a player, coach or executive for nearly all of the Blues' existence until his death. Personal life Plager's brothers, Bill and Barclay, also played in the NHL. All three of them played together with the St. Louis Blues from 1968 to 1972. Plager was a convert to Judaism. Death Plager died of a "cardiac event" suffered while driving eastbound near St. Louis' Vandeventer neighborhood, on Interstate 64, on March 24, 2021, leading to a two-vehicle collision. During a commemoration ceremony at Enterprise Center, organist Jeremy Boyer played "When The Blues Go Marching In" while Blues alumni carried his coffin out of Enterprise Center to be transported. Career statistics Source: Regular season and playoffs Coaching record Source: See also List of select Jewish ice hockey players References External links St. Louis Blues biography 1943 births 2021 deaths Baltimore Clippers players Canadian ice hockey coaches Canadian ice hockey defencemen Converts to Judaism Guelph Biltmore Mad Hatters players Guelph Royals players Ice hockey people from Ontario Jewish Canadian sportspeople Jewish ice hockey players Minnesota Rangers players New York Rangers players Road incident deaths in Missouri Sportspeople from Kirkland Lake St. Louis Blues announcers St. Louis Blues coaches St. Louis Blues executives St. Louis Blues players St. Louis Blues scouts St. Paul Rangers players