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Why I'm A Fan Of The Columbus Blue Jackets

June 21, 2011 is a date I'd rather soon forget, but unfortunately, will never be able to.

That was the day my beloved Atlanta Thrashers - my favorite team on the planet since fourth grade - were officially sold to True North Sports and jetted off to Winnipeg.

One city was given a second chance at a hockey team, and I was forced into choosing a new team.

But where to start? All I had known was the Thrashers as a hockey fan - their first season was my Kindergarten year in 1998-99 and they were officially sold a little over a month after I graduated from high school.