Columbus Blue Jackets

[MisterCornell]

I've been in Columbus since August. To this day, I have not seen 1 person wearing Columbus Blue Jackets (an NHL team) gear. No shirts. No hats. No jackets.... I actually had to go to their website to see what Blue Jackets gear looks like, just to make sure that I hadn't missed it somewhere.

Now of course, the NHL is not playing this year, and that hurts. But that said, I see people wearing Detroit Red Wings gear here in Columbus on an almost daily basis.

I guess it sucks for the Blue Jackets.

Is this typical of other expansion teams?

 

[edro]

What? I live in Columbus too and I see the Blue Jackets gear everywhere! But yeah, wince there is not hockey this year, no one really cares about wearing it. Hard to cheer on your team when there is no team...

 

[RaynorWolfcastle]

No offense to either of you but I can't see the NHL building a solid fan base in Columbus. I don't know why they even expanded there, Ohio isn't exactly hockey country.

 

[ArmchairAthlete]

It's all about the YELLOW Jackets, sorry!

 

[Injury]

where are the fans??

Where is the FREAKING HOCKEY????????????



I can never get tickets to the games I want to make it worth the 2 hour drive there.

 

[MisterCornell]

Wha? Maybe teenage boys don't masterbate to old footage of Wayne Gretzky like they do North of the border, but Ohio is a cold weather area and hockey is pretty big here. Columbus has 1.6 million people and no (real) professional sports teams. Although Toledo is solid Red Wings country, there's a good chance the Blue Jackets can expand their fanbase in nearby Akron, Cleveland, Cincinnati, and Dayton areas.

 

[rh71]

NHL hockey is gone until they fix the freakin revenue stream. It's a business. Damned players are simply about "ME".

 

[Tom]

Originally posted by: MisterCornell
I've been in Columbus since August. To this day, I have not seen 1 person wearing Columbus Blue Jackets (an NHL team) gear. No shirts. No hats. No jackets.... I actually had to go to their website to see what Blue Jackets gear looks like, just to make sure that I hadn't missed it somewhere.

Now of course, the NHL is not playing this year, and that hurts. But that said, I see people wearing Detroit Red Wings gear here in Columbus on an almost daily basis.

I guess it sucks for the Blue Jackets.

Is this typical of other expansion teams?

Where in Columbus do you see people wearing Red Wings gear ? At the bus station ?

 

[MisterCornell]

At OSU. Tuttle Crossing mall. Various other places around town.

 

[Tom]

Originally posted by: MisterCornell
At OSU. Tuttle Crossing mall. Various other places around town.

I've been to Tuttle mall several times in the past month and haven't noticed anything except cleavage and bare bellys.

 

[RaynorWolfcastle]

Originally posted by: MisterCornell
Wha? Maybe teenage boys don't masterbate to old footage of Wayne Gretzky like they do North of the border, but Ohio is a cold weather area and hockey is pretty big here. Columbus has 1.6 million people and no (real) professional sports teams. Although Toledo is solid Red Wings country, there's a good chance the Blue Jackets can expand their fanbase in nearby Akron, Cleveland, Cincinnati, and Dayton areas.

A) It's spelled "masturbate"
B) Don't get your panties in a twist, it was my personal opinion.
C) I hope you're right and that they do develop a solid team with a fan base , I just don't see it happening.

 

[MisterCornell]

Originally posted by: Tom

Originally posted by: MisterCornell
At OSU. Tuttle Crossing mall. Various other places around town.

I've been to Tuttle mall several times in the past month and haven't noticed anything except cleavage and bare bellys.

Well, you've been so busy checking out the trampy 14 year old girls that you haven't noticed the hats people are wearing. :laugh:

 

[Deleted member 139972]

BJ's arnt' even up to play this year, but I have some stuff for them. I just don't wear it ever cuz I don't have the $$ to even see the games. Oh well..

 

[Nick5324]

I would also say it's b/c there is no season. Last year at this time, i saw a good amount of blue jackets merchandise. As for a fan base, I've been to about 6 games, and at each game the stands were about 90%-95% full (1 was a sellout). I was never into hockey before, but after going to my first blue jackets game a few years ago, my interest grew. There are probably many people in Columbus who are also just discovering an interest in hockey. Combine this with the excitment of Rick Nash, I'd say the fan base is growing. However, the lockout really hurts the jackets, as it lets people forget about hockey just as they were starting to like it. Hopefully hockey will be back next season, and you will get to enjoy the BlueJackets. Welcome to Columbus, MisterCornell.

 

[meltdown75]

Hey Gretzky highlights are on!

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