COLUMBUS — Steve Mayer can’t forecast the weather on March 1 or predict how many fans will fill historic Ohio Stadium that day for the 2025 Navy Federal Credit Union NHL Stadium Series.
But when the Columbus Blue Jackets host the Detroit Red Wings at the home of the reigning college football champions (6 p.m. ET; ESPN, TVAS, FX-CA), he promised the fans will be blown away by the field design.
“It’s very unique and it’s very Ohio State and very Columbus Blue Jackets. You’ll get it the second you see it,” Mayer, president of NHL content and events, said Wednesday. “You’re going to see some very obvious ties to Ohio State.”
Mayer spoke in the Ohio Stadium postgame press room of the 2024 college football national champions and…