opponents.
The Columbus Blue Jackets are promoting the best player in their history to a new role in time for the 2024-25 NHL season. Rick Nash, who was selected with the first overall pick in the 2002 NHL Draft by the Blue Jackets and set several team scoring records as captain during his playing days, has been named the new president of hockey operations.
On Friday, Columbus Blue Jackets general manager Don Waddell announced the team has promoted former NHLer Rick Nash to become the director of hockey operations.
The Blue Jackets organization is still relatively young. Barely two years older than me, who was born in 2002, Columbus has been a Bettman Circuit club since 2000.
Rick Nash’s phone beckons to him. He can’t wait to pick it up and start making calls. But he won’t. Not yet. The man has a code. At 39, he’s preparing to embark on one of the most exciting journeys of his post-playing career.
There are just 22 days left in the National Hockey League regular season. With that being said, there’s a ton of notes from around the league, including an unstoppable team, a close playoff race in the east, and a young player coming into his own.
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At the end of every workweek, Yardbarker takes a look at what the NHL has in store for the weekend. We'll see whose stock is soaring, who needs to get their acts together and what tilts promise to keep you on the edge of your seat.
At the end of every workweek, Yardbarker takes a look at what the NHL has in store for the weekend. We'll see whose stock is soaring, who needs to get their acts together and what tilts promise to keep you on the edge of your seat.