Comedy CowPies in the 'Lumbus

[forty_three]

As bizarre as this sounds, over my hockey tv is a signed Olivier stick. Practice-used on a HFC night. Purple tape and everything. We love The Biloxi Bull in our house.

Its right next to the Mark Borowiecki Hall of Fame exhibit in Smashville North.

I am starting to see a way out of this that will make us both happy.

How's Ryan Johansen been?

 

[BGDave]

I am starting to see a way out of this that will make us both happy.

How's Ryan Johansen been?

DEAL

 

[forty_three]

Couple of nice little digs an easter eggs in here.

- Diclaimer about coach not technically being hired yet
- Arizona with an asterisk being subject to move
- No one likes Pittsburgh
- Sid with gray hair
- GTFO Kevin Weekes

 

[forty_three]

I can't wait for us to skip the opportunity to draft Anze Kopitar for a second time in franchise history.

 

[dash]

Mike Babcock to receive two-year deal from Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday | TSN

Mike Babcock will officially be announced as the Columbus Blue Jackets’ new head coach on Saturday with a two-year deal, according to TSN Hockey Insider Pierre LeBrun. Babcock will receive $4 million per season, LeBrun adds.

www.tsn.ca

 

[mattola]

Mike Babcock to receive two-year deal from Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday | TSN

Mike Babcock will officially be announced as the Columbus Blue Jackets’ new head coach on Saturday with a two-year deal, according to TSN Hockey Insider Pierre LeBrun. Babcock will receive $4 million per season, LeBrun adds.

www.tsn.ca

big money for a tyrant

 

[forty_three]

Mike Babcock to receive two-year deal from Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday | TSN

Mike Babcock will officially be announced as the Columbus Blue Jackets’ new head coach on Saturday with a two-year deal, according to TSN Hockey Insider Pierre LeBrun. Babcock will receive $4 million per season, LeBrun adds.

www.tsn.ca

So he's worth as much as Gudbranson?

At least he's only 2 years.

 

[Slimpikins]

I can't wait for us to skip the opportunity to draft Anze Kopitar for a second time in franchise history.

I am also very much looking forward to thst

 

[forty_three]

Kid seems genuinely jazzed to be coming here. And yes, there really is a video from a few months ago saying he wanted to/hoped to come here.



Also, reporters - STFU about OSU. OSU doesn't mean shit in terms of the Blue Jackets. In fact, OSU tried their damndest to make sure there was no Blue Jackets. The rivalry is stupid and I am sick of hearing about it. In terms of hockey it's like the Orioles and Yankees rivalry. It only matters to one side. The other side keeps winning and not caring what the other thinks.

Jacket players who went to Michigan:
Werenski
Kent Johnson
Adam Fantilli
Nick Blankenburg

OSU Jackets:
Most recently - Zac Dalpe

Overall, not much of a contest either.

Michigan Alumni Stats in NHL

A list of Michigan Alumni playing, or have played, in the National Hockey League.

www.collegehockeynews.com

Ohio State Alumni Stats in NHL

A list of Ohio State Alumni playing, or have played, in the National Hockey League.

www.collegehockeynews.com

 

[forty_three]

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Babs is gonna fucking kill this kid.

 

[forty_three]

Babs is gonna fucking kill this kid.

Marchenko has said he wants to learn how to do it and Sillinger has done it in practice. Johnson has done it in a game.

Babs is gonna have to kill a lot of guys.

 

[mattola]

Babs is gonna fucking kill this kid.

Marchenko has said he wants to learn how to do it and Sillinger has done it in practice. Johnson has done it in a game.

Babs is gonna have to kill a lot of guys.

Babs first run practice afer swearing off being an a-hole

 

[forty_three]

Kid just can't help himself.

 

[forty_three]

How two friends — and long-ago Blue Jackets coaches — helped Mike Babcock's NHL return

Ken Hitchcock and Dave King sold Babcock on Columbus and also discussed with him how his future might look.

theathletic.com

If I needed a character witness, I would hope Hitch could be it.

 

[forty_three]

There is a kid who showed up as an invitee to dev camp and by all accounts really stood out. A big goalie.

Dev camp invitee Kiesewetter could have a big future in hockey | Columbus Blue Jackets

Russian-born, Massachusetts-raised goalie turns heads with his size, athleticism

www.nhl.com

He was born in the same town as Bobrovsky and Tarasov and was adopted by 2 people who met in Cleveland. Hope things go well for him and he claws his way to the NHL. Would be insane to have all three goalies and more than half half the NHL players born in some small Russian town play for this team.


Edit: If you are wondering the other NHL players from there are Kaprizov and Orlov. Must be something in the water.

 

[forty_three]

Local equivalent of Da Beauty League starting up today here. Current and former Jackets, college players, Juniors and other assorted misfits.

Week 1 Details

www.capcityelite.com

Notable, one of my former players is on High Bank, the older brother of another one of my former players is on BladeTech and there is also a goalie I have coached with in the past on one of the teams.

Also, this guy:

Misha Donskov Hockey Stats and Profile at hockeydb.com

Statistics and Records of Misha Donskov, a hockey player and coach from Montreal, PQ born Apr 24 1977 who was active from 1995 to 1997.

www.hockeydb.com

Is part of a family that runs a hockey camp here and works very closely with the club I coach for. He got hired as a strength and conditioning coach in Vegas. Today is his day with the cup and he brought it here. My program director has been texting me photos trying to get me to blow off work and get up there. Need to see how fast I can blast through my next meeting with the lawyers. They ruin everything.

 

[forty_three]

Monsters reveal new brand identity with evolved colors, logos and marks | Cleveland Monsters

The Cleveland Monsters officially introduced new marks and colors today in the team’s most significant visual evolution in its 16-year history.

www.clevelandmonsters.com

Looks like they have decided to no longer try and copy the Cavaliers look, which is good. Hope they actually start to get Monsters gear in stores because I was just in Cleveland for three weeks while kiddo was in Hospital and I went to a lot of stores and malls and did not see a single piece of Monsters branded gear anywhere. Not even on people out walking around. I saw lots of CBJ and Penguins stuff but not one Monsters thing.

 

[forty_three]

 

[forty_three]

Columbus Blue Jackets 2023-2024 Season Preview: Mathieu Olivier

Mathieu Olivier was a pleasant surprise for the Blue Jackets in the 2022-23 season. Added to bring some toughness and protect the young team, he also chipp...

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Way too many words to say: "Gonna suck and take dumb penalties."