Columbus Blue Jackets Colors, Facts and History
The Columbus Blue Jackets colors are union blue, goal red, capital silver and white.
- League
- National Hockey League · Eastern Metropolitan
- City
- Columbus, Ohio
- Home
- Nationwide Arena (18,500 seats)
- Founded
- 2000
- Stanley Cups
- 0
- Head coach
- Vacant (Oct 2026)
- Colors
- Union blue, goal red, capital silver, white
- Recent All-Stars
- Elvis Merzļikins, Zach Werenski (2026 Winter Olympics men's hockey rosters)
Columbus Blue Jackets history
Columbus got its NHL team in 2000, and the name draws on Ohio's Civil War history. Nationwide Arena in downtown Columbus opened the same year and seats 18,500. Fans call the team the Jackets. The early years were tough, and the club did not reach 30 wins in a season until 2005.
A first playoff trip came in 2009, ending in a first-round sweep by the defending champion Detroit Red Wings. A first playoff game win had to wait until 2014, against Pittsburgh. Its first series win came in 2019, a sweep of Tampa Bay that made the Jackets the first NHL team to sweep a Presidents' Trophy winner in the first round.
Did you know?
- The Blue Jackets name honors Ohio's role in the Civil War.
- Columbus is one of three NHL teams yet to reach a conference final.
- The team's AHL affiliate is the Cleveland Monsters.
Colors are shown as plain swatches with their hex codes. This site is not affiliated with the Columbus Blue Jackets or the National Hockey League; team names are used only to identify the teams.
Questions about the Columbus Blue Jackets
Where do the Blue Jackets play?
They play at Nationwide Arena in downtown Columbus, Ohio.
When did the Blue Jackets start?
They began play as an NHL expansion team in 2000.
Sources
- Wikidata Q207507, checked October 8, 2026
- Wikipedia: Columbus Blue Jackets, checked October 8, 2026
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