| The Blue Jackets are a young team, founded as an | | | | Blue Jacket cannon has been fired at the start of all |
| expansion team in 2000 and not qualifying for the | | | | home games. The cannon will also salute each time |
| Stanley Cup Playoffs until 2009. When the Cleveland | | | | the team scores a home goal and when the home |
| Barons left Ohio in 1978, no one knew that it would | | | | team wins a game. During its inaugural season, it was |
| take 22 years before the state would host another | | | | fired no less than 164 times. |
| NHL team. On June 25, 1997, the NHL announced that | | | | The cannon has become an integral part of Blue |
| Columbus would receive a new franchise; a decision | | | | Jacket fan culture. The cannon is loaded with smoke |
| prompted by the May 31 announcement from | | | | flash charges and the loud boom is produced by a |
| Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company that they would | | | | .75oz concussion explosive placed above the rink. |
| foot the bill for a new $150-million arena in Columbus. | | | | When the cannon is fired, the accompanying music |
| The name and logo of the Blue Jackets are rooted in | | | | "For Those About to Rock (We Salute You) by AC |
| Ohio's rich Civil War history and was choose to | | | | DC can be heard throughout the arena. |
| celebrate patriotism, pride and the rich Civil War history | | | | As mentioned above, the Blue Jackets secured their |
| in the state of Ohio. When President Abraham Lincoln | | | | first Stanley Cup Playoff berth ever in 2009 by |
| asked Ohio to raise ten regiments at the outbreak of | | | | defeating the Chicago Blackhawks with 4-3 on April 8. |
| the Civil War, the Ohio residents responded by forming | | | | The team had made several advantageous trades |
| no less than 23 volunteer infantry regiments. | | | | during the 2008 off season, including getting Raffi |
| The team logo is a stylized version of the flag of Ohio | | | | Torres in exchange for Gilbert Brule and trading Nikolai |
| swirled around a start while the sweaters sport a Civil | | | | Zherdey and Dan Fritsche to the New York Rangers |
| War cap with crossed hockey sticks. The official team | | | | in exchange for Fedor Tyutin and Christian Backman. |
| mascot is a 6 foot 9 inch bright green bug named | | | | During the 2008-09 NHL season Jason Williams was |
| Stinger that can be seen walking among the | | | | received in exchange for Clay Wilson and a |
| spectators during the games and skating around on | | | | sixth-round draft pick. The team also became a part |
| the ice between periods wearing a team jersey. | | | | of the first major deal of the 2009 NHL Trade |
| At the request of the fans, the Blue Jackets | | | | Deadline by receiving Antoine Vermette from the |
| organization purchased a hand-made replica of an | | | | Ottawa Senators in exchange for Pascal Leclaire and |
| 1867 Napoleon cannon and placed it in the Nationwide | | | | a second-round draft pick. |
| Arena as the 2007-08 season begun. Since then, the | | | | |