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.'
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.
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.'
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 ou...
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 Col...
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 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 come...
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 D...
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...
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...
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 o...
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 misse...
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 tonig...
Your Columbus Blue Jackets took a tough one last night, falling 2-1 to the Montreal Canadiens on the road. It was one of those games where you just knew the puc...
Your Columbus Blue Jackets are heading to Montréal tonight.
Alright, Columbus, big one tonight! Your Columbus Blue Jackets are heading north of the border to f...
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