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Columbus Blue Jackets

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The Columbus Blue Jackets are a professional hockey team in the National Hockey League (the NHL). The Columbus Blue Jackets play in the Central Division of the Western Conference with four other teams: the Detroit Red Wings, the Chicago Blackhawks, the St. Louis Blues and the Nashville Predators.  Blue Jackets tickets will be a hot item during the 2014-2015 NHL hockey schedule.

Columbus Blue Jackets 2014-2015 Outlook

It’s almost impossible not to root for the Blue Jackets, a franchise that has yet to win a playoff round in its 13-season history. It would be great to see them finally go on a deep run and give their long-suffering fans something to cheer about. The problem is that they’re not all that good a team.

Luckily, that might not be an issue, since they play in the Metro Division, where even the better teams look vulnerable. And while the lineup isn’t exactly star-studded, they at least appear set in goal with Sergei Bobrovsky, who followed a surprise Vezina win in 2012-13 with another very good season last year. That should be enough to keep them in the wild-card race, and if/when they can get Johansen back onboard, they could make a push for more.

History

The Columbus Blue Jackets franchise was founded in Columbus, Ohio in 2000.  In the franchise’s short existence, the Columbus Blue Jackets have never won more than 35 games and have never finished better than 3rd in their division.  The Columbus Blue Jackets are the only active NHL franchise to not qualify for post-season NHL play.  The team name “Blue Jackets” was selected to celebrate the “patriotism, pride, and the rich Civil War history in the state of Ohio and city of Columbus. 

The Columbus Blue Jackets have not retired any players’ numbers of their own.  However, the NHL retired Wayne Gretzky’s jersey number #99 league-wide on February 6, 2000.

Columbus Blue Jackets TV/Radio

All Columbus Blue Jackets hockey games can be seen on the FSN Ohio television network in the greater Columbus area.  ESPN has television rights to Columbus Blue Jackets hockey games based on the popularity of the game. Tune into the Columbus Blue Jackets flagship stations WBNS 1460 on your AM dial and WWCD 101.1 on your FM dial to catch each Columbus Blue Jackets hockey game on the radio.

Nationwide Arena

The Columbus Blue Jackets play their home games in Nationwide Arena.  Nationwide Arena opened in 2000 and is owned by Nationwide Financial Services, a Columbus-based financial services company whose headquarters are located across the street from the arena.  In addition to hosting Columbus Blue Jackets NHL hockey games, Nationwide Arena also hosts all of the home professional football games for the Columbus Destroyers of the Arena Football League.  Nationwide Arena holds a seating capacity of 18,136 devoted die-hard Columbus Blue Jackets fans.  Nationwide Arena has played host to numerous memorable and historic concerts and special events during its brief 8-year history, including the World Wrestling Entertainment’s King of the Ring in 2002 and the last WWE Bad Blood in 2004, the Ultimate Fighting Championship UFC 68 in 2007, the 2007 NHL Entry Draft, and the first and second round games for the 2004 and 2007 NCAA Men’s College Basketball Tournament.

Stadium:
Nationwide Arena
200 West Nationwide Blvd.
Columbus, Ohio 43215

Event Resources

http://bluejackets.nhl.com
www.nationwidearena.com

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