Atlanta Thrashers (1999), Minnesota Wild (2000) and the Columbus Blue Jackets (2000)
Here is the real explanation by team personnel: Columbus Blue Jackets:Yellow jackets are industrious and team oriented, which should strike fear into the hearts of our opponents, but we wanted to use blue jackets because Ohio had more soldiers in the Civil War than any other state, and some people call soldiers "blue jackets" (though not many), and after all two of the new NHL teams are in the south, and we want to emphasize we aren't naming this after the Indian Blue Jacket because that's not politically correct, although we decided to spell it like the Indian since bluejacket should be one word like yellowjacket.
7. Cincinnati Bengals (NFL) Cincinnati Reds (MLB) Cleveland Cavaliers (NBA) Cleveland Browns (NFL) Cleveland Indians (MLB) Columbus Blue Jackets (NHL) Columbus Crew (MLS)
I believe there is Duke Blue Devils in Durham NC and Depaul Blue Demons in Chicago.
Buffalo Sabres Columbus Blue Jackets Edmonton Oilers New York Rangers San Jose Sharks St.Louis Blues Vancouver Canucks Pittsburgh Penguins (3rd jersey) Tampa Bay Lightning (3rd jersey)
Of thirty teams currently playing (2010) six franchises have never made it into the Stanley Cup final playoff series. They are the... Minnesota Wild, Phoenix Coyotes, Nashville Predators, Columbus Blue Jackets, Atlanta Thrashers, and Florida Panthers. The Panthers joined the league in 1993, and both the Wild and Blue Jackets entered the league in 2000. Brand new teams which had no prior affiliation with defunct clubs.
The teams who held the top five spots in the 2012 NHL entry draft in order were the Edmonton Oilers, Columbus Blue Jackets, Montreal Canadiens, New York Islanders and Toronto Maple Leafs.
The "Lobo" is the official mascot of the University of New Mexico.
Rick Nash has played for five NHL teams between 1999 and 2013 including the New York Rangers, Davos, Columbus Blue Jackets,London Knights and Milton Merchants.
The Yankees currently do not have a mascot.
The New York Yankees never had a mascot.
The New England Revolution have a fox named Sly as there mascot!