When the Blue Jackets announced they’d hired assistant Brad Larsen to be their next head coach, it felt like a breath of stale air. Jackets fans, for whom "Larsen" means "terrible power play ...

The new boss is one of Blue Jackets’ old bosses, only Brad Larsen isn’t old by NHL coaching standards. Larsen, 43, will now run the Jackets’ bench in his first opportunity as an NHL head ...

When Brad Larsen went from old player to young coach and earning an NHL head job became a goal, he spent time on a hockey database website looking up the paths of those who came before him. Larsen ...

The Blue Jackets promoted Brad Larsen on Thursday to fill the head coaching vacancy left after Columbus parted ways with John Tortorella after six seasons at the helm. The 43-year-old Larsen, a ...

Blue Jackets part ways with Brad Larsen, Manny Legace after finishing 31st in the NHL. Search query. Search. News. Finance. Sports. More. Manage your account ...

Item No. 2: Bite down hard. One of the reasons Larsen's hiring was received so harshly by some Blue Jackets fans is the club hasn't done a great job of setting proper expectations for what's ahead.

Brad Larsen has been hired as the next coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets, the franchise announced Thursday. Larsen, an assistant with the club the past seven seasons, has agreed to a three-year ...