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Columbus Blue Jackets general manager Jarmo Kekalainen appears during a news conference about the death of goaltender Matiss Kivlenieks, Wednesday, July 7, 2021, in Columbus, Ohio. The Columbus Blue Jackets have fired general manager Jarmo Kekalainen. President of hockey operations John Davidson made the move Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024, midway through Kekalainen’s 11th full season on the job.(Adam Cairns/The Columbus Dispatch via AP, File)

Blue Jackets fire GM Jarmo Kekalainen midway through his 11th full season

By STEPHEN WHYNO - Associated Press

New York Rangers head coach David Quinn works from the bench as his team plays against the Pittsburgh Penguins during an NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh, in this Sunday, March 7, 2021, file photo. The New York Rangers fired coach David Quinn and three assistant coaches Wednesday, May 12, 2021, after missing the playoffs with one of the NHL's up-and-coming young teams. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic) **FILE**

Rangers fire coach David Quinn one week after GM, president depart

By Andy Kostka - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Feb. 21, 2020, file photo, New York Rangers center Mika Zibanejad (93) skates for the puck during the first period of the team's NHL hockey game against the Carolina Hurricanes in Raleigh, N.C. The Rangers were playing some stellar hockey coming out of the All-Star break to move into playoff contention. After four months away during the NHL’s pause due the coronavirus pandemic, team president John Davidson liked what he saw in the first practice back. Now, Zibanejad and Artemi Panarin look to pick up where they left off as the Rangers have 2 1/2 weeks to prepare for an extended postseason that begins with a five-game series against Carolina in Toronto on Aug. 1. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)

Davidson pleased with Rangers’ first practice in return

By VIN A. CHERWOO - Associated Press

In this Wednesday, May 29, 2019, photo, NBC hockey broadcaster Mike Emrick poses for a photo while preparing to call Game 2 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final between the St. Louis Blues and the Boston Bruins in Boston. At 72, still calling games on the NHL’s biggest stage, Emrick is in his prime and showing no signs of slowing down and stepping away from broadcasting the fastest game on ice.“I really wanted to do it from the time I saw my first game, but a lot of people really want to do something and they don't get to,” Emrick said. “When you have a job like that, you're never working the rest of your life. So it's been 46 years. I don't know when it'll end. God only knows.” (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Doc is in: Emrick not slowing down in his dream job

By STEPHEN WHYNO - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 9, 2016, file photo, former New Jersey Devils star goalie Martin Brodeur smiles as he talks about his career with the NHL hockey club during a news conference in Newark, N.J. Brodeur returning to the place he spent the vast majority of his Hall of Fame career began a trend of executives going home to work for organizations they were synonymous with. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)

Home sweet home: NHL execs flock back to familiar franchises

By STEPHEN WHYNO - Associated Press

John Davidson, the new president of the New York Rangers, speaks during a news conference in New York, Wednesday, May 22, 2019. Davidson was hired as team president Friday hours after leaving his post with the Columbus Blue Jackets. He returns to New York where he spent parts of eight seasons as a Rangers goaltender and was a TV analyst for almost a decade. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Davidson takes reins of Rangers’ rare rebuilding project

By STEPHEN WHYNO - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 13, 2013, file photo, John Davidson, Columbus Blue Jackets director of hockey operations, speaks during an NHL hockey news conference in Columbus, Ohio. Davidson has resigned as the Blue Jackets president of hockey operations on Friday, May 17, 2019, after the New York Rangers requested and received permission to talk to him for a similar position. (Eamon Queeney/The Columbus Dispatch via AP, File)

Coming home: Davidson to run Rangers, leaves Blue Jackets

By STEPHEN WHYNO - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 2, 2017, file photo, Columbus Blue Jackets' Brandon Saad celebrates his goal against the Minnesota Wild during the third period of an NHL hockey game, in Columbus, Ohio. The patience has paid off: Picked by most analysts to finish near the bottom again, the Blue Jackets shattered franchise records for wins and points, and will be in the Stanley Cup playoffs that begin next week. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete, File)

Patience, lack of panic key to building of Blue Jackets

By MITCH STACY - Associated Press

Team Canada's head coach Pat Quinn leaves the ring after the game between Team Canada and Germany's EHC Eisbaeren Berlin at the 80th Spengler Cup ice hockey tournament, in Davos, Switzerland, Saturday, December 30, 2006. (KEYSTONE/Salvatore Di Nolfi)

Pat Quinn dies; longtime NHL player, coach executive was 71

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** FILE ** Sriracha chili sauce bottles are produced at the Huy Fong Foods factory in Irwindale, Calif., in this Tuesday, Oct 29, 2013, file photo. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)

Sriracha hot sauce factory in Calif. ordered to close over odor

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

The Columbus Blue Jackets have hired John Davidson to be their president of hockey operations. (AP Photo/Kyle Ericson)

John Davidson: Blue Jackets hire ex-Blues exec to run hockey operations

By Rusty Miller - Associated Press

Blues sign president to contract extension

By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press