Red White And Boom 2010 Independence Day Parade

Columbus Blue Jackets head coach Scott Arniel will make a special appearance at Red White and BOOM 2010 on Friday, July 2nd as the AEP Independence Day Parade presented by Sonic Drive-In Grand Marshall. Arniel will lead over 80 entries from Central Ohio in the parade, which will begin at 6:00 p.m. on Broad Street at COSI heading east, proceeding north on Front Street.

The Blue Jackets named Arniel the new head coach of the National Hockey League franchise, club General Manager Scott Howson announced June 8. Arniel (pronounced ahr-NEEL) agreed to a three-year contract through the 2012-13season and was introduced at a press conference at Nationwide Arena.

Arniel joins the Blue Jackets after spending four seasons as head coach of the American Hockey League’s Manitoba Moose, the top affiliate for the Vancouver Canucks. He led the club to a 181-106-33 record (.617) from 2006-10, including North Division titles during the 2006-2007 and 2008-2009 seasons, four playoff appearances and a trip to the 2009 Calder Cub Final.

“The Blue Jackets are very proud to partner with Red, White & BOOM!this year in celebration of both our team’s 10th season and the 30th presentation of this wonderful community event,” said Marc Gregory, Blue Jackets Vice President of Marketing. “Over the last decade, several exciting moments in our franchise history have been marked during Red, White & BOOM! parade ssuch as the unveiling of mascot Stinger as well as the introduction of new players, and this year we continue that tradition as our new head coach Scott Arniel serves as honorary grand marshal.”

Special 10thseason merchandise including shirts, pucks, pins, polo shirts and patches areon sale now at the Fox Sports Ohio Blue Line, official team stores of the Blue Jackets, located at Nationwide Arena and The Mall at Tuttle Crossing.

Don’t miss central Ohio’s Largest Independence Day parade featuring Scott Arniel, where more than 80 entries will come together to celebrate our nations independence.More than 125,000 people will line Front Street to catch a glimpse of the mile long parade route. For an overhead view of the parade route click on the map link on the homepage.

For more information on the AEP Independence Day Parade presented by Sonic Drive-In, please contact Jennifer Neuensch wander at 614-299-8724 or jneu@promotions-one.com.This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Red White And Boom 2010 Event
Friday, July 2, 2010
Downtown Columbus