Just because it's the off-season doesn't mean there's not hockey going on in Central Ohio. From June to August, the Blue Jackets Summer Takeover program put sticks in the hands of over 2,000 children in the capital city, while teaching them the game of hockey along with life skills that will last for summers to come.
The Blue Jackets have always gone out into the community to share their sport and bring the benefits of respect and team work to local children; but, with interest and support growing for the team, more and more groups were coming to the team asking how they could teach the hockey to the kids they were working with.
Jackets grow hockey with Summer Takeover program
Program taught the game of hockey along with life skills for over 2,000 children