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Both players are progressing and should return sooner than later. 

Lt. Jason Meier told the Free Press that the calls came in around 10:13 p.m. and paramedics arrived to the scene in 4 minutes and 38 seconds where they found Kivlenieks unresponsive. Kivlenieks was transported to Ascension Providence Hospital in Novi, where he was pronounced dead, Meier said.  Police appear to have redacted some of the audio from the phone calls, including the location of the incident.   While Novi police said an initial investigation indicated that Kivlenieks died after h...

Blue Jackets Goalie Matiss Kivlenieks Dies After Fall Trying to Escape Fireworks Malfunction From The Columbus Dispatch COLUMBUS, Ohio—Blue Jackets goaltender Matiss Kivlenieks died Sunday night as the result of an accident, police confirmed. According to the Novi Police Department, which is still investigating, Kivlenieks, 24, appeared to sustain a head injury while trying to escape a hot tub after a fireworks malfunction. “From what we can tell, we’re treating this as an accidental fall...

Author Six head coaching candidates for the Blue Jackets Brian Hedger of the Columbus Dispatch: The Columbus Blues Jackets hiring a head coach could be done sooner than later. Coaching candidates are being interviewed. Multiple sources have confirmed candidates for the position. Brad Larsen – Has been with the Blue Jackets for 11 seasons, and an assistant coach for the past seven seasons. David Quinn – Blue Jackets president John Davidson said it would be “negligent” to not consider ...

There were some favorable results in the Central Division last night, as both the Columbus Blue Jackets and Dallas Stars lost. Chicago remains two points back of the Nashville Predators for fourth-place in the Division, but things are not going to get any easier as the season continues down the final stretch of games. •   Chicago has lost 10 of their last 14 games, all in regulation. Over that 14-game stretch, they have been outscored 48-30 and are averaging just 2.14 goals per game since Ma...

The Chicago Blackhawks are at the beginning of a ten-game stretch in their schedule where they will be taking on teams in the chase for the fourth and final spot in the Central Division playoff race (currently occupied by the Nashville Predators). Chicago went into the ten-game stretch tied with the Predators, but kicked things off by losing to the Predators in regulation. The result knocked them into fifth-place, two points behind Nashville and three points ahead of the Columbus Blue Jackets a...

Is Pierre-Luc Dubois in Montreal a realistic dream? Share this story Eric Bolte-USA TODAY Sports The NHL season is barely under way and there’s already a divorce brewing in Columbus between star forward Pierre-Luc Dubois and head coach John Tortorella. Dubois is coming off a contentious off-season where he wanted a big-money contract, but the Blue Jackets seemed unwilling to budge on that front, somewhat reminiscent of the P.K. Subban standoff with Marc Bergevin heading into the 2013 season. ...

Originally posted on Pro Hockey Rumors  |  By Gavin Lee  |  Last updated 1/14/21 The PLD-Watch is on, as NHL fans all over the world keep an eye on the Columbus Blue Jackets forward. Pierre-Luc Dubois, who broke out last summer in the bubble by showing the entire league that he can hang with the elite players in the game, has asked for a trade out of Columbus. According to his head coach John Tortorella, the reasons for his request still aren’t clear, bu...