{"id":47142,"date":"2019-05-17T13:47:34","date_gmt":"2019-05-17T17:47:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=47142"},"modified":"2022-10-23T07:41:46","modified_gmt":"2022-10-23T11:41:46","slug":"john-davidson-resigns-from-columbus-blue-jackets-likely-to-join-new-york-rangers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2019\/05\/17\/john-davidson-resigns-from-columbus-blue-jackets-likely-to-join-new-york-rangers\/","title":{"rendered":"John Davidson Resigns from Columbus Blue Jackets, Joins New York Rangers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/blue-jackets\/https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/blue-jackets\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Columbus Blue Jackets<\/a> have announced that President of Hockey Operations <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/d\/davidjo01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">John Davidson<\/a><\/strong> will leave his position to accept the same title with the<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/rangers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> New York Rangers<\/a>. Team owner John P. McConnell made the announcement early Friday afternoon.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CBJ?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#CBJ<\/a> issue statements regarding president of hockey operations and alternate governor John Davidson.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gGvC0c3Wd4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/gGvC0c3Wd4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Columbus Blue Jackets (@BlueJacketsNHL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BlueJacketsNHL\/status\/1129432335072546816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">May 17, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Later that day, the Rangers confirmed that Davidson is joining as Team President<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;I am excited and humbled to be named the President of the New York Rangers.&quot;<br \/>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NYR?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#NYR<\/a> President John Davidson<\/p>\n<p>See more \u2b07\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/osGXBZlINF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/osGXBZlINF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; New York Rangers (@NYRangers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NYRangers\/status\/1129465000354025472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">May 17, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>John Davidson Heading to New York Rangers<\/h2>\n<p>Davidson had been with Columbus since 2012 and helped the team get back on the winning track. The Jackets have made the Stanley Cup Playoffs four of the last six seasons. Columbus finally won its first post-season series in franchise history <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2019\/04\/17\/bluejackets-sweep-cup-favourite-lightning\/\" target=\"_self\">with a shocking sweep<\/a> of the President Trophy winning <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/lightning\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tampa Bay Lightning<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Personally, I want to thank J.D. for his friendship and the many contributions that he and his wife, Diana, have made to the Blue Jackets and throughout our community,\u201d said team president Mike Priest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhl.com\/bluejackets\/news\/statements-john-p-mcconnell-mike-preist-john-davidson\/c-307445502\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">in a statement.<\/a> \u201cHe helped us forge a winning culture based on preparation, hard work, accountability and honesty. He set the tone and hired talented people that put in place a plan to build the Blue Jackets through the draft and player development with the end goal being a team that could compete and have success at the highest-level on a yearly basis.<\/p>\n<p>Team general manager <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/k\/kekalja01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jarmo Kekalainen<\/a> <\/strong>will fill Davidson\u2019s role of alternate governor.<\/p>\n<h3>What it Means for the Future<\/h3>\n<p>It\u2019s a homecoming for Davidson, who was a goalie for the team. He helped the club reach the 1979 Stanley Cup Final where they lost to the<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/canadiens\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Montreal Canadiens<\/a>. Davidson then moved to the broadcast booth in 1983. He formed critically acclaimed partnerships with Sam Rosen and Mike \u201cDoc\u201d Emrick.<\/p>\n<p>The Ottawa, Ontario native was then named President of Hockey Operations for the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/blues\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">St. Louis Blues<\/a> in 2006. He served with the Blues until 2012 and Davidson moved to the Blue Jackets where he helped the team develop a winning culture.<\/p>\n<p>The Rangers are in the middle of a rebuild and Davidson could help speed that along. He will likely replace <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/sathegl01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Glen Sather<\/a><\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2019\/04\/04\/glen-sather-to-retire-as-president-of-new-york-rangers\/\" target=\"_self\">who stepped down recently<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2018\/09\/Davidson.jpg\" alt=\"\">Former Columbus Blue Jackets President of Hockey Operations John Davidson with general manager Jarmo Kek\u00e4l\u00e4inen. (Getty Images)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Columbus Blue Jackets have announced that President of Hockey Operations John Davidson will leave his position to accept the same title with the New York Rangers. Team owner John P. 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