Columbus Blue Jackets facts for kids
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| Conference | Eastern |
| Division | Metropolitan |
| Founded | 2000 |
| History | Columbus Blue Jackets 2000–present |
| Home arena | Nationwide Arena |
| City | Columbus, Ohio |
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| Colors | Union blue, goal red, capital silver |
| Media | Fox Sports Ohio CD1025 (102.5 FM) The Fan (97.1 FM) |
| Owner(s) | John P. McConnell |
| General manager | Jarmo Kekalainen |
| Head coach | John Tortorella |
| Captain | Nick Foligno |
| Minor league affiliates | Cleveland Monsters (AHL) |
| Stanley Cups | 0 |
| Conference championships | 0 |
| Presidents' Trophies | 0 |
| Division championships | 0 |
The Columbus Blue Jackets are a professional ice hockey team based in Columbus, Ohio. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference.
The Blue Jackets began play as an expansion team in 2000. In their initial years, the Blue Jackets struggled, failing to win 30 games in a season until the 2005–06 season. The team qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time in 2009, but were swept. Columbus ultimately notched their first playoff game victory in the 2014 playoffs and five years later won their first playoff series in the 2019 playoffs against the Tampa Bay Lightning, becoming the first team in NHL history to sweep a Presidents' Trophy winner in the first round. However, they are still the only team in the league which has never appeared in the conference finals.
The Blue Jackets' name and logos are inspired by Ohio's Civil War history. The Blue Jackets play their home games at Nationwide Arena in downtown Columbus, which opened in 2000. They are affiliated with the Cleveland Monsters of the AHL.
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Doug MacLean was the general manager for the Blue Jackets from 1998 to 2007, and head coach from 2002 to 2004.
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Fredrik Norrena in net for the Blue Jackets during the 2006–07 season. The Blue Jackets acquired Norrena during the 2006 off-season, in a trade with the Tampa Bay Lightning.
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Named captain on March 12, 2008, Rick Nash served as the team's captain until he was traded to the New York Rangers on July 23, 2012.
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Nathan Horton during the 2013–14 season. As a result of a postponed game, Horton became the only player in NHL history to have registered a goal, without suiting up for that game.
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Sergei Bobrovsky was awarded his second Vezina Trophy for his performance in the 2016–17 season.
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A replica 1857 Napoleon is "fired" at Nationwide Arena as the Blue Jackets take the ice, when they score, and when they have won the game.
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Recording 250 points with the Blue Jackets, R. J. Umberger is the fifth-highest franchise point leader.
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David Savard set the franchise record for highest plus/minus of +33 during the 2016–17 season.
