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Columbus Blue Jackets

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Team information

Abbr: CBJ
Sport: Hockey
League: NHL
Conference: Eastern
Division: Metropolitan
Founded: 1997
Mascot: Stinger
Fan nickname: Jackets Nation
Home market: Columbus, OH, OH, United States
Championships: 0

The Columbus Blue Jackets are a professional ice hockey team based in Columbus, Ohio, United States. They are members of the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). Replacing the Columbus Chill of the ECHL, the Blue Jackets were founded as an expansion team in 2000. The team qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time in 2009. The Blue Jackets' name and logos were inspired by Ohio's Civil War history. Jack Johnson, Marian Gaborik,

Mascot: Stinger