Team USA’s new identity: Why this 4 Nations squad values speed and skill over grit
After prioritizing grinding two-way talent in 2016, Team USA’s identity finally reflects the shift in how NHL teams are built.
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Blue Jackets forward is on a three-game point streak since freaky injury
Sometimes hockey players are so tough they continue playing despite an injury just to save face. Well, Columbus Blue Jackets forward James van Riemsdyk has kept playing after literally saving part of ...
Blue Jackets' James van Riemsdyk to play Sunday despite gruesome injury that knocked out 4 teeth
Van Riemsdyk needed 30 stitches and a bone graft after getting hit with a high stick on Friday, but will still take the ice ...
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Merzlikins, Fantilli, Del Bel Belluz push Columbus Blue Jackets past Toronto Maple Leafs
Forward James van Riemsdyk scored the other Columbus goal ... to make it 4-0 early in the third for a two-point game. Auston Matthews cut it to 4-1 at 9:22 of the third for Toronto, but Fantilli ...