Overview
- The Columbus Blue Jackets announced Wednesday that Bill Davidge had died at age 72 and the team released a statement calling him an unparalleled ambassador for the club.
- Davidge’s hockey career began as an Ohio State captain in the mid-1970s and included 23 years coaching at Miami University before moving into NHL scouting in the 1990s.
- He joined the Blue Jackets as a scout in 1999, became the team’s radio color analyst in 2000, shifted to TV broadcasts and studio roles through the 2018–19 season, and retired in 2019.
- Davidge publicly battled multiple myeloma after a 2014 diagnosis but remained active with the club after retirement, visiting Nationwide Arena during the 2025–26 season.
- Colleagues including Jeff Rimer, John Davidson and Jim Day posted tributes praising Davidge’s positivity, coaching perspective and his trademark broadcast call, which many fans still remember.