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release from his ECHL team in the area, the Missouri Mavericks, and further denied by AHL commissioner, David Andrews, after the January 2017 Board of Governors meeting. In May 2017, the 30 team alignment was confirmed and there would be no expansion for 2017–18. The Golden Knights signed a multi-year affiliation with the Chicago Wolves, replacing the Blues as their primary affiliate. The Blues also announced that they would continue to send players to the Wolves for that season, as well as to the San Antonio Rampage, the AHL team that they would affiliate with for 2018–19. The league confirmed
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it was reported that the Avalanche would promote its ECHL affiliate, the Colorado Eagles, to the AHL in 2018 while the Rampage would officially affiliate with the St. Louis Blues beginning with the 2018–19 AHL season. For the 2017–18 season, as the Blues did not have an official AHL affiliate after the Vegas Golden Knights partnered with their former affiliate, both the Avalanche and Blues would send AHL prospects to the Rampage. The market was previously served by: San Antonio Rampage The San Antonio Rampage are an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League based in San Antonio, Texas.
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Bennett, Steve Thomas, Rick Wilson and Ty Conklin will not return to the Blues' coaching staff next season. Armstrong announced on May 16 that the Blues had ended their minor league affiliation with the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League (AHL). The Wolves then became the first affiliate of the NHL expansion team, the Vegas Golden Knights. With 31 teams in the NHL and 30 teams in the AHL, the Blues would partner with the Golden Knights and continue sending prospects to the Wolves while also looking into having their own affiliate for the 2018–19 season. They would eventually
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Details not available. It is expected the Blues will affiliate with the AHL's Chicago Wolves for the 2013–14 season. The Blues officially announced their affiliation with the Wolves on April 23, for at least three seasons. They play in the Allstate Arena in the Chicago suburb of Rosemont. The team was formerly affiliated with the Vancouver Canucks from 2011–2013, and the Atlanta Thrashers from 2001–2011. The swap was hard to take for the fans of the team, but the team's attendance was light, and the sponsorship not very strong. The team is one of the premier franchises in the AHL.
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a one-year, two-way contract with the St. Louis Blues. On January 14, 2015, the St. Louis Blues loaned McCarthy back to the Worcester Sharks in exchange for Adam Burish to play for the Blues' AHL affiliate the Chicago Wolves. On July 1, 2015, McCarthy returned to the San Jose Sharks in full, signing a one-year, two-way contract as a free agent. On July 11, 2016, McCarthy opted to return for a second season with the Barracuda, signing a one-year AHL contract as a free agent on July 11, 2016. He re-signed with the Barracuda on April 19, 2018. John McCarthy
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NHL Expansion, which expanded the NHL from 6 teams to 12. The Blues are the oldest active NHL team never to have won the Stanley Cup, although they played in the Stanley Cup Finals three times, in 1968, 1969 and 1970. The Blues share a rivalry with the Chicago Blackhawks, contesting the same division since 1970. The team has two minor league affiliates: the San Antonio Rampage of the American Hockey League (AHL) and the Tulsa Oilers of the ECHL. The Blues were one of the six teams added to the NHL in the 1967 expansion, along with the Minnesota
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the 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs against the San Jose Sharks; however, he did not appear in any playoff games and was not an official member of the Kings' Stanley Cup-winning team; his name was not engraved on the Cup. On September 5, 2014, the St. Louis Blues announced that they had signed Fraser to a one-year, two-way contract. He did not win a place with the Blues during training camp and, after clearing waivers, was assigned to the Chicago Wolves, their AHL affiliate. On December 31, 2014, Fraser was recalled by St. Louis from the Wolves and subsequently played his
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affiliate, the St. Louis Blues, without an affiliate and the Blues would send players to the Wolves and the San Antonio Rampage, the affiliate of the Colorado Avalanche. After the 2017 Board of Governors meeting, the league confirmed that it had made a commitment to an expansion applicant for a 31st team for the 2018–19 season later revealed to be the Colorado Eagles. The Eagles organization had been a member of the ECHL prior to the promotion and was the affiliate of the Avalanche. The Eagles join other recently added ECHL markets in the AHL such as Bakersfield, Charlotte, Ontario,
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therefore released him so he would have the opportunity to join another team. On October 5, 2010, Cheechoo returned to the Sharks organization, signing a professional try-out contract with their AHL affiliate, the Worcester Sharks, to re-unite with his first professional head coach Roy Sommer, who previously coached him with the Kentucky Thoroughblades. On July 12, 2011, Cheechoo was signed by the St. Louis Blues to a one-year, two-way contract. While playing with the Blues' AHL affiliate, the Peoria Rivermen, Cheechoo earned his 500th career professional point on November 27 against the Chicago Wolves. A free agent upon the 2012–13
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agreement with the San Antonio Rampage of the AHL to start with the 2018–19 season. For the 2017–18 season, as the Blues had no official AHL affiliation, agreed to send players to both their former AHL affiliate, the Chicago Wolves, and to the Rampage, which was still the primary AHL affiliate of the Colorado Avalanche. For only the second time in their 51-year history, the Blues won their first four games of the season on October 10. They previously did it in the 2013-14 season, losing in their fifth game. Carter Hutton, in his first start of the season, made
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Penguins organization, McNeill was traded by Pittsburgh to the St. Louis Blues, in exchange for Danny Kristo on November 19, 2016. He played out the remainder of the campaign with the Blues AHL affiliate, the Chicago Wolves, appearing in 47 games for 8 points. As a free agent at the conclusion of his contract with the Blues, McNeill agreed to continue in the AHL, signing a one-year deal with the Syracuse Crunch on July 20, 2017. Reid McNeill Reid McNeill (born April 29, 1992) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently an unrestricted free agent who most
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43 games. After spending the 2017–18 season in Switzerland with EHC Biel of the National League, Lofquist opted to halt his 6 year European career and return to North America as a free agent. On July 30, 2018, he agreed to a one-year AHL contract with the San Antonio Rampage, affiliate to the St. Louis Blues of the NHL. Sam Lofquist Samuel Lofquist (born March 15, 1990) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman who is currently playing for the San Antonio Rampage in the American Hockey League (AHL). Having attended the United States National U18 Team program, Lofquist enrolled
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17 wins in 28 games for the Bruins. During the offseason before the 2018–19 season, Binnington signed a one year, two way contract with the Blues on July 6, 2018. Binnington was assigned to the St. Louis Blues AHL affiliate, the San Antonio Rampage, to begin the 2018–19 season but was recalled on December 9 to the NHL. Jordan Binnington Jordan Binnington (born July 11, 1993) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently playing for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). Binnington played for Canada in the 2013 World Junior Championship. Binnington played
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in signing a two-year entry-level contract with the St. Louis Blues. He was assigned to their AHL affiliate, the Chicago Wolves, to finish the 2014–15 season on March 10, 2015. Parayko appeared in 79 games for the Blues the following season, recording 33 points. On January 8, 2017, at the Blues' team skills competition, Parayko recorded the hardest shot of the day at 104 MPH besting the record at the league-wide skills competition that year (102.8 MPH). On July 21, 2017, the Blues re-signed Parayko to a five-year, $27.5 million contract worth $5.5 million annually. Parayko was picked as part
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the Blues, joining Bob and Brent Johnson, Peter and Yan Stastny and Mike and B.J. Crombeen. In the 2013–14 season, as an unsigned restricted free agent with the St. Louis Blues, McRae opted to venture abroad to the Finnish Liiga with Tappara. After just 8 games in Tampere, McRae secured a transfer to fellow Finnish club, Espoo Blues for the remainder of the season. On July 1, 2014, McRae returned to the St. Louis Blues fold, in signing a one-year, two-way contract. In the 2014–15 season he was assigned to AHL affiliate, the Chicago Wolves and in 67 games scored
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with St. Louis. On 29 December 2014, the Blues placed Pääjärvi on waivers and, upon clearing, was assigned to St. Louis' AHL affiliate, the Chicago Wolves, where he remained until the end of the 2014–15 season. Prior to his demotion, he had played in ten games, registering just one assist. Following the 2014–15 NHL season Pääjärvi became a restricted free agent under the NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement. The St. Louis Blues made him a qualifying offer to retain his NHL rights and, on 5 July 2015, Pääjärvi filed for Salary Arbitration. Pääjärvi spent the majority of the 2015-16 season with
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Knights in the expansion draft, Thorburn would become a free agent. On July 1, 2017, he signed a two-year, $1.8 million deal with the St. Louis Blues. Chris Thorburn Chris Thorburn (born June 3, 1983) is a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who is currently playing for the San Antonio Rampage in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). Thorburn grew up in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario playing most of his minor hockey in the Sault Major Hockey Association (NOHA). He played for the Soo Thunder Minor
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Nick Drazenovic Nicholas Drazenovic (born January 14, 1987) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre of Croatian ancestry. He is currently an unrestricted free agent who most recently played with the San Antonio Rampage of the American Hockey League (AHL). Drazenovic was selected by the St. Louis Blues in the 6th round (171st overall) of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. During the 2010–11 season, in November the Blues recalled Drazenovic from the AHL affiliate, the Peoria Rivermen. He played in three NHL games before being returned to Peoria for the remainder of the year. On July 7, 2011, after he
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QMJHL, by the Atlanta Thrashers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Following his third season of junior, he moved up to professional hockey with Atlanta's American Hockey League (AHL) team, the Chicago Wolves. During his NHL career, he has played for the Atlanta Thrashers, Nashville Predators, St. Louis Blues, and Toronto Maple Leafs. He played for the Milwaukee Admirals AHL in the 2005–2006 season. In the 2006–2007 season, Gamache was playing in the Swiss League for SC Bern. For the 2007–08 season, Gamache signed with the Toronto Maple Leafs. On October 2, 2007, Gamache was assigned to the Toronto Maple
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the Year. He also competed in the Champions Hockey League with HIFK. On 10 May 2016, he signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). After attending the Blues 2016 training camp, he was re-assigned to AHL affiliate, the Chicago Wolves, on 29 September 2016. Husso made his North American debut with the Wolves against the Grand Rapids Griffins on 15 October 2016 to begin the 2016–17 season. It was the first of two games he started in with the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League (AHL). Through the two AHL
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Conner Bleackley Conner Bleackley (born February 7, 1996) is a Canadian ice hockey player. He is currently playing with the San Antonio Rampage in the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect within the St. Louis Blues organization of the National Hockey League (NHL). Bleackley was originally selected by the Colorado Avalanche in the first round (23rd overall) of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, but was not signed to an entry-level contract, forcing him to re-enter the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, whereupon he was selected by the St. Louis Blues in the fifth round, 144th overall. Bleackley was selected by
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In 66 games he regained his scoring touch, to contribute with 18 goals and 47 points. He helped the Stars advance to the Calder Cup finals before falling to the Toronto Marlies. As a free agent from the Stars, Flynn opted to sign a one-year, two-way contract with the St. Louis Blues on July 1, 2018. Brian Flynn (ice hockey) Brian Michael Flynn (born July 26, 1988) is an American professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing with the San Antonio Rampage in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the St. Louis Blues of the National
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Niko Mikkola Niko Mikkola (born 27 April 1996) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing with the San Antonio Rampage in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract as a prospect with the St. Louis Blues in the National Hockey League (NHL). Mikkola was selected by the Blues, 127th overall, in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft. Mikkola made his Liiga debut playing with KalPa during the 2014–15 Liiga season. On May 29, 2017, despite interest from St. Louis to sign his entry-level deal, Mikkola opted to continue his professional career in the Liiga, signing a
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August 19, 2014, the Rangers announced that they had re-signed Kristo, who was a restricted free agent, to a one-year $826,875 contract. On July 2, 2015, Kristo left the Rangers as a free agent, signing a one-year, two-way contract with the St. Louis Blues. In the 2015–16 season, Kristo was assigned to play with the Blues AHL affiliate, the Chicago Wolves. In playing the entirety of the year with the Wolves, Kristo appeared in 71 games in compiling 25 goals and 48 points. On August 2, 2016, Kristo re-signed with the St. Louis Blues on a one-year, two-way contract. In
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within the Flames organization, Wotherspoon left as a free agent to sign a one-year, two-way contract with the St. Louis Blues on July 1, 2018. Wotherspoon has a brother, Parker, who was drafted 112th overall by the New York Islanders in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft. Tyler Wotherspoon Tyler Wotherspoon (born March 12, 1993) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing with the San Antonio Rampage in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Calgary Flames in the second round, 57th
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Louis Blues signed Veilleux to a three-year, entry-level contract. For the duration of his rookie contract with the Blues, Veilleux remained primarily with AHL affiliate's, the Peoria Rivermen and Chicago Wolves, appearing in 167 games. Veilleux was not tendered a qualifying offer at the conclusion of his contract with the Blues and remained an unsigned free agent heading into the 2016–17 season. On October 12, 2016, Veilleux agreed to a one-year AHL contract with the St. John's IceCaps, affiliate to the Montreal Canadiens. In the 2016-17 season, Veilleux split the season between the IceCaps and secondary affiliate, the Brampton Beast.
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his professional debut until the 2013–14 season when he played 57 games for San Jose's AHL affiliate, the Worcester Sharks. On 29 June 2015, Abeltshauser was traded by the Sharks to the St. Louis Blues in exchange for a conditional draft pick. He was assigned by the Blues to begin the 2015–16 season with AHL affiliate, the Chicago Wolves. After providing just 5 assists in 20 games with the Wolves, on 16 January 2016, Abeltshauser was placed on unconditional waivers by the Blues, in order to mutually terminate the remainder of his NHL contract. Upon clearing, he returned to his
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points in just 63 games. On the Islanders top scoring line he helped the Islanders advance to the second round, posting 19 points in 12 games. Embarking on his professional career, Blais was assigned by the St. Louis Blues to AHL affiliate, the Chicago Wolves, for the 2016–17 season. He carried over his scoring ability from junior to lead the Wolves rookies and place second overall on the team with 26 goals in 75 games. After attending the Blues training camp the following summer, Blais with a strong showing was potentially earmarked to make NHL roster for the 2017–18 season.
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Kent Huskins Kent Huskins (born May 4, 1979) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played seven seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Anaheim Ducks, San Jose Sharks, St. Louis Blues, Detroit Red Wings, and Philadelphia Flyers. Before making his NHL debut with the Ducks in 2006, Huskins played five seasons in the American Hockey League (AHL). He was drafted 156th overall in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft by the Chicago Blackhawks, and played for the Norfolk Admirals, the San Antonio Rampage, and the Manitoba Moose of the AHL before joining the Ducks' AHL affiliate,
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coach/General Manager Jim Roberts negotiated a deal with the St. Louis Blues. From that point on the IceCats would be the Blues' premier minor league team. The Peoria Rivermen of the East Coast Hockey League, in turn, became the IceCats' minor league affiliate in 1998, having been with St. Louis before the 1994 Worcester deal. During the 2000–01 season, Boe sold the IceCats to the St. Louis Blues. The team celebrated its tenth season in the AHL in fall 2003. On November 9, 2004 the St. Louis Blues announced the sale of the IceCats to the owners of their ECHL
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as they reached the National Conference finals. As the Aces were an affiliate to the St. Louis Blues, he was invited to the Blues NHL training camp for the coming 2007–08 season on September 12, 2007. Following a promising performance with the Blues he was later reassigned to their AHL affiliate, where he was offered a one-year contract with the Peoria Rivermen. In his first full season in the AHL, he established a scoring presence with the Rivermen and was leading the team in goals when he was signed to a two-year contract with the St. Louis Blues on March
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Jimmy Howard from the AHL. On July 1, 2009, Conklin signed a two-year deal worth an average of US$1.3 million per year with the St. Louis Blues, who made him an immediate offer following the start of free agency at noon. "It's a young team, a pretty exciting team, an up-and-coming team, and one that played as well as anyone in the second half of the [2008–09] season," Conklin said. "Obviously, financially it's a lot better, a step up from what I've made the last couple years...I know the great season [Blues goaltender Chris] Mason had last year. I don't
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Hockey League (AHL). On March 17, 2011, it was announced that the St. Louis Blues were for sale. During the 2011 NHL off-season, the team signed many key free agents, including Brian Elliott, Scott Nichol, Kent Huskins, Jason Arnott and Jamie Langenbrunner. They fired their head coach, Davis Payne, and named Ken Hitchcock as his replacement on November 6, 2011. David Backes was also announced as the new team captain. On March 17, 2012, the Blues became the first team to reach 100 points and clinch a playoff berth in the 2011–12 season under Hitchcock, qualifying for their first playoffs
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looked into co-affiliations with a pre-existing AHL team since the new NHL team would likely not have a large amount of drafted talent to fully stock an AHL roster. In February 2017, AHL commissioner David Andrews later stated that there was a "50-50 chance" of a 31st team being established for the 2017–18 season. Other than the Golden Knights adding a team, there were also reports in November 2016 of the St. Louis Blues adding an expansion team in Kansas City. This would later be denied by the announced potential owner in Kansas City, Lamar Hunt Jr., in a press
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Utica, New York as the Utica Comets for the 2013-14 AHL season. An SPHL franchise replaced the AHL incarnation of the Rivermen in 2013 and took the team's name. Peoria Rivermen (AHL) The Peoria Rivermen were a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Peoria, Illinois, USA at the Carver Arena. On June 14, 2013, the team announced that it would relocate to Utica, New York after the 2012–13 AHL season, and be known as the Utica Comets. In 2011, Dave Checketts announced that the St. Louis Blues, Scottrade Center and the Peoria Rivermen were
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with former Bruins teammates Brad Boyes, Ryan Glenn, Yan Stastny and Derek Gustafson. In the 2007–08 season, Toivonen played in 23 games with the Blues before he was assigned to the Peoria Rivermen, the Blues' AHL affiliate, on 11 February 2008. Toivonen spent the 2008–09 season with Ilves in Finland, but re-signed with St. Louis on 9 June 2009. He was then assigned to the Blues' farm team in Peoria on 21 September 2009, for the beginning of the 2009–10 season. On 1 March 2010, Toivonen was traded from St. Louis to the Chicago Blackhawks, along with Danny Richmond, in
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overall in scoring, with just 192 goals for (excluding shootout-winning goals). The Blues missed the playoffs for the first time since the 1978-79 season. St. Louis's draft picks at the 2005 NHL Entry Draft held at the Westin Hotel in Ottawa, Ontario. Peoria Rivermen (AHL) - Peoria, Illinois Posted 46-26-0-8 Record, lost in 2nd round of playoffs Alaska Aces (ECHL) - Anchorage, Alaska Posted 53-12-0-7 Record, won Kelley Cup 2005–06 St. Louis Blues season The 2005–06 St. Louis Blues season was the 39th for the franchise in St. Louis, Missouri, and the first since the 2004–05 NHL lockout. The Blues
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the University of Minnesota where he was the top scoring defenseman with the Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey team which competes in NCAA's Division I in the WCHA conference. On March 18, 2011, Fairchild was signed to a three-year entry-level contract with the St. Louis Blues. On November 29, 2011, Fairchild made his NHL debut playing 14 shifts in the Blues' 2-1 victory over the home team Washington Capitals. Five days after his NHL debut, Fairchild was returned to the Peoria Rivermen of the American Hockey League (AHL). In 2012, Fairchild was named an AHL All-Star, and also named
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to the AHL All Rookie Team. He was recalled 4 times to St. Louis and played 5 games, tallying 1 assist. During the 2013–14 season, having had his season hampered by injury and his development stagnating within the Blues organization, on March 12, 2014 Fairchild was traded by St. Louis to the Phoenix Coyotes and assigned to their AHL affiliate, the Portland Pirates. Fairchild was not re-signed by the Coyotes, and on July 8, 2014, he agreed to a one-year with Russian club, Metallurg Novokuznetsk of the KHL. He left Metallurg after a second season with the club and took
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McKenna's only NHL start of the season was against his hometown St. Louis Blues. In July 2011, McKenna signed a one-year contract with the Ottawa Senators. He played the whole season with the Senators AHL affiliate, the Binghamton Senators. On July 1, 2012, McKenna signed a one-year, two-way contract with the St. Louis Blues. He once again played the whole season with the AHL affiliate (Peoria Rivermen). For a third consecutive season, McKenna continued his journeyman career and signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets on July 5, 2013. He started the season in the AHL but
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Peoria Rivermen (AHL) The Peoria Rivermen were a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Peoria, Illinois, USA at the Carver Arena. On June 14, 2013, the team announced that it would relocate to Utica, New York after the 2012–13 AHL season, and be known as the Utica Comets. In 2011, Dave Checketts announced that the St. Louis Blues, Scottrade Center and the Peoria Rivermen were all up for sale. On May 10, 2012, Tom Stillman purchased the Peoria Rivermen franchise. On August 30, 2012, the Rivermen signed a one-year affiliation agreement with the Evansville
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order to play for the Ukrainian national hockey team. Jeremy Yablonski Jeremy Yablonski (born March 21, 1980) is a former professional ice hockey right winger. Primarily a hockey enforcer, Yablonski is a six time, novice Golden Gloves boxing champion. After his professional hockey career, Yablonski went on to obtain his Master in International Business. Yablonski first played for the St. Louis Blues and received a five-minute major for fighting Todd Fedoruk. From there Yablonski continued a 15-year career in professional hockey as an enforcer. Playing for Nashville Predators NHL/AHL, Ottawa Senators NHL/AHL, NY Islanders NHL/AHL, Vityaz KHL, Yablonski made a
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St. Louis Blues The St. Louis Blues are a professional ice hockey team in St. Louis, Missouri. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Blues play their home games at the 19,150-seat Enterprise Center in downtown St. Louis. Enterprise Center is the second home arena of the Blues, with the team first playing at St. Louis Arena from 1967 to 1994. The team is named after the famous W. C. Handy song "Saint Louis Blues". The franchise was founded in 1967 as an expansion team during the league's 1967
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affiliation with the Wolves on April 23, for at least three seasons. They play in the Allstate Arena in the Chicago suburb of Rosemont. The team was formerly affiliated with the Vancouver Canucks from 2011–2013, and the Atlanta Thrashers from 2001–2011. The swap was hard to take for the fans of the team, but the team's attendance was light, and the sponsorship not very strong. The team is one of the premier franchises in the AHL. The team's owner is Don Levin, coached by Scott Arniel, and their GM is Wendell Young. The Evansville IceMen are the Blues affiliate in
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contributions to the community, for which he won the 2008 AHL Man of the Year award. Hamel was drafted 153rd overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft. Before he graduated from junior hockey, the Blues traded his rights to the Buffalo Sabres. After 3 seasons with the Sabres' AHL team, the Rochester Americans, he played two full seasons with the Sabres in 2000–01 and 2001–02. During the 2000–01 season, he suffered a serious knee injury which limited his play to 41 games and affected his skating speed. He split the 2003–04 season between Buffalo and
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2006–07 seasons with the Houston Aeros, Minnesota's top farm team in the American Hockey League (AHL). In the 2007–08 season, he was with the Wild all season and played 28 games, scoring four goals with four assists and 28 penalty minutes. On July 14, 2008, Foy was signed as a free agent by the St. Louis Blues to a one-year contract. He was subsequently assigned to the Blues AHL affiliate, the Peoria Rivermen to begin the 2008–09 season. On March 11, 2009, after receiving a six-game suspension for leaving the bench to fight the Aeros' John Scott, Foy left the
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Landon Wilson Landon Wilson (born March 13, 1975) is a former American professional ice hockey right winger who last played for the Texas Stars of the AHL, where he served as team captain. He is the son of former NHL forward Rick Wilson. Landon Wilson was born on March 13, 1975 in St. Louis, Missouri. At the time, his father Rick Wilson was in the first of his two seasons playing for the St. Louis Blues. The Wilson family went on to move eight times over the next 18 years as a result of Rick's playing career and coaching career.
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game with Fredericton in 1995–96, Conroy again played only a handful of games with Montreal. He again began 1996–97 in the AHL, but was traded along with Pierre Turgeon and Rory Fitzpatrick to the St. Louis Blues in exchange for Murray Baron, Shayne Corson and a draft pick on October 29, 1996. Conroy appeared in five games with the Worcester IceCats in the AHL, but after earning a recall to St. Louis, established himself as a regular in the NHL and appeared in 61 games with the Blues that season. Head Coach Joel Quenneville worked to develop Conroy's abilities as
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Rampage (AHL). Edmundson played in all 56 games until his injury, setting a new career high with six goals and tying his high with 15 points. He is in his third season with the Blues. Butler, 31, has appeared in 47 games for the Rampage this season, leading the team's defense with 23 points (eight goals, 15 assists). A native of St. Louis, he is a 6-foot-1, 205-pound defenseman, amassing 84 points (13 goals, 71 assists) in 388 career NHL regular season games, including stints with Buffalo (Sabres), Calgary (Flames), and St. Louis. Zach Sanford (LW), 23, is close to
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St. Louis Blues in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. Prior to joining the Blues, he played three seasons of college hockey at Minnesota State University, Mankato, where he was named to the 2005–06 Men’s RBK Division I West All-America Second Team and the 2005–06 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America First Team. Immediately after his third and final college season, he was signed by the Blues and assigned to the Peoria Rivermen of the AHL for the final 12 games of the 2005–06 season. Following his first NHL training camp in September 2006, Backes was reassigned to the Rivermen, remaining in
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Philip McRae Philip Christopher "Phil" McRae (born March 15, 1990) is an American professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for Schwenninger Wild Wings in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He was selected by the St. Louis Blues in the 2nd round (33rd overall) of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. The son of former Minnesota North Stars and St. Louis Blues winger Basil McRae, he began the 2010–11 season playing in the AHL with the Peoria Rivermen. Before joining the Peoria Riverman, he spent his summer with former Blues forward Keith Tkachuk to get a feel for playing in
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Sergei Andronov Sergei Vladimirovich Andronov () (born 19 July 1989) is a Russian professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing with CSKA Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League. He has previously played in the KHL with Lada Togliatti. He was drafted by the St. Louis Blues in the third round (#78 overall) of the 2009 NHL draft On 28 August 2012, Andronov came to North America and signed a one-year AHL contract with the Peoria Rivermen, affiliate of the St. Louis Blues. On 24 March 2013, he signed a two-year deal with the Blues. As a restricted free agent
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Tomáš Mojžíš Tomáš Mojžíš (born May 2, 1982) is a Czech professional ice hockey defenceman playing for Slovan Bratislava of the Kontinental Hockey League. Mojžíš was drafted in the eighth round, 246th overall, by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. He has played for HC Pardubice (Czech Jr.), the Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL), Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL), Manitoba Moose (AHL), Peoria Rivermen (AHL), St. Louis Blues (NHL), and Vancouver Canucks (NHL). He was a member of the Czech national inline hockey team at the 2008 Men's World Inline Hockey Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia. On July 7, 2008,
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2001–02 NHL season with the St. Louis Blues but finished that season back with Colorado. Keane stayed in Colorado until he left for the Vancouver Canucks at the start of the 2003–04 NHL season. After the 2004-05 lockout, Keane signed with his hometown team, the Manitoba Moose, for the 2005–06 AHL season. Keane played five seasons for Manitoba Moose. He was named captain in 2005 and remained Manitoba's captain until July 20, 2010, when his contract was not renewed. Keane was also captain of the AHL All-Star Team Canada in 2007. Keane's number 12 jersey was retired February 12, 2011,
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played with the Tampa Bay Lightning. After starting the 2009–10 season playing for its AHL affiliate, the Hamilton Bulldogs he was recalled and played his first game as a Canadien on January 20, 2010, versus the St. Louis Blues and scored his first goal for the team on January 22 versus the New Jersey Devils, which was a game-winning goal. Mathieu Darche Mathieu Darche (born November 26, 1976) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played for several AHL and NHL clubs. Mathieu is the younger brother of long snapper J. P. Darche. After attending the New Jersey
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Rick Wilson (ice hockey) Richard Gordon Wilson (born August 10, 1950) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman and head coach. Wilson is currently an assistant coach for the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Wilson was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft, sixty-sixth overall. He played for the AHL Nova Scotia Voyageurs, Montreal Canadiens, St. Louis Blues, Detroit Red Wings and AHL Philadelphia Firebirds. He was an assistant coach for the University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux hockey team, Prince Albert Raiders, New York Islanders, Los Angeles Kings and Dallas Stars.
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an assist. After playing a full season with the Capitals he was placed on waivers again and was claimed by the St. Louis Blues. He played five games with the Blues during the 1975–76 season and after finishing the season with the Providence Reds of the AHL, Cowick retired from professional hockey and became a police officer. Bruce Cowick Robert Bruce Cowick (born August 18, 1951) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey forward who played parts of three seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Philadelphia Flyers, Washington Capitals and St. Louis Blues. Cowick was born in
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with the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL) and joined their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate the Worcester IceCats in time for the playoffs. He played two seasons for the IceCats and had a three-game call-up to the Blues. In 2002–03 he was traded by the Blues to the Colorado Avalanche organization, joining their AHL affiliate Hershey Bears. He then split time with the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks of the AHL to end the season. Since 2003, he has played in Europe for teams in Finland and Germany. On January 16, 2013, Clarke signed a contract midway through
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Tyler Shattock Tyler Shattock (born February 10, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for Braehead Clan of the UK EIHL. He was selected by the St. Louis Blues in the 4th round (108th overall) of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. Prior to turning professional, Shattock played major junior hockey in the Western Hockey League for the Kamloops Blazers and Calgary Hitmen. On May 13, 2010, Shattock was signed by the St. Louis Blues to a three-year entry-level contract. Shattock spent his tenure with the Blues playing for their AHL affiliate, first the Peoria Rivermen
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Matt Walker (ice hockey) Matt Walker (born April 7, 1980) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). During his nine NHL seasons he played for the St. Louis Blues, Chicago Blackhawks, Tampa Bay Lightning, and Philadelphia Flyers. He is the younger brother of former WHL player Darby Walker and cousin of former AHL goaltender Mike Walker. Walker was drafted by the St. Louis Blues in the 3rd round of the 1998 NHL Entry Draft, 83rd overall. He spent the first ten years of his professional career with both the Blues and
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CoHL first team All-Star, named the CoHL Most Outstanding Goalie, and also played 19 games with the Detroit Vipers of the IHL and 2 games with the Rochester Americans of the AHL. The following season Parent played full-time with the Vipers and led them to a Turner Cup victory. The St. Louis Blues signed Parent to a contract following the season and Parent made his debut in the NHL, playing for 12 minutes in a game for the Blues. For the 1998–1999 season Parent split the year between the Blues and the Worcester IceCats, the Blues minor league affiliate. During
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Clancy Memorial Trophy Lady Byng Memorial Trophy Lester B. Pearson Award Lester Patrick Trophy NHL General Manager of the Year Award NHL Plus/Minus Award Vezina Trophy William M. Jennings Trophy St. Louis Blues The St. Louis Blues are a professional ice hockey team in St. Louis, Missouri. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Blues play their home games at the 19,150-seat Enterprise Center in downtown St. Louis. Enterprise Center is the second home arena of the Blues, with the team first playing at St. Louis Arena from 1967
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St. Louis Jr. Blues The St. Louis Jr. Blues are a Tier III ice hockey team in the North American 3 Hockey League (NA3HL). The team plays their home games at the Affton Ice Rink in Affton, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri. The team was formed in 1978 in the St. Louis Metro Junior B Hockey League by the St. Louis Blues president and general manager Emile Francis. In 1987, the Jr. Blues merged with the Affton Americans organization and competed in the North American Junior Hockey League, Junior B Division. The Jr. Blues competed in junior B
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On the same day the Blues clinched a playoff spot, their first-round draft pick in 2008, Alex Pietrangelo, 19, was assigned from the Niagara IceDogs in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) to the Blues' top minor-league affiliate, the Peoria Rivermen of the American Hockey League (AHL). Standings Standings The St. Louis Blues returned to the NHL Playoffs for the first time since 2004 with a sixth-place finish in the Western Conference. They were swept in four straight games in the first round by the Vancouver Canucks in large part due to the goaltending of Roberto Luongo. It was the first
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NHL game on 9 October 1993, Demitra scored on St. Louis Blues goaltender Curtis Joseph for his first NHL goal and point. He played in 12 games for Ottawa during the season, scoring a goal and two points. Demitra mainly spent the season with Ottawa's American Hockey League affiliate, the Prince Edward Island Senators. In 41 AHL games Demitra recorded 41 points, sixth on the team. He spent most of the following season in the AHL, scoring 74 points in 61 games. Demitra also spent time with Ottawa, as he scored four goals and seven points in 16 games. He
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ranks. Forgoing his senior year with the Mavericks, he turned professional with the Blues, joining their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Peoria Rivermen. Midway through the 2006–07 season, Backes was called up to the NHL and secured a roster spot with the Blues. Following his fifth season with St. Louis, he was chosen as team captain. Internationally, Backes represents the United States. He is a two-time Olympian, winning silver at the 2010 Games in Vancouver, and has played in three IIHF World Championships. Backes played three seasons of prep hockey with Spring Lake Park High School in Spring Lake
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Ľuboš Bartečko Ľuboš Bartečko (born July 14, 1976) is a Slovak former professional ice hockey forward. He began and concluded his career with hometown club, HK ŠKP Poprad in the Slovak Extraliga. He most notably played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the St. Louis Blues and Atlanta Thrashers. Before Bartečko started his career in the NHL he played for the Chicoutimi Saguenéens and Drummondville Voltigeurs in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) and for the Worcester Ice Cats of the American Hockey League (AHL). He started his NHL career in 1998–99 with the St. Louis Blues. His
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Louis Blues in a seven-game Norris final. Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Chicago Black Hawks "Toronto wins best-of-five series 3–0" Toronto Maple Leafs vs. St. Louis Blues "St. Louis wins best-of-seven series 4–3" The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 1985-86 season. The Maple Leafs were affiliated with the St. Catharines Saints of the AHL. 1985–86 Toronto Maple Leafs season The 1985–86 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the Toronto Maple Leafs 69th season of the franchise, 59th season as the Maple Leafs. Despite posting the fourth-worst record in the league, the Leafs qualified for the last
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Peoria Rivermen. Whitfield spent the next three seasons with the Rivermen, relied upon as captain and establishing himself as an elite player in the AHL. He was recalled by the Blues, playing against the Colorado Avalanche, at St. Louis on January 15, 2009, in his first NHL game since 2006. On July 13, 2009, Whitfield signed a two-year contract with the Boston Bruins, returning to the team by which he was drafted. Added as depth to the Bruins forwards, the veteran was assigned to captain Boston's AHL affiliate, the Providence Bruins, to begin the 2009–10. On October 21, 2009, Whitfield
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from his Vancouver team, the Pacific Vipers. In the 2007–08 season, Brouwer was again in the AHL with the Rockford IceHogs, Chicago's newly assigned AHL affiliate. Although his production dropped to 54 points in 75 games, he scored a franchise-record 25 power play goals, just two shy of the league record. Recalled by the Blackhawks for a short two-game stint, Brouwer recorded his first NHL point, an assist on March 23, 2008, against the St. Louis Blues. The 2009–10 season saw a huge improvement in Brouwer's performance, where scored 22 goals and 40 points that season. In the 2010 Stanley
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no plan to leave him there for any period of time." On October 17, however, the Lightning recalled Connolly from Syracuse, appearing in one game with the team before again being reassigned on October 20. On October 31, the Tampa recalled Connolly, where he played in six games, scoring game-winning goal against the St. Louis Blues on November 2 before being demoted again on November 22. Connolly was named to the 2014 AHL All-Stars roster. He finished his NHL season with 11 games played and one goal scored while also playing in 66 AHL games, scoring 21 goals and 57
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recording a 2.45 goals against average and .915 save percentage in what qualified as his NHL rookie season. He remained with the Flames for two more seasons until he was traded to the St. Louis Blues by general manager Craig Button as part of a deal for goaltender Roman Turek in the 2001 off-season. He played with the Blues for two seasons as a backup before being signed by the Columbus Blue Jackets for the 2003–04. In his sole season with the Blue Jackets, he backed up Marc Denis while also spending time in the AHL with the Syracuse Crunch.
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David Shields (ice hockey) David Shields (born January 27, 1991) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman. He is currently playing with the EC VSV of the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL). Shields was selected by the St. Louis Blues in the 6th round (168th overall) of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. Prior to turning professional, Shields played four seasons (2007–2011) of major junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League with the Erie Otters. On March 23, 2011, the St. Louis Blues signed Shields to an entry level contract and he began the 2011–12 season in the AHL with the Peoria
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Los Angeles Kings in 1990, appeared in 1,291 NHL regular season games across 18 seasons. The Edmonton, Alberta native played his final NHL season in St. Louis in 2009–10. On May 25, Armstrong announced that former Blues' player Steve Ott, was signed for three years as an assistant coach. On June 2, Armstrong announced that recently retired Blues' defenseman Barret Jackman, signed as their new development coach. Jackman said that as the team's development coach, he would primarily be working with prospects and draft picks, whether they are playing at the college, junior or AHL level. He was drafted by
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Goals Against" 1988–89 St. Louis Blues season The 1988–89 St. Louis Blues season was the St. Louis Blues' 22nd season in the National Hockey League (NHL). Team captain Brian Sutter retires, to become the new Head coach. Forward Bernie Federko is named team captain. The Blues tied the Washington Capitals for most shutouts in the league, with 6. "Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points" "Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points" "Note: GP= Games played; W= Wins; L= Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts;
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1988–89 St. Louis Blues season The 1988–89 St. Louis Blues season was the St. Louis Blues' 22nd season in the National Hockey League (NHL). Team captain Brian Sutter retires, to become the new Head coach. Forward Bernie Federko is named team captain. The Blues tied the Washington Capitals for most shutouts in the league, with 6. "Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points" "Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points" "Note: GP= Games played; W= Wins; L= Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA =
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Wings. McKenney played only sporadically for the Red Wings, spending most of his time in the 1966 and 1967 seasons with their Pittsburgh Hornets AHL affiliate. When the NHL expanded in 1967, McKenney was drafted in the 9th round of the expansion draft by the St. Louis Blues, a team that focused on drafting veteran players. He played effectively for the Blues, scoring 29 points in 39 games, before a knee injury caused management to send him down to the minors to rehab; it would prove to be his final NHL action. Hired as a player-assistant coach by the Providence
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attitude, Della Rovere has also been criticized for a lack of discipline on the ice, which he promised to change upon earning a spot on the Canadian roster for the 2010 World Junior tournament. Following the 2010 season, his NHL rights were traded by Washington to the St. Louis Blues in exchange for D. J. King. He was called up by the Blues on December 1, 2010, and made his NHL debut that evening against the team that drafted him, the Washington Capitals. On September 28, 2014, the Toronto Marlies announced that they had signed Della Rovere to an AHL
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result, he started the season playing for the Peoria Rivermen in the American Hockey League (AHL). He was called up by the St. Louis and made his NHL debut on 5 November 2009 in a game against the Calgary Flames in which the Blues lost 2–1. He scored the Blues' lone goal, beating Miikka Kiprusoff off of a deflection and had three shots on goal in 9:42 minutes of ice time. Eller appeared in five NHL games before returning to Peoria, finishing the season with seven games for the Blues. With the Rivermen, Eller was named AHL Rookie of the
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Fighting Saints in the United States Hockey League (USHL) before playing college hockey for the Northeastern University Huskies hockey team. John Jr. signed with the New York Islanders of the NHL after finishing his college career and is currently playing on their AHL affiliate team, the Bridgeport Sound Tigers. John's younger son, Nolan Stevens, played for the US National Development Team in the USHL, before joining his brother at Northeastern. Nolan was drafted in the 5th round, 125th overall of the 2016 NHL Entry Draft by the St. Louis Blues. Stevens resides in Sea Isle City, New Jersey in the
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to the AHL where he played for the St. Catharines Saints. He was then traded to the Sherbrooke Canadiens, Montreal's farm team. During this time another highlight of Gingras career emerged. Along with other notables, such as Patrick Roy, Stéphane Richer, Brian Skrudland and Ric Nattress, they won the Calder Cup. For the 1985–86 season, he returned to the Montreal Canadiens and was part of their Stanley Cup winning team that beat the Calgary Flames four games to one. In the 1987–88 season, he played two games for the Canadiens before moving to the St. Louis Blues for almost two
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1977–78 St. Louis Blues season The 1977–78 St. Louis Blues season was the 11th for the franchise in St. Louis, Missouri. Prior to the season, the team's founders, Sid Salomon, Jr. and Sid Salomon III, sold the team to pet food giant Ralston Purina, and the St. Louis Arena became the Checkerdome. The Blues finished the season with a record of 20 wins, 47 losses and 13 ties for 53 points, and finished out of the playoffs for only the second time in team history. The Blues did not make the playoffs for the first time since the 1973–74 season.
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Brett Sterling Brett Stewart Sterling (born April 24, 1984) is an American former professional ice hockey left winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Atlanta Thrashers, Pittsburgh Penguins and the St. Louis Blues. Sterling was selected by the Thrashers in the 5th round (145th overall) of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. In his first professional season he won the Willie Marshall Award as the AHL's leading goal scorer, the Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award as rookie of the year. In addition, he was named to the All-Rookie Team and AHL First All-Star Team. Sterling, who is
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Brett Sterling Brett Stewart Sterling (born April 24, 1984) is an American former professional ice hockey left winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Atlanta Thrashers, Pittsburgh Penguins and the St. Louis Blues. Sterling was selected by the Thrashers in the 5th round (145th overall) of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. In his first professional season he won the Willie Marshall Award as the AHL's leading goal scorer, the Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award as rookie of the year. In addition, he was named to the All-Rookie Team and AHL First All-Star Team. Sterling, who is
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Nik and the Nice Guys ] Nik and the Nice Guys is a rock and roll party band formed in 1971 at St. Lawrence University. One of the founding members, Mike Keenan, went on to be a professional hockey coach. The group disbanded upon graduation but reformed in the 1980s in Rochester, NY while Keenan was coaching the Rochester Americans (AHL team.) (Keenan later when on to coach the Chicago Blackhawks and St. Louis Blues.) Other members of the band have included NHL coach Jacques Martin and former New York Giants and Jets punter Dave Jennings. The original Nik was
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Michigan State University in the semi-finals, 4–2. As a junior in the 2007–08 NCAA Men's Division Hockey competition, Bishop played behind a less-than-stellar team, but had an impressive personal season performance, posting a 2.43 GAA and a .920 save percentage. Bishop was drafted by the St. Louis Blues in the third round of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft, 85th overall, and became one of their top prospects. On March 11, 2008, it was announced he had signed with the Blues, where he would play the remainder of the season for their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Peoria Rivermen. In
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NHL Entry Draft, Brewer has spent parts of his sixteen-year NHL career with the Islanders, the Edmonton Oilers, the St. Louis Blues, Tampa Bay Lightning, Anaheim Ducks and Maple Leafs, and captained the Blues for two years. He has also suited up for the Prince George Cougars of the WHL and the Lowell Lock Monsters of the American Hockey League (AHL). In 1999, Brewer was selected for the Prince George Cougars' all-time team in a Canadian Hockey League promotion. Brewer has represented Canada at eight International Ice Hockey Federation-sanctioned events, winning three Ice Hockey World Championships gold medals and one
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Bryan Helmer Bryan Berry Helmer (born July 15, 1972) is a former professional ice hockey player. He is currently the VP of Hockey Operations with the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League (AHL). He previously served as an assistant coach with the Bears and the Peterborough Petes of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). A veteran of over 1,000 AHL and IHL games, Helmer previously served as captain for the Hershey Bears in the American Hockey League (AHL). He has also played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Phoenix Coyotes, St. Louis Blues, Vancouver Canucks and the Washington
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of the ECHL, which began play in October 2017. Prior to the Railers, the American Hockey League team Worcester Sharks played in Worcester from 2006 to 2015, before relocating to San Jose. The Sharks played at the DCU Center as a developmental team for the National Hockey League's San Jose Sharks. The AHL was formerly represented by the Worcester IceCats from 1994 to 2005. The IceCats were chiefly affiliated with the St. Louis Blues. Worcester will also host the Massachusetts Pirates, an indoor football team in the National Arena League, starting in 2018 at the DCU Center. The city previously
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fourth-round pick in the 1996 draft. The following two seasons, Toporowski played for the Maple Leafs' minor league affiliate, the St. John's Maple Leafs of the American Hockey League (AHL). In the 1996–97 season, Toronto called him up for three NHL games. The following off-season, he signed a two-year contract with the St. Louis Blues and played for their AHL affiliate, the Worcester IceCats. The year following, he signed a one-year contract with the Phoenix Coyotes and played for their AHL affiliate, the Springfield Falcons. From 2000 to 2012, he played in various European leagues. He then played his last
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Jason Bacashihua Jason Bacashihua (born September 20, 1982) is an American professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for Cracovia in the Polska Hokej Liga. He has played in the National Hockey League with the St. Louis Blues, various teams in the AHL and ECHL, HC 05 Banská Bystrica of the Slovak Extraliga, and High1 in Asia League Ice Hockey. Bacashihua was selected in the first round of the 2001 NHL Entry Draft by the Dallas Stars, 26th overall. He spent two seasons with the Stars' AHL affiliate Utah Grizzlies before he was traded on June 25, 2004 to the St.
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with Blues only. <br> Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Blues, acquired date in ( ). Stats reflect time with Blues only. <br> Bold = leading team in category. Following the end of the Blues' 2013–14 season, and during the 2014–15 season, this team has been involved in the following transactions: The 2014 NHL Entry Draft will be held on June 27–28, 2014 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 2014–15 St. Louis Blues season The 2014–15 St. Louis Blues season was the 48th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June
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Jeremy Yablonski Jeremy Yablonski (born March 21, 1980) is a former professional ice hockey right winger. Primarily a hockey enforcer, Yablonski is a six time, novice Golden Gloves boxing champion. After his professional hockey career, Yablonski went on to obtain his Master in International Business. Yablonski first played for the St. Louis Blues and received a five-minute major for fighting Todd Fedoruk. From there Yablonski continued a 15-year career in professional hockey as an enforcer. Playing for Nashville Predators NHL/AHL, Ottawa Senators NHL/AHL, NY Islanders NHL/AHL, Vityaz KHL, Yablonski made a huge impact on the ice with his high energy
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He played in the National Hockey League for the Calgary Flames during the 2001–02 campaign, but returned to the minors and never saw NHL action again. Tkaczuk left the Flames system at the end of 2000–01 after winning the Calder Cup when traded along with Fred Brathwaite, Sergie Varlamov, and a 2001 ninth-round pick to the St. Louis Blues for goaltender Roman Turek on June 23, 2001. He would then play two more years in the AHL for the Worcester IceCats and after being released by the St. Louis Blues, for the Bridgeport Sound Tigers. Unhappy with his shaky status
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NHL trade deadline deal. On January 16, 2007, the Boston Bruins traded him to the St. Louis Blues for a 2007 fifth round draft pick. On March 3, 2010, the St. Louis Blues traded him to the Vancouver Canucks for Pierre-Cédric Labrie. He never appeared with the Canucks, instead playing with AHL affiliate, the Manitoba Moose to conclude the 2009–10 season. On June 29, 2010, Stastny joined CSKA Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League. After a season with Mora IK in the HockeyAllsvenskan, Stastny returned to the German DEL, signing an initial try-out contract with the Schwenninger Wild Wings on
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received acclaim as Hawaii Sportscaster of the Year, prior to moving on to become the first announcer for the Seattle Mariners, along with Dave Niehaus, in 1977. After broadcasting three seasons of hockey at the University of Michigan (WCHA) and two seasons with the Cincinnati Swords (AHL), Wilson was the television voice of the Chicago Blackhawks from 1982-1984, working with Dale Tallon. In 1984, Wilson was approached by Anheuser-Busch, then part owner of the Sports Time Cable Network, to move from covering the Blackhawks to the St. Louis Blues. Wilson called his first St. Louis Blues game on October 11,
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all-star break. On December 19, 2008, he was traded from the Penguins to the St. Louis Blues for a conditional sixth round draft pick in 2010. Filewich was assigned to AHL affiliate, the Peoria Rivermen, for the duration of the season and didn't debut with the Blues. On June 30, 2009, he was tendered a contract with St. Louis but failed to agree to terms. On October 2, 2009, he left North America and signed with EC Red Bull Salzburg of the Austrian Hockey League. In the 2009–10 season, he posted 32 points in 45 games, as Salzburg went on
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invited to the training camp of the St. Louis Blues, who eventually assigned him to their AHL affiliate, the Peoria Rivermen. After the 2007–08 season Komadoski had to retire due to a knee injury. Neil Komadoski Jr. was born in Chesterfield, Missouri in 1982. His father Neil Sr. played professional hockey and his mother Lauren was a stay at home mom. He has one sister Kelly who was an excellent figure skater until she injured her foot and could no longer compete. Growing up he lived and breathed hockey. He played for the St. Louis AAA Amateur Blues where his
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six games. The St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL) play at the Enterprise Center. They were one of the six teams added to the NHL in the 1967 expansion. The Blues have never won the Stanley Cup, and are the oldest team not to do so. Prior to the Blues, the city was home to the St. Louis Eagles. The team only played in the 1934-35 season. St. Louis has been home to four different National Football League (NFL) teams. The St. Louis All-Stars played in the city in 1923, the St. Louis Gunners in 1934, the
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Andy Roach Andrew Roach (born August 23, 1973 in Mattawan, Michigan) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who predominately played in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). A stand out at Ferris State University, Roach has played for several teams after his outstanding college career including stints in the IHL, NLA, AHL, and currently plays in the DEL. Roach made his NHL debut with the St. Louis Blues in the 2005–06 season, registering 6 penalty minutes against the Detroit Red Wings in their home opener at Joe Louis Arena. Roach played in just 5 games with the Blues before
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Patrick Maroon Patrick Maroon (born April 23, 1988) is an American professional ice hockey left winger who is currently playing with the St. Louis Blues in the National Hockey League (NHL). He has previously played in the NHL for the Anaheim Ducks, Edmonton Oilers, and New Jersey Devils. Maroon was drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in the sixth round, 161st overall, in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft. He was assigned to the Flyers American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate team, the Phantoms in 2007, but spent the season with the junior London Knights of the OHL before joining the Phantoms. During
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