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Jackets President Davidson Resigns

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John Davidson has resigned as the Columbus Blue Jackets president of hockey operations, after the New York Rangers requested and received permission to talk to him for a similar position. 

The Jackets announced Davidson's departure Friday. He has been long considered the obvious heir apparent to Glen Sather as Rangers president, a move that could become official at any time. Davidson spent parts of eight seasons as a Rangers goaltender and was a TV analyst for them for almost a full decade. Davidson spent the past seven seasons with the Jackets, helping turn an NHL also-ran into a consistent playoff contender. The Jackets made the playoffs four times during his tenure. This is the first domino to fall in an uncertain offseason for Columbus, which could have as many as four prominent players leave in free agency. General manager Jarmo Kekalainen takes over Davidson's job as alternate governor, but it's uncertain what title he'll assume.  

Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.
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