Via tweets from the Columbus Dispatch newspaper's hockey blogger, Scott Arniel will be introduced as the Blue Jackets next head coach tomorrow at 3 pm EST (BlueJacketsNHL has confirmed the press conference). Arniel will be leaving his position as head coach of the Manitoba Moose.
Congratulations, Columbus, you're getting our secret Jedi Master. And now, Manitoba will need to find a replacement....
Evening Update: Turns out Boucher did have another option going for him: the Tampa Bay Lightning. Reports are coming out of Montreal this evening that the hiring will be announced this week. ProHockeyTalk sums everything up quite nicely.
The 46-year-old native of Kingston, Ont., in his third season at the helm, has guided his team to the most wins in franchise history (49-22-0-6) and its second North Division championship in three years.
