COLUMBUS, OHIO – The Columbus Blue Jackets invite fans to kick off the club’s 2015-16 season by visiting the Opening Night Plaza Party, presented by Nationwide, on Friday, October 9 before the Jackets host Metropolitan Division rival New York Rangers at 7 p.m. The party on the Front Street plaza starts at 3 p.m. and game tickets are not required to attend.
A special attraction of the plaza party is the “blue” carpet arrival of the Blue Jackets. Fans are invited to line up and welcome the players as they proceed across the plaza and into the front doors of Nationwide Arena.