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Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Matiss Kivlenieks has tragically passed away at the age of 24. Reports out of Latvia broke the news of his untimely passing on Sunday. Since then, the Columbus Blue Jackets have released a club statement. #CBJ statement on Kivlenieks’ passing pic.twitter.com/iig3UU7Iwk — Alison (@AlisonL) July 5, 2021 Matiss Kivlenieks Has Died […] READ MORE
The Columbus Blue Jackets have lost goaltender Joonas Korpisalo for the remainder of the season due to an injury. This comes at a time where the Jackets are already in last place in the Central Division and have very little hope of salvaging a respectable season. The team announced the news Tuesday morning. The Blue […] READ MORE
Blue Jackets goaltender Elvis Merzlikins is listed as week-to-week after sustaining an upper-body injury in his last game against the Nashville Predators. The Columbus Blue Jackets announced the news via their PR Twitter account today. INJURY UPDATE: Blue Jackets G Elvis Merzlikins suffered an upper body injury in last night’s game vs. Nashville. He was […] READ MORE
The Columbus Blue Jackets have announced that goaltender Elvis Merzlikins is out. The nature of the injury or other ailment is unknown at this time. We also don’t know how long he will be absent. Blue Jackets reporter Jeff Svoboda reported the update from coach John Tortorella late Monday morning. Tortorella on Elvis Merzlikins: "He's […] READ MORE
Last Word on Hockey is bringing you its Black Aces Series, covering every team in the upcoming Stanley Cup Playoffs. Recently the NHL owners and NHLPA agreed to an expanded playoff format to finish the 2019-2020 season and award the Stanley Cup. There will be 24 teams participating as opposed to the normal 16 teams. […] READ MORE
The Columbus Blue Jackets announced that goalie Joonas Korpisalo is sidelined indefinitely with a right leg injury. Columbus called up goalie Matiss Kivlenieks from the Cleveland Monsters on an emergency basis. #CBJ add G Matiss Kivlenieks on emergency recall. https://t.co/od6v3hTTIk — Columbus Blue Jackets (@BlueJacketsNHL) December 30, 2019 Joonas Korpisalo Out for Columbus Korpisalo was […] READ MORE
The Columbus Blue Jackets goaltending situation isn’t a cause for much concern. 2017 Vezina Trophy winner Sergei Bobrovsky is one of the best in the league right now, and Joonas Korpisalo has been relatively reliable in his tenure as backup. But who’s next on the list? Prior to the off-season, it was Anton Forsberg, who spent the […] READ MORE
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