Columbus Blue Jackets News

Columbus Blue Jackets News

Columbus Blue Jackets news from on and off the ice. Follow @1stOhioBattery on Twitter for the latest.

Trading a D?

The Columbus Blue Jackets are looking for forward help and have a surplus of NHL-level defensemen, which could make them players in the trade market sooner than later.
23 Sep 2019
by 1OB Staff
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First-line Tex

Alexandre Texier, thanks to an impressive playoff debut last season and a strong training camp, has earned his chance to start the 2019-2020 campaign on the first line. How will he...
23 Sep 2019
by Chris Pennington

St. Louis Not Returning

After serving as a special teams consultant for the second half of the 2018-2019 campaign for the Blue Jackets, hall-of-famer Martin St. Louis will not return to be with the club...
21 Sep 2019
by Chris Pennington

Werenski Locked In

Zach Werenski didn't miss a second of training camp after signing a new three-year deal last week, and John Tortorella has noticed the young defenseman's improvements already.
17 Sep 2019
by Rob Mixer

Marner Offer Sheet?

The Toronto Maple Leafs have Mitch Marner signed to a new six-year deal, but a new report states the Blue Jackets were interested in signing him to an offer sheet.
16 Sep 2019
by 1OB Staff
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Nerds Rejoice!

The Blue Jackets are going to host an analytics conference in February and with it they'll have a couple of interesting twists.
15 Sep 2019
by Sam Blazer

Q&A: Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre

Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre sat down with 1st Ohio Battery to talk about his new job with the Columbus Blue Jackets, why he chose to live in Columbus, and life with an NHL expansion...
13 Sep 2019
by Dan Dukart

Offense by Committee

The Blue Jackets counted on Artemi Panarin in some facet for 87 of their goals during last season. John Tortorella believes that scoring-by-committee will help cushion the blow of...
12 Sep 2019
by Chris Pennington

Camp Roster Released

The Columbus Blue Jackets officially kick off the 2019-20 season this week, as training camp gets underway at Nationwide Arena and the OhioHealth Ice Haus.
11 Sep 2019
by 1OB Staff

Love For Jonesy

NHL Network's annual ranking of the Top 50 players revealed Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Seth Jones at No. 31, ahead of some prominent NHL names.
09 Sep 2019
by 1OB Staff

Mayor and Me

Joonas Korpisalo and Pierre-Luc Dubois joined Mayor Andrew Ginther at a ribbon cutting ceremony as part of an initiative with the city and team.
08 Sep 2019
by Sam Blazer

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