Wait, what? This is a different John Madden?
Oh, well actually this looks like a good hire, too.
The Madden the Blue Jackets brought on to become the head coach of their AHL affiliate, the Cleveland Monsters, already knows what championship hockey looks like in the Midwest.
After winning two Stanley Cups with the New Jersey Devils, he helped the Chicago Blackhawks end a 49-year title drought in 2010.
The former standout defensive forward also won three CCHA championships and a national title at Michigan in the mid-90s.
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