Themed after the cannon the Blue Jackets fire after every goal, the mascot was supposed to appear during games where the Blue Jackets wore their new third jersey (which was also unveiled at the event) during the 2010-2011 season. The mascot was quietly pulled a few weeks after the unveiling after people unfavorably compared the mascot to a human phallus; their normal mascot, Stinger (who was also at the event), still appears at Blue Jackets games to this day. Boomer's most recent appearance was in a Halloween video the Blue Jackets produced in 2020.

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  5. The inflatable penis shooting white shirts out of it. This was a disaster from the get go. And I’m here for it. BRING BACK BOOMER!!!!

  6. There is a kid who goes to the games dressed as Boomer regularly! He carries on the tradition for us all

  14. Funniest picture I remember was the 1st image without the wheels, second image him getting hit by a car, 3rd him with the wheel chair wheels lol

  15. I was an intern in the press box during this season. I remember the internal unveiling was met with supportive applause from the full-time staff and quiet snickering from the other interns–for the next few weeks my manager would scold any of us that dare made fun of Boomer.

  25. I remember taking my son who was like 7 years old at the time to Tuttle Mall to see this abomination. I meant awesomeness.

  29. I will never forget that night. I was once a smoker and regular intermission visitor to the smoking area on the garage outside the club level before they stopped letting you go out there. JP McConnell use to come smoke there too before he quit and would often join in the conversation our regular group of about 10-15 guys out there. The night Boomer debuted, he joined us and asked us what we thought. Before anyone could even breathe, my friend who will remain unnamed looked at him and just said “It’s a (male sexual organ) spraying the crowd with white shirts.” He said that somehow this whole concept slipped by him while he was on vacation and he wasn’t sure what people were thinking. It wasn’t long after that when Boomer disappeared and went on to become the legend he is today. I don’t miss smoking but I do miss those moments out on that parking garage roof.

  30. You know we’re never getting back to the playoffs let alone winning the Cup until he is avenged.

    So sayeth Elmo.

  31. Free the Mustache Cannon. It’s not fair that he’s punished for JFC’s signing

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