Columbus Blue Jackets History.
Columbus Blue Jackets,
men’s professional ice hockey team and one of five teams in the Central
Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL).
The club name reflects the significant participation of Ohio residents
in the Union Army during the American Civil War (1861-1865). The club
mascot is Stinger, a bee that wears a blue uniform resembling that of a
Union soldier. The team colors are red, white, and blue. The Blue
Jackets play in Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio.
On June 25, 1997, the NHL
officially announced that Columbus; Atlanta, Georgia; Nashville,
Tennessee; and Saint Paul, Minnesota, had been awarded NHL franchises.
Businessman John H. McConnell is the Blue Jackets’ majority owner, and
Doug MacLean is the general manager. Columbus’s first season in the NHL
was the 2000-01 campaign. Before the season the team filled its roster
by selecting players in a series of drafts.
|
Brathwaite |
Fred
|
Goal |
Columbus
Blue Jackets |
Unsigned
|
|
Cassels |
Andrew
|
Centre |
Columbus
Blue Jackets |
$3,050,000.00 |
|
Denis |
Marc
|
Goal |
Columbus
Blue Jackets |
$2,000,000.00 |
|
Heffernan |
Scott
|
Defence |
Columbus
Blue Jackets |
$450,000.00 |
|
Holzinger |
Brian
|
Centre |
Columbus
Blue Jackets |
Unsigned
|
|
Irbe |
Arturs
|
Goal |
Columbus
Blue Jackets |
$2,500,000.00 |
|
Klesla |
Rostislav
|
Defence |
Columbus
Blue Jackets |
$1,182,500.00 |
|
Lachance |
Scott
|
Defence |
Columbus
Blue Jackets |
$2,000,000.00 |
|
Letowski |
Trevor
|
Centre |
Columbus
Blue Jackets |
$725,000.00 |
|
Ling |
David
|
Right
Wing |
Columbus
Blue Jackets |
Unsigned
|
|
Malhotra |
Manny
|
Centre |
Columbus
Blue Jackets |
$750,000.00 |
|
Marchant |
Todd
|
Centre |
Columbus
Blue Jackets |
$2,900,000.00 |
|
Nash |
Rick
|
Left
Wing |
Columbus
Blue Jackets |
$1,185,000.00 |
|
Richardson |
Luke
|
Defence |
Columbus
Blue Jackets |
$2,750,000.00 |
|
Sanderson |
Geoff
|
Left
Wing |
Columbus
Blue Jackets |
$3,000,000.00 |
|
Shelley |
Jody
|
Left
Wing |
Columbus
Blue Jackets |
$700,000.00 |
|
Spacek |
Jaroslav
|
Defence |
Columbus
Blue Jackets |
Unsigned
|
|
Suchy |
Radoslav
|
Defence |
Columbus
Blue Jackets |
$1,250,000.00 |
|
Vyborny |
David
|
Right
Wing |
Columbus
Blue Jackets |
$1,500,000.00 |
|
Westcott |
Duvie
|
Defence |
Columbus
Blue Jackets |
$525,000.00 |
|
Wright |
Tyler
|
Centre |
Columbus
Blue Jackets |
$1,144,449.00 |
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