Blue Jackets unveil 25th anniversary logo
The Blue Jackets say they are celebrating their 25th anniversary with, among other things, a logo that honors a quarter-century of team history.
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The Columbus Blue Jackets will play seven preseason games for their 25th anniversary season.The preseason schedule includes four home games and three away games.
The Blue Jackets’ preseason schedule for 2025-26, the team’s 25th anniversary season, features seven games, including four home dates starting Sept. 21 against the St. Louis Blues.
The past few years, the Jackets’ preseason slate included eight games played home and away against four opponents. This year, they’ll host the Blues before playing home/away sets against the Buffalo Sabres, Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals.
The first four games will be played on four consecutive days, with home faceoffs against the Blues on Sept. 21, Sabres on Sept. 22 and Penguins on Sept. 24, as well as a road game Sept. 23 in Buffalo.
The Blue Jackets are finalizing preparations for the NHL draft to be held June 27-28 in Los Angeles. They have the 14th and 20th overall picks in the first round plus five additional picks in the third, fourth, sixth and seventh rounds.
Don Waddell, the Blue Jackets’ president of hockey operations/general manager, said his two first-round picks remain in play as trade chips going into the event, which will be followed by the start of free agency at noon July 1.
The NHL’s full 2025-26 regular-season schedule is usually unveiled a day before the draft’s first round, so expect that to happen soon.Â
Here is the Blue Jackets’ preseason schedule:
Sept. 21 vs. St. Louis Blues, 5 p.m. Sept. 22 vs. Buffalo Sabres, 7 p.m. Sept. 23 at Buffalo Sabres, 7 p.m. Sept. 24 vs. Pittsburgh Penguins, 7 p.m. Sept. 27 at Pittsburgh Penguins, 7 p.m. Sept. 30 vs. Washington Capitals, 7 p.m. Oct. 4 at Washington Capitals, 7 p.m.Â
Blue Jackets reporter Brian Hedger can be reached at bhedger@dispatch.com and @BrianHedger.bsky.social
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