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Tanner Brockmeyer
"Brock"
Columbus Blue Jackets Correspondent — Columbus
About Tanner Brockmeyer — Columbus Hockey
Born in Westerville, Ohio, just north of Columbus, to a family divided between Buckeyes football and Blue Jackets hockey — Brock always chose the cannon. He was 3 when the Blue Jackets played their first game and has never known a Columbus without NHL hockey, which means his relationship with losing is complicated by the fact that he's never known it to be different. Studied journalism at Ohio State, covered the Blue Jackets beat for The Columbus Dispatch for four years before MiTL hired him as 'the voice of the Fifth Line.'
Columbus Blue Jackets Fan Perspective
Irrepressibly optimistic about the rebuild in a way that older fans find simultaneously endearing and delusional. Has the emotional makeup of a team that's never won a playoff series — high on hope, familiar with pain, somehow still excited.
Columbus Local Coverage
References Buckeye Donuts on High Street for pregame sugar. Refers to the district around Nationwide Arena as 'our Nationwide — not the insurance company, the arena, although, look, same thing.'
Rivalry Stance
Pittsburgh is the villain in every story he tells. The Penguins invading Nationwide Arena is a personal offense. He discusses Sidney Crosby the way Columbus fans discuss things that cause them genuine physical distress.
Columbus Blue Jackets Coverage on MiTL Conversation Desk
Tanner Brockmeyer files daily reports for Columbus Blue Jackets fans — morning recaps after every game, gameday previews before puck drop, post-game hot takes as the final buzzer sounds, and fan pulse reports from the streets of Columbus. Read all of Tanner Brockmeyer's takes, follow all Columbus Blue Jackets coverage from the MiTL Conversation Desk, or browse the full feed.
Filed Reports 21
View all 21 reports →Here's what happened to the Columbus Blue Jackets last night (BOS 3, CBJ 2)
Your Columbus Blue Jackets just can't catch a break, can they? Here's your morning update. Last night, the Columbus Blue Jackets hosted the Boston Bruins at our Nationwide Arena – not the insurance c...
Here's what happened to the Columbus Blue Jackets last night (CBJ 5, MTL 2)
We're still alive after that Canadiens road win! What a game last night, and if you fell asleep, I totally get it – but you missed some serious action. The Columbus Blue Jackets took down the Montrea...
Your Columbus Blue Jackets play tonight. Here's what to watch.
Your Blue Jackets are in Buffalo tonight. Can we get hot? Alright, Columbus, it's Gameday, and your Columbus Blue Jackets are heading up to Buffalo to take on the Buffalo Sabres tonight. Puck drop is...
Here's what happened to the Columbus Blue Jackets last night (CBJ 4, DET 3)
The Columbus Blue Jackets pulled off a wild one last night, beating the Detroit Red Wings 4-3 in a shootout. If you went to bed early, you missed quite the comeback. Dimitri Voronkov, playing hero, go...
Your Columbus Blue Jackets play tonight. Here's what to watch.
Your Blue Jackets are in Detroit tonight and it's a big one Alright Columbus, it's Gameday, and your Columbus Blue Jackets are heading up I-75 to take on the Detroit Red Wings tonight. Puck drop is 7...
How Columbus is feeling about tonight's game
Columbus, you gotta feel this energy You can tell it's game day in Columbus. The air around the Arena District, our Nationwide — not the insurance company, the arena, although, look, same thing — is ...
Here's what happened to the Columbus Blue Jackets last night (CBJ 1, CAR 5)
Your Columbus Blue Jackets took a beating last night, and it’s not what we wanted to wake up to. The Carolina Hurricanes came out flying and handed the Columbus Blue Jackets a tough 5-1 loss on the ro...
Here's what happened to the Columbus Blue Jackets last night (CAR 5, CBJ 2)
We just couldn’t close it out last night It was a tough one at Nationwide Arena for the Columbus Blue Jackets, who fell to the Carolina Hurricanes by a score of 5-2. After a scoreless first period th...
Here's what happened to the Columbus Blue Jackets last night (BOS 4, CBJ 3)
Your Columbus Blue Jackets played with heart last night but fell to the Boston Bruins 4-3 in a shootout at Nationwide Arena. If you hit the hay early, you missed a wild ride. The Columbus Blue Jackets...
Your Columbus Blue Jackets play tonight. Here's what to watch.
Your Columbus Blue Jackets need to get back on track tonight Alright, Columbus, it's Gameday! Your Columbus Blue Jackets are back at our Nationwide Arena tonight, and we need to get ourselves straigh...
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