For the past four months, I’ve lived in Columbus, Ohio while attending the Ohio State University. Each month has gotten better day by day, and the uplifted spirits have urged me to explore the beautiful city that I’ve been blessed to be a part of. In my last Columbus To-Do List, I visited the beautiful German Village. My friends and I actually went there again not too long ago to see the Christmas lights! We stopped at Katzinger’s Deli, a few churches that were having Christmas pop-up shops, a chocolate store, and lastly Schmidt’s Sausage Haus. I love the charm that the German Village has, it’s just such a wonderful place to be. However, in this Columbus To-Do List, I will be talking about a Columbus Blue Jackets game!
It was on Thursday, November 15th, and someone randomly asked me to go to the game with them. I had heard about the Columbus Blue Jackets and always wanted to go to a game! Once we got to the Nationwide Arena, there were people pouring into all entrances of the building. Surrounding the arena were multiple restaurants and bars brought to life by pregaming hockey-lovers. Once inside the arena, the hustle and bustle carried on throughout the building. My friend and I got on the escalator and with the help of multiple signs, quickly found our seats. The arena was huge and pretty much packed to the brim, so we weren’t too close. Our seats worked fine for me because there’s a huge screen in the middle playing the close-ups just in case you’d miss anything.
As the game started, the stadium went dim and a man stepped up to sing a beautiful rendition of the Star Spangled Banner. Soon after, the game vs the Florida Panthers had begun and pucks were flying! It was a close game at first, with no one really scoring. Passionate fans were cheering on their Blue Jackets and the game started to pick up quickly. There was a man down on a ledge with the organ playing all of the proper hockey tunes to hype everyone up even more. The first time the Blue Jackets scored, there was a boom and an eruption of loud music. I hadn’t realized that they had actual cannons they set off every time the team scored! The Blue Jackets scored an additional 6 times after that and took home the win against the Florida Panthers, with a final score of 7-3!
Another very special thing about the game we attended was the fact that it was Hockey Fights Cancer Night. The Blue Jackets teamed up with the National Hockey League to raise money and awareness of the fight against cancer. During the game, they highlighted several young cancer heroes and others who are battling or fought against the disease. With lavender jersey’s on their backs, the Blue Jackets fought and won for those who are fighting a harder battle.
Overall, I thought the game was an absolutely wonderful time! Hockey has quickly become one of my favorite sports to watch and I definitely want to slide over to the Nationwide Arena before the season wins to support them once again. Go Jackets!
(Side Note: I did not take any pictures while at the game, but I will insert one from my second journey to German Village and a professionally taken photo of the Blue Jackets member in their lavender jersey!)
