He also served as the sports director at CFCF-Radio in Montreal for eight years during which time he hosted Montreal Canadiens pre- and post-game shows. Rimer moved to the Baltimore-area in 1984 as game host for the Capitals on Home Team Sports (HTS) and WDCA-TV and took over play-by-play duties in 1990. He also served as the sports director at WBAL-Radio in Baltimore, hosting pre- and post-game shows for Orioles baseball, co-hosted syndicated college basketball shows with Billy Packer and Maryland Head Coach Gary Williams and was a sideline reporter for Maryland Terrapins football.
He led the Blue Jackets in penalty minutes four times (2001-06) and owns the club record for penalty minutes in a season with 249 PIM in 2002-03. Through the 2015-16 campaign, Shelley sits second on the club's all-time list in penalty minutes and ranks seventh on the club's all-time games played list. He was also an active participant in the club's community initiatives through the Columbus Blue Jackets Foundation and received the team's Community Service Award for the 2006-07 season.
After leaving Columbus in January 2008, Shelley spent parts of three seasons with the San Jose Sharks. He then joined the New York Rangers during the 2009-10 season before spending his final three campaigns with the Philadelphia Flyers. He wrapped up his NHL career with 18-36-54 and 1, 538 penalty minutes in 627 games. He also appeared in nine Stanley Cup Playoff games with San Jose and Philadelphia. Prior to turning professional, he spent three seasons with the Halifax Mooseheads of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. He tallied 48-50-98 and 933 penalty minutes in 181 games from 1994-97 and had his number 25 retired by the club. He began the 1997-98 season at Dalhousie University before making his pro debut with the American Hockey League's Saint John Flames that same year.
Columbus Blue Jackets | Nationwide ArenaThe Columbus Blue Jackets have moved to mobile ticketing. Your phone is YOUR ticket! For more on Mobile ticketing, CLICK HERE. The Columbus Blue Jackets, a member club of the National Hockey League, compete in the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference calling Nationwide Arena home since the club’s inaugural 2000-01 season. The CBJ has earned six berths in the Stanley Cup Playoffs (2009, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020) and engineered one of the biggest playoff upsets in NHL history when they swept the top-seeded Tampa Bay Lightning in the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals in 2019.
He has spent the past 28 years calling play-by-play action on television for the Blue Jackets, Florida Panthers and Washington Capitals and called his 2, 000th NHL game on Mar. 11, 2017 at Buffalo. The Toronto, Ontario native began his career CFAC-Radio in Calgary and then spent over four years working for the Canadian Broadcast Company, including serving as the network's gymnastics commentator during the 1976 Summer Olympic Games in Montreal.
Rimer and his wife, Ferrel, and are the parents of son, Josh, and daughter, Kylie. The couple has three grandchildren. Jody Shelley - Color Analyst and Team Ambassador Former Columbus Blue Jackets forward Jody Shelley rejoined the organization in August 2013 when he was named a broadcast associate and team ambassador. He began serving as the club's television color analyst on Bally Sports Ohio in 2014-15. In addition to his broadcast duties, the Columbus fan favorite is also actively engaged in various business and community initiatives for the organization.
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The mission of the Columbus Blue Jackets Foundation is supporting the health and wellness of children throughout central Ohio. Since the team’s inception, the Foundation has provided nearly $14 million to numerous local organizations in the areas of pediatric cancer, reading, health and safety and the growth and development of youth hockey. For more info visit bluejackets. com/community. OFFICIAL COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS WEBSITE JOIN the ICE CREW! APPLY NOW Nationwide Arena was the first NHL team to have its practice facility located in the same building where it plays its games. The unique configuration has since been used as a model for several new NHL arenas.
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