Author: Elaine Shircliff

Dear Cannon Readers, It's been a wild ride. Thank you.

By Elaine Shircliff | Feb 13th 2021 | 2 min read |

Dear Cannon Readers, When I started writing at The Cannon during the 2016-17 season I had no idea what to expect from the site and it’s readers....

Ways the Cleveland Monsters can start strong

By Elaine Shircliff | Feb 8th 2021 | 3 min read |

The Cleveland Monsters were slated to open their season on Friday February 5th and Saturday February 6th against the Rockford IceHogs. Unfortunately, ...

Dalpe, Scott, and Simpson lead by example, named captains of Cleveland Monsters

By Elaine Shircliff | Feb 3rd 2021 | 3 min read |

Earlier this week, the Cleveland Monsters announced their captains for the 2020-21 season. Zac Dalpe will wear the “C”. While Dillon Simpson and J...

Monsters release 2020-21 schedule

By Elaine Shircliff | Jan 24th 2021 | 2 min read |

After almost a year of anticipation, the Cleveland Monsters released their schedule for the 2020-21 season. The Monsters will play a dramatically smal...

Game 6 recap : Teamwork makes the dream work

By Elaine Shircliff | Jan 23rd 2021 | 4 min read |

Heading into this afternoon’s game against the Tampa Bay Lightning, the Columbus Blue Jackets had little to no team chemistry and struggled to put p...

Game 3 recap : A win to cure a case of the Mondays

By Elaine Shircliff | Jan 18th 2021 | 4 min read |

The Columbus Blue Jackets turned a “case of the Mondays” into a step in the right direction with a 3-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings. Although, i...

Blue Jackets possible milestones for the 2020-21 season

By Elaine Shircliff | Jan 15th 2021 | 3 min read |

*All stats in this article are from 1/15/2021 and do not include members of the taxi squad The Columbus Blue Jackets kicked off the 2020-21 season wit...

Breaking down the 2020-21 Columbus Blue Jackets schedule

By Elaine Shircliff | Dec 30th 2020 | 3 min read |

The NHL gave their fans an early Christmas gift on December 23rd, 2020 when they unveiled the schedule for the 2020-21 season. Shortly afterwards, Col...

Elaine’s Mailbag : Vol. 2 - Favorites and return to play

By Elaine Shircliff | Dec 18th 2020 | 9 min read |

Welcome to volume two of my monthly mailbag. Every month I solicit hockey related questions on twitter, @imaraindancer. If you don’t have twitter, f...

Jackets 20 : Steve Mason gave the Jackets a taste of playoffs and successful goaltending

By Elaine Shircliff | Dec 2nd 2020 | 4 min read |

Welcome to Jackets 20, a series which celebrates the 20th anniversary of the Columbus Blue Jackets by profiling 20 of the most important players from ...