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Welcome to today's news and rumors rundown. We start in Columbus with more changes behind the
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bench. While fans wait for the hiring of a new head coach, Aaron Portzline of the Athletics
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says they will not be renewing assistant coach Joseph Boumediene's contract. He joined the
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Blue Jackets coaching staff last season after serving as director of pro scouting from 2021
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to 2023. Next we move to Edmonton and more on the GM search. In an appearance on the Bob McCown
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podcast, interim GM Jeff Jackson confirmed that he has no interest in becoming the full-time GM
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He hopes to announce his replacement in the next 7-10 days. Moving next door to Calgary
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there are reports that flames in the city of Calgary are laying the groundwork for a new arena with construction set to begin on Monday. This will be a lengthy process with the goal of
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having the arena done by the start of the 2027-28 season. And we end in Ottawa where Shane Pinto has
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confirmed that he was suspended for proxy betting with a friend using his sportsbook account to
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place bets. He says that because he was in Canada, he had friends place bets from in America
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which is illegal to do. That's it for this edition of news and rumors rundown. Stay tuned
