This is a Blue Jackets season to trust the new president/general manager, Don Waddell. It is a season to believe that Waddell, 66, in the last posting of what has been a long career, knows what he ...

Waddell and the Blue Jackets have two first-round picks to work with at the 2025 NHL Draft. However, there is a chance they don’t use one or both of those selections. The Columbus general manager said ...

Spencer Lazary and I will continue our series with more potential free agent targets that could be on the market on July 1st.

Don Waddell is looking for a new voice to lead the Blue Jackets back to NHL relevance from ice level. He’s searching for those wielding experience as an NHL head coach, but the Jackets’ new ...

In the hours after the Columbus Blue Jackets announced that star forward Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew had been killed, team president and general manager Don Waddell said he received ...

Don Waddell’s phone is getting a serious workout. More: Don Waddell getting to know Columbus Blue Jackets better, including coach Pascal Vincent Since becoming the Blue Jackets’ president of ...

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 ...

“I don’t think anybody’s focused right now other than on the grieving part, which is understandable.” Much of the burden has fallen to Waddell, who has been in discussions with the NHL and ...

Don Waddell took over as the Blue Jackets general manager and president of hockey operations with a long to-do list in late May. Three weeks into his tenure, his days aren’t getting any lighter.

Hurricanes GM Don Waddell and head coach Rod Brind'Amour spoke to the media to put a bow on the 2022-23 season. Waddell and Brind'Amour spoke about pending UFA's, the goalie situation and what ...