GDG- RE: OT, The NHL and The civil War

[NPeters102 at aol.com]

In a message dated 1/4/2008 11:37:27 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
gwjchris at earthlink.net writes:

I tend  to believe that "blue jackets" refers to the Shawnee chief Blue 
Jacket. Blue  Jacket's early actions against the United Sates led to the first 
American  "civil war"  when another Shawnee chief, Tecumseh, tried to establish a  
confederation of native peoples on the then western border of
the United  States.


Bill,
 
A common belief but not accurate. On the team's website there is a timeline  
&  the following is written for the date 11/11/1997:  
"Team officials announce that the name of the franchise will be the Blue  
Jackets, celebrating patriotism, pride and the rich Civil War history in the  
state of Ohio and, city of Columbus." 
Respectfully,

Mike  Peters
npeters102 at aol.com




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