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Attendance Woes Just Won't Go Away for Sun Belt Teams

True story. When covering a junior team in Western Canada a couple of decades ago, a reporter listed the fans in the stands by first name, and he didn't take up much space in his report. You will never see this happen in the NHL, but attendance in about a handful of U.S. markets is an issue Commissioner Gary Bettman...

R.J. Umberger, Blue Jackets Off to Fast Start in NHL's Best Division

It would be difficult at this point to make an argument against the Central Division as being the NHL's best. It currently boastis two of the past three Stanley Cup winners, the Western Conference Finalist in each of the past three seasons, a consistent playoff team in Nashville, and an up-and-coming St. Louis team that's...

Examining Guy Boucher's Decision to Spurn Columbus for Tampa Bay

Monday, AHL coach Guy Boucher turned down an offer from the Columbus Blue Jackets to become their next head coach. While Scott Arniel moved into that job, speculation was rampant about why Boucher turned down the gig. By Monday night, we all knew. Reports have Boucher becoming the new head coach of the Tampa Bay...

Columbus Prepares for Home Playoff Game, Brassard Cleared for Contact

The Columbus Blue Jackets are getting ready to play the first home playoff game in franchise history on Tuesday night, and while they find themselves in a 2-0 hole against the defending Stanley Cup Champion Detroit Red Wings, some good news might be on the horizon. Hopefully, for the Blue Jackets sake, it's not a case of...

FanHouse Chats With Blue Jackets Beat Writer Aaron Portzline

Thursday night, the Columbus Blue Jackets will begin their quest into the strange new world that is the NHL playoffs. To get an idea of the atmosphere around town, and to continue to learn more about this once anonymous franchise, we discussed its upcoming series against the Detroit Red Wings with Aaron Portzline, beat...

Derick Brassard News From the Web

03/30/12 Red Wings at their worst against NHL's worst, lose to... Source: eTaiwanNews.com The Detroit Red Wings had a poor effort from the start.
03/29/12 Blue Jackets 4, Red Wings 2: Notes, quotes from... Source: Detroit Free Press - Detroit MI The Wings fell behind 2-0 after Columbus scored following turnovers by Niklas Kronwall and Brad Stuart.

Background on Derick Brassard

Derick Brassard (born September 22, 1987) is a Canadian ice hockey player who currently plays as a centre for the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL).

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