A really good group," said Davidson.The Jackets would beat Vancouver, and win seven of their next eight games to make the playoffs. Answer: Old hunters and Indian fighters of the pre-Civil War era wore blue or light gray so they would not stand out at a distance. "It's been an interesting year for all of us.

"You just have to have a belief in the room. Dark blue trousers were issued to troops in the national military i.e 3rd United States Infantry/Cavalry/Artillery Light blue trousers were issued to state volunteers to distinguish them from US regiments, at least that's what I've read. Their department. The Blue Jackets name pays homage to Ohio's contributions to American history and the great pride and patriotism exhibited by its citizens, especially during the Civil War. I'm not going to look back to the past of the organization, but for us to gain respect in the league, we have to keep getting into the playoffs and find a way to be successful. These guys ... it's their right to do what they want to do. We should be able to do that with any other teammate, and not just with Torts," he said.That's the managerial approach to "all-in."

Because the United States (Union) regulation color was already dark blue, the Confederates chose gray. People were crying around me. Since I've been here, they've just been fantastic. They date from as early as November, 1862 to the end of the war. The Blue Jackets joined the NHL in 2000 alongside fellow expansion team the Minnesota Wild. "That's a burden that's been here.

The president of the Jacket Backers, the official booster club of the team, he's had the unique experience of witnessing both the "everything" and the "nothing" in the franchise's previously ignominious history. During camp there were a lot of media questions and everything. You go through things. "We had some truthful talks. Question: Why did the Union wear blue and the Confederacy wear grey during the Civil War? In Margaret Mitchell's Gone With The Wind, a Zouave, Rene Picard, joins the Confederate Army of Tennessee in Atlanta, Georgia. However, our young players we drafted and signed ... we have a good group. For the players in the dressing room, the reaction was different. "I'm standing behind the bench, and I'm listening to the bench and I don't have to say a word, because it's coming from them. We don't know yet. He's never going to tell you what you want to hear. Not winning a round. ""The players and the coaches had a meeting that was an all-out meeting. At least in the Columbus Blue Jackets dressing room. Why don't we just go for it here?"

"You discuss every scenario. Both of those opponents would go on to win the Stanley Cup.Behind locker room doors, the Jackets would joke about the players' next destinations.

He's never going to bulls--- you. To see the team not getting any better was hard. "We've addressed things that need to be addressed in this room, but all the other stuff is just noise. For a coach to see that is really cool," he said.To finally achieve the postseason victories that had eluded the franchise since the moment those first fans put their deposits down, honesty was the only policy. The Blue Jackets play their home games at Nationwide Arena in downtown Columbus, which opened in 2000. When President Abraham Lincoln requested that Ohio raise ten regiments at the outbreak of the Civil War, the state responded by raising a total of 23 volunteer infantry regiments for three months of service. A big part of the room taking over for itself. In my opinion, at that moment, we were either going to go north or we were going to go south.

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The Columbus Blue Jackets’ Civil War Hockey I was raised by no one less then my rebbetzin grandmother to be a hockey fan. As raw as it can be. I did lose faith in the organization and thought at times they would never make the playoffs or be good. Whatever was said there, it's now become the stuff of legend.

Coaches held meetings. It was kind of in the way of things. "That's a big part of leadership. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. It's a big part of our success. It's everyone holding each other accountable and to a certain standard. We've gone north ever since. I don't know if it was pressure, but at the trade deadline there was so much attention on us being all-in. As honest as it can be. And he encourages you to do the same. Then we make the playoffs and there is a glimmer of hope until the rug is pulled out from under us again," he said.The day before the game, at the University of British Columbia, the players and coaches held a closed-doors meeting. I grew up in Columbus before we had the Blue Jackets so, like a good boy, I was a Penguin fan.

Commanding officers of the regiment were:Initially serving in battalion sized units, the zouaves were reorganized as separated regiments in 1852:The 9th Zouaves were the last French zouave unit. "The reason we were able to do it was because we gave up picks for players.