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Rick Nash recorded his fourth career hat trick while Steve Mason stopped 44 shots as the Blue Jackets pounded the Red Wings, 8-2, Saturday night ... video.msn.com

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Steve Mason talks with FSN after Columbus' 4-3 win over Edmonton. Mason had 34 saves as the Blue Jackets won back-to-back games for the first time this season.

Blue Jackets goaltender Steve Mason, who is expected to start tonight against the Carolina Hurricanes in Nationwide Arena, appears to be returning to the form that earned him the Calder Trophy last spring as the NHL's top rookie.

The big pads circled the puck and Steve Mason thought he had it corraled. Then it started tumbling away, wobbling inches over the goal line. Pittsburgh scored twice in the final 3 minutes of regulation to tie it and Sidney Crosby's shot barely crossed the line in the shootout to lift the Pengu...

After a road-heavy stretch to open their season concluded with a dismal road trip, the Columbus Blue Jackets are very happy to be home. They will try to remain perfect at Nationwide Arena on Tuesday night as Steve Mason looks to improve his play when the Blue Jackets meet the Phoenix Coyotes....

ANALYZING THE GOALIES: What the Blue Jackets did to Steve Mason last season was, in the words of GM Scott Howson, "probably unfair." In the throes of a playoff push, the Jackets had no choice but to run Mason into the ground. As a 19-year-old, he started 60 of the final 66 games. This year, the pos...

Columbus Blue Jackets goalie coach Perry Elderbroom with prize pupil Steve Mason, who is nominated for both the Vezina and Calder as the NHL's top goalie and top rookie.

Detroit Red Wings Steve Sullivan, Nashville Predators Richard Zednik, Florida Panthers CALDER MEMORIAL TROPHY Steve Mason, Columbus Blue Jackets Bobby Ryan, Anaheim Ducks Kris Versteeg, Chicago Blackhawks FRANK J. SELKE TROPHY Pavel Datsyuk, ...

 CA by Greg Eno (Analyst) First, it was supposed to be the young whippersnapper, Steve Mason, of the Columbus Blue Jackets. Mason, they said, even though he was just a rookie, was still enough of a hotshot that he could outplay the veteran across the ice ...

We uncovered some interesting tidbits: Save for the 11th-ranked Columbus Blue Jackets (from the NHL), all of the teams on our list were located below the Mason-Dixon line. Is it something in the Southern water? Some carryover from the Civil War? ...

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 Canada We uncovered some interesting tidbits: Save for the 11th-ranked Columbus Blue Jackets (from the NHL), all of the teams on our list were located below the Mason-Dixon line. Is it something in the Southern water? Some carryover from the Civil War? ...

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 Canada Many will try to shoehorn Columbus Blue Jackets rookie Steve Mason into the conversation, dismissing his struggles down the stretch and his torching in the first round of the playoffs. There's no getting around the fact that whoever is the 2010 ...

Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Steve Mason has been named rookie of the year by the Sporting News.

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 OH By MICHAEL ARACE Blue Jackets goaltender Steve Mason, 20, yesterday was named NHL Rookie of the Year by The Sporting News. He is the odds-on favorite to win the Calder Trophy, and he will stand with the finalists for the Vezina, when the league has its ...

  Canada Joining Thomas in the top three, as voted on by the league's general managers, is Minnesota Wild veteran Niklas Backstrom and Columbus Blue Jackets rookie Steve Mason. The winner will be announced on June 18 at the league's awards gala in Las Vegas. ...

Columbus Blue Jackets' Steve Mason, left, is one of three candidates vying for this year's Calder Trophy for the NHL's top rookie. Steve Mason is one step closer to joining some elite company. The Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender was one of three ...

 Canada He may be the prohibitive favourite to win the Calder Trophy, but Steve Mason is also a 20-year-old goaltender making his NHL playoff debut with the Blue Jackets. Nerves and inexperience might have been a factor when Red Wings forward Dan Cleary, ...

Rookie goalie Steve Mason posted 10 shutouts to lead the NHL, to go along with a 2.29 goals-against average, .916 save percentage and 33 wins. Steve Mason is one step closer to joining some elite company. The Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender was one of ...

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By Noah Love 3. In Carolina, Cam Ward led the Hurricanes to three straight victories posting a 1.33 goals-against average and a tidy .944 save percentage. He stopped 20 shots in a 2-1 win over Atlanta on Dec. 31, then turned aside 30 of 31 shots in a 2-1 victory over St. Louis on Jan. 2, and wrapped up the week by mak...

By Greg Wyshynski Goalie GS Shutouts SV % Pascal Leclaire, 2007-08 22 6 921 22 5 933 But there's no denying the stellar play of a kid leading the league in GAA (1.81) and save percentage (.933). According to the Columbus Post Dispatch, there's also more observational praise for Mason from around the League:

By Matt Romig Nash converted a penalty shot for his 17th goal of the season and picked up the primary assist on three Columbus tallies as the Blue Jackets, who went through December scoring three or fewer goals in 13 of 14 games, erupted for six goals in a 6-1 victory over Colorado. Rookie Steve Mason saw hi...

By Matt Romig Nash converted a penalty shot for his 17th goal of the season and picked up the primary assist on three Columbus tallies as the Blue Jackets, who went through December scoring three or fewer goals in 13 of 14 games, erupted for six goals in a 6-1 victory over Colorado. Rookie Steve Mason saw hi...

By Greg Wyshynski Honorable Mention: Milan Michalek scored the eventual game-winner for San Jose from his knees, beating Marty Turco. ... The Columbus Blue Jackets played a strong defensive game in front of goalie Steve Mason, giving the rookie his fourth shutout, 2-0, over the Los Angeles Kings. Rick Nash ha...

By Greg Wyshynski Preview: San Jose Sharks at Columbus Blue Jackets (7 p.m. EST; TV: FSOH). Steve Mason will be between the pipes for the Jackets, who evidently have a deep admiration and respect for their opponents this evening. • The Hockey Guy applies the B.S. test to Mike Keenan's claims that ownership forced...

At some point, the Blue Jackets will have to make a decision. They're carrying three goaltenders Pascal Leclaire, Steve Mason and Fredrik Norrena and something has to give soon. Leclaire came back from a three-week absence, caused by an ankle injury, to make 36 saves in a 6-1 win over Buffal...

By Greg Wyshynski Preview: Phoenix Coyotes at Columbus Blue Jackets (7 p.m. EST; TV: FSOH). Pascal Leclaire is off IR, but he'll be the backup tonight for rookie sensation Steve Mason. The Jackets are now yet another team with three good goaltending options. The Coyotes are looking for their third straight win...

By Ross McKeon The 22-year-old rookie has lit a fire under the Blue Jackets. Mason registered 22 saves to remain unbeaten in three career starts as Columbus has won three straight games, all against Canadian-based opponents – Edmonton, Montreal and Calgary since Wednesday with Mason in goal. The only g...

By Greg Wyshynski Preview: Edmonton Oilers at Columbus Blue Jackets (7:30 p.m. EST; TV: TSN, FSOH). Bethany's Hockey Rants is reporting that Steve Mason will be in goal tonight for the Jackets, making what would be his NHL debut. Columbus also announced that Nikita Filatov will not be going to play in juniors,...

By Blue Jackets Staff | Writer COLUMBUS, OHIO – The Columbus Blue Jackets have re-assigned goaltender Steve Mason to the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League, club General Manager Scott Howson announced January 11. Mason was added to the roster on emergency ...

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By Truth Serum OK, the Jackets got beat pretty good last night by St. Louis, 6-1. The Blues are now three points ahead of Columbus in the standings, 47 to 44, and the Jackets’ record in the last ten games is 5-5-0, the same as first place Dallas. People are up in arms about Steve Mason being called up, but the real...

By November 12, 2007 Nashville Predators' Chris Mason stops a shot against the Columbus Blue Jackets' during the third period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Nov. 12, 2007, in Columbus, Ohio. The Predators won 4-1. (AP...   Expand »