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Newsmakers in the NHL is a weekday morning attempt to clear yesterday's rebounds and look to the day ahead.

Blue Jackets 4, Blackhawks 3: Banner night for the Columbus Blue Jackets, as their 4-3 shootout win over the Chicago Blackhawks clinched the first ever playoff berth in the in the eight-year existence of the franchise. It's been a long time coming, but congratulations Columbus, you're officially on the NHL map.

April 16th, 2006. It's the second period in a match between Montreal and Ottawa. Montreal's Aaron Downey squares off against Ottawa's Brad Norton in the fight that changed the NHL forever ...

OK, maybe not. After a lot of posturing and preening (and Downey falling down), the linesmen step in and just put an end to this 'showdown' after it was obvious that nobody wanted to throw a punch. Brad Norton looks like he wanted to crawl into a hole as he went to the penalty box.

Both 'fighters' were actually given 10-minute misconducts, probably for 'embarrassment to the game'.