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#CBJ writer & Credentials Manager @thehockeywriter. @thePHWA member. Proud @RMU alum. Email: mark@thehockeywriters.com Summer vacation season is here.

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Mark Scheig’s Biography

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The 2025-26 season marks my 12th covering the Columbus Blue Jackets. I am also the Credentials Manager for our site The Hockey Writers. Please take note of the updated Twitter handle: @mark_scheig. I am also on Blue Sky. @markscheig.bsky.social.

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Columbus Blue Jackets Changed Forever Thanks to John Tortorella

Columbus Blue Jackets Changed Forever Thanks to John Tortorella

Dateline Oct 21, 2015. The Columbus Blue Jackets were in an awful place. The 2015-16 season quickly went off …

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Blue Jackets' Johnson & Marchenko Are Strong Calder Candidates

Blue Jackets' Johnson & Marchenko Are Strong Calder Candidates

The Columbus Blue Jackets will enter the 2022-23 season with one of the best opening night lineups in their f…

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Blue Jackets' Historic Offseason Will Make More Sense Later

Blue Jackets' Historic Offseason Will Make More Sense Later

Make no mistake about it. This offseason for the Columbus Blue Jackets has been historic for them. But that d…

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Blue Jackets' Gaudreau Wasn't Signed to Save the Franchise

Blue Jackets' Gaudreau Wasn't Signed to Save the Franchise

It is still true. The Columbus Blue Jackets did in fact sign Johnny Gaudreau this offseason to a seven-year d…

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3 Non-Playoff Teams Who Will Make the 2022-23 Postseason

3 Non-Playoff Teams Who Will Make the 2022-23 Postseason

Welcome back to our countdown to the start of the 2022-23 NHL season. In case you missed part one, we shared …

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Doesn't look like Flyers will see an old friend back home Thursday

Doesn't look like Flyers will see an old friend back home Thursday

Jakub Voracek's return to Philadelphia might have to wait. The former Flyer has been in the NHL's COVID proto…

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Blue Jackets Goalie Elvis Merzlikins Undergoes Shoulder Surgery, No Timetable for Return

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With just under one month before the start of Training Camp, the Columbus Blue Jackets are already dealing with major injuries. This latest one required surgery to repair. On Thursday afternoon, the Blue Jackets announced that goaltender Elvis Merzlikins suffered a shoulder injury and had successful surgery. The procedure took place on Monday and his return is indefinite at this time. Injury Details Here is what GM Don Waddell had to say about the injury per the team’s press release.
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Blue Jackets Goalie Elvis Merzlikins Undergoes Shoulder Surgery, No Timetable for Return

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With just under one month before the start of Training Camp, the Columbus Blue Jackets are already dealing with major injuries. This latest one required surgery to repair. On Thursday afternoon, the Blue Jackets announced that goaltender Elvis Merzlikins suffered a shoulder injury and had successful surgery. The procedure took place on Monday and his return is indefinite at this time. Here is what GM Don Waddell had to say about the injury per the team’s press release.
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How Blue Jackets Can Become a Contender, Part 5: Making the Moves

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You know how the Columbus Blue Jackets got to this point. You know what they have to do with their group and what their limitations are. You know what they’re missing. Now it’s time for all the all-important question. How can the Blue Jackets actually make the moves necessary to become a contender once and for all? Welcome to the last part of our 2026 summer Blue Jackets’ series on how they can become a contender. The team showed that they’re on the doorstep of the playoffs the last two seasons.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

I was a sportscaster on my local high school's TV news station.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Not in a very long time.

Why did you become a journalist?

It has always been a dream of mine to work in the hockey world as a journalist. Also want to help others do the same.