Columbus Blue Jackets Trivia

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS TRIVIA

1) What year were the Columbus Blue Jackets founded?

2000 2010 1990 1980

The Blue Jackets played their first regular season game on October 7, 2000, a 5-3 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks. Bruce Gardiner scored the franchise's first goal.

2) Who was the first Blue Jackets player to lead the league in goals?

GEOFF SANDERSON RYAN JOHANSEN CAM ATKINSON RICK NASH

In his second NHL season (2003-04), Rick Nash scored 41 goals to tie with Jarome Iginla and Ilya Kovalchuk as winners of the Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy as the NHL's leading goal-scorer.

3) What is the name of the Blue Jackets' mascot?

STINGER BUZZ SWARM SPIKE

Stinger is the 6 foot 9 inch bright green mascot of the Columbus Blue Jackets. He is a yellowjacket, who was originally yellow and has been mixed with team's blue to make green, with red eyes. Stinger wears the number 00, shortened from 2000, for the year the Blue Jackets were founded.

4) Who was the first head coach to lead Columbus to the playoffs?

TODD RICHARDS GERARD GALLANT DAVE KING KEN HITCHCOCK

The team qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time in 2009 under the leadership of Ken Hitchcock, but were swept in the first round by the Detroit Red Wings.

5) Which Blue Jacket scored 4 goals in a single game?

GEOFF SANDERSON ANDREW CASSELS RICK NASH SERGEI FEDOROV

On March 29, 2003, Andrew Cassels assisted on all four of Geoff Sanderson's goals and added one of his own in a 6-4 victory over the Calgary Flames.

6) Who was the first Blue Jackets goaltender with 40 wins in a season?

STEVE MASON MARC DENIS FREDRIK NORRENA SERGEI BOBROVSKY

During the 2016-17 season, Sergei Bobrovsky posted a record of 41-17-5, good enough for second in the league. He also posted a 2.06 GAA, .931 save percentage (both of which led the league among qualifying goaltenders) and recorded seven shutouts (third in the league).

7) What is Artemi Panarin's nickname?

"HOT WHEELS""MAGIC ANGEL ROBOT FROM WINNIPEG""CAPTAIN CRUNCH""BREAD MAN"

Artemi Panarin was affectionately nicknamed the "Bread Man", a reference to the Panera Bread restaurant chain, by his teammates and coaches. He has also been called "Yeast Mode" because he elevates his team (like yeast) with his outstanding play.

8) Which Blue Jacket racked up 31 penalty minutes in a single game?

DUVIE WESTCOTT JARED BOLL JODY SHELLEY DEREK DORSETT

While he wasn't exactly known as the feistiest Blue Jacket ever, D-man Duvie Westcott earned a franchise mark on April 13, 2006, for time spent in the box, racking up a team record 31 penalty minutes in a 4-1 Columbus win over the St. Louis Blues.

9) Who was the first Blue Jacket with 80 points in a season?

NICK FOLIGNO RYAN JOHANSEN ARTEMI PANARIN RICK NASH

On 3 April, 2018, Artemi Panarin surpassed the Blue Jackets' franchise points record after scoring 80 points in 80 games, finishing the season with 82. The following season, Panarin would break his own record, setting a new Blue Jackets-franchise point-scoring record with 87 points.

10) What is the Columbus Blue Jackets' longest winning streak?

12 GAMES 18 GAMES 14 GAMES 16 GAMES

On November 29, 2016, the team began a winning streak that ran to 16 consecutive games, including a perfect 14-0-0 record in December, but ended on January 3, 2017 with a loss to the Washington Capitals. The 16 game winning streak was one short of the NHL record 17 games, set by the 1992-93 Pittsburgh Penguins.