The Blue Jackets is a professional ice hockey team in Columbus, Ohio, a member of the Metropolitan Division, the Eastern Conference of the NHL-National Hockey League.

The Blue Jackets were founded in 2000, and the team first time qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs in 2009. They have never won a playoff series. The Blue Jackets play home games at the popular Nationwide Arena in downtown Columbus.

The arena opened in 2000. The Blue Jackets are affiliated with the Cleveland Monsters. Every time Blue Jackets start a game, score a goal, or win a game in Nationwide Arena, their staff fires a hand-made replica of 1857 Napoleon cannon. It has so far been fired 164 times.

Blue Jackets Hockey, 200 W Nationwide Blvd, Columbus, OH 43215, Phone: 800-645-2657

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