Why Rick Bowness was — and still is — the right coach for the Blue Jackets even after missing the playoffs

Rick Bowness turned the Blue Jackets' season around with strong leadership, but the team narrowly missed the playoffs after a ...
Yahoo! Sports

Columbus Blue Jackets GM Waddell seeking NHL talent for top two draft picks

The Blue Jackets’ two first-round picks in the 2025 NHL Draft are available, but it’ll probably take an established player to get one or both. “We could’ve traded both picks by now,” Waddell said ...
National Hockey League

Waddell looks ahead to to a busy offseason

The Blue Jackets president of hockey operations and general manager looks to shape a team that can take the next step in 2026 ...
The New York Times

Don Waddell enjoys fresh start with Blue Jackets but holds good feelings about Hurricanes

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Don Waddell surprised many in the Carolina Hurricanes organization last May when he announced, only a day after the Hurricanes were bounced from the second round of the playoffs, ...
Yahoo! Sports

5 tasks on Columbus Blue Jackets GM Don Waddell's offseason 'to do' list

The Stanley Cup Playoffs began April 19 without the Blue Jackets, who finished two points shy of claiming the final wild card spot in the NHL’s Eastern Conference. Now, Blue Jackets president of ...
Columbus Dispatch

Columbus Blue Jackets GM Don Waddell gave Ivan Provorov how much money?! | Arace

Blue Jackets GM Don Waddell failed to meet his offseason goals of acquiring a top-six winger, top-four right-shot defenseman, and upgrading the goaltender position. Waddell re-signed defensemen ...
The New York Times

As NHL trade deadline looms, Blue Jackets GM Don Waddell wants to ‘add around the edges’

COLUMBUS, Ohio — For the first time in six seasons, the Columbus Blue Jackets will arrive at the NHL trade deadline on Friday without a “for sale” sign on their roster. Instead, GM Don Waddell has ...