The Columbus Blue Jackets are promoting the best player in their history to a new role in time for the 2024-25 NHL season. Rick Nash, who was selected with the first overall pick in the 2002 NHL ...

(Photo of Rick Nash and 2024 draft pick Charlie Elick: Dave Sandford / NHLI via Getty Images) Aaron Portzline is a senior writer for The Athletic NHL based in Columbus, Ohio.

For more than two decades, the name Rick Nash has been synonymous with Blue Jackets hockey and the city of Columbus. Don’t expect that to change anytime soon. The latest sign that’s the case ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Rick Nash, a Columbus Blue Jackets icon, is now the club's president of hockey operations. Nash was selected first overall in the 2002 NHL draft by the Blue Jackets. He played ...

PITTSBURGH, PA - FEBRUARY 26: Columbus Blue Jackets fans in Pittsburgh show their support for Rick Nash #61 of the Columbus Blue Jackets as Nash warms up before a game against the Pittsburgh Penguins ...

Former NHL All-Star forward Rick Nash, 39, who is now an executive with the Columbus Blue Jackets, has been named general manager for Canada's national men's hockey team at this year's world ...

Rick made a significant impact on this organization as a player and will continue to do so in his role as director of hockey operations." Nash served as captain of the Blue Jackets from 2008-12.