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The Columbus Blue Jackets
 PROFILE
The Columbus Blue Jackets hope to make hockey fashionable in the Buckeye State. The expansion NHL franchise was awarded in 1997 to a group led by industrialist John McConnell, founder of Worthington Industries. Well before taking to the ice, the team's first brawl came when Kansas City Chiefs owner Lamar Hunt sued McConnell for control of the franchise. They had partnered in an unsuccessful attempt to gain a franchise for Columbus in 1996, after which McConnell turned to newspaper publisher Dispatch Printing and insurer Nationwide for help in obtaining an arena. Hunt dropped the suit in 1999 after losing an appeal. The team began playing in the 2000-2001 season at the $150 million Nationwide Arena starting.

 COMPETITION
Chicago Blackhawk Hockey Team, Inc. (dossier)
Detroit Red Wings (dossier)
St. Louis Blues Hockey Club L.L.C. (dossier)

 KEY PEOPLE
• Doug MacLean
    CEO
• T. J. LaMendola
    CFO

 CONTACT INFO
150 E. Wilson Bridge Rd., Ste. 235
Columbus, OH 43085
US
Phone: 614-246-4625
Fax: 614-246-4302
Online: Web Site

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