Blue Jackets promote Rick Nash, other former players in front office

The Columbus Blue Jackets changed their president of hockey operations, their head coach and now are promoting several former players to new roles. The team announced Wednesday that Rick Nash has been promoted to director of player development, Josef Boumedienne has been promoted to head of pro scouting, while Derek Dorsett and Mark Letestu have joined the organization as development coaches. Brad Thiessen has replaced Jim Corsi as goaltending development coach, while Nelson Ayotte, the former director of high performance, has retired.