Nobody said taking over a hockey team during the season was easy.
Columbus Blue Jackets new head coach John Tortorella is no exception, as his club took to the ice this morning with names now stitched onto their practice jerseys to help him better identify his players. Video from the official Blue Jackets twitter account here:
Torts wasn’t kidding – #CBJ hit the ice with nameplates on their practice jerseys. pic.twitter.com/nGyD0mpIvL
— NHL Blue Jackets (@BlueJacketsNHL) October 26, 2015
As you can see from this Tweet just two days ago, the team previously didn’t wear names or even numbers on their practice jerseys:
John Tortorella on the ice with #CBJ for first time in practice. @BlueJacketsNHL v. Avs tonight @FOXSportsOH pic.twitter.com/BklFOIrByN — Dave Maetzold (@DMaetzMedia) October 24, 2015
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