tickets - by owner. The current logo (shown in the infobox), is similar, but with the slightly darker shade of blue used since 1984. More often than not, several of the Blues' emerging stars ended up as Calgary Flames, and the sight of Flames executive Al MacNeil was always greeted with dread. On March 24, 2006, the Lauries completed the sale of the Blues and the lease to the Savvis Center to SCP and TowerBrook Capital Partners, L.P., a private equity firm. Following their playoff exit, Ralston authorized the deal to Hunter's renamed company Coliseum Holdings, Ltd. for $12 million on April 21. The move proved both ill-conceived and ill-timed, as the renamed St. Louis Eagles continued to lose money. Blues Chairman Tom Stillman confirmed . Initially, the front of the jersey featured the team name above the crest logo, but was removed in 1987. List of former Blues players set to return to St. Louis before the end of the season . Sidney Salomon (right) and his son, Sid, express jubilation after the group of nine individuals they head from St. Louis were awarded a conditional franchise from the National Hockey League on April 5, 1966. Category:St. Louis Blues owners Pages in category "St. Louis Blues owners" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. Bucknor for rejecting handshake: Zero class, Man shot and killed after fight in downtown St. Louis, Fate of St. Louis Fox Theatre still undecided, Liberty High student killed in St. Charles shooting could heal you with a smile, Brothers who did everything together, fashionista among victims in fatal St. Louis crash, St. Louis prosecutors staff down by nearly half as caseloads jump. You have permission to edit this article. However, the NHL Board of Governors rejected the deal by a 153 vote on May 18, feeling that Saskatoon was not big enough or financially stable enough to support an NHL team.[8][9]. The Blues play in the 19,150 (not counting standing room) capacity Enterprise Center, where they have played since 1994. Subscribe with this special offer to keep reading, (renews at {{format_dollars}}{{start_price}}{{format_cents}}/month + tax). During this time, Doug Gilmour, drafted by St. Louis in 1982, emerged as a star. They were again eliminated by Los Angeles, however, this time in six games in the first round of the playoffs, despite taking an initial 20 series lead. In the offseason for the 201718 season, the Blues would lose David Perron to the Vegas Golden Knights via an expansion draft. But the roller coaster started to descend in the mid-1970s. The Blues lost more players as Jay Bouwmeester suffered a season-ending injury, and Jaden Schwartz missed a large portion of the season. Aside from Stillman, the ownership group includes Jerald Kent, Donn Lux, James Cooper, Jo Ann Taylor Kindle, Steve Maritz, Edward Potter, Andrew Taylor, David Steward, Jim Kavanaugh, John Danforth,. However, the station was never financially competitive in the market. To this day, in terms of contention, the Salomon group remains the most successful of the Blues owners. "[40] On October 1, 2018, it was reported that, for the upcoming season, a new goal song recorded by St. Louis-based band The Urge, "The Blues Have The Urge," would be played after Blues goals, immediately following the traditional organ music. Only Wayne Gretzky found the net more than Hull during any given three-year period. Sutter and Federko were the only untouchables on the Blues during that era. In March 2011, Checketts announced he was putting the team and the Scottrade Center lease up for sale, projecting a deal would be struck before the 2011-12 season started. The cash-poor Ornest then ran the franchise on a skeletal budget. Former St. Louis Cardinals great Stan Musial and Musial's business partner Julius "Biggie" Garagnani were also members of the 16-man investment group that made the initial formal application for the franchise. During the 2012 playoffs, they won their first playoff series since 2002, eliminating the San Jose Sharks in five games. A Broadway musical comedy star tires of the same old grind and flees the city. The Blues jumped to a 31 series lead, but struggled in games 5 and 6. Ornest ran the Blues very cheaply, though the players did not mind. With his aging father stepping back, Sid Salomon III took a more prominent role in running the franchise and upheaval became the order of the day. However, they were swept in the Stanley Cup Finals by the Montreal Canadiens in 1969 and then by the Boston Bruins in 1970. Other players like Patrik Berglund, and Alex Steen did not return in time for the season. #19 St Louis Blues Team Value 1 $880M Calculated December 2022 Owner (s) Tom Stillman Championships 1 Year Purchased 2012 Price Paid $180M Revenue 2 $180M Operating Income 3 $56M Debt/Value 4. These distractions would greatly affect their performance as they squeezed into the playoffs with a 254015 record in the 1983 season, good enough for 65 points. The Blues have a rivalry with the Chicago Blackhawks, with whom they have shared a division since 1970. Hull's 86 goals set the record for most goals in a single season by a right-winger (and the third-most overall at the time). [11] The Board of Governors rejected the offer and "terminated" the team on June 13, one day before Ralston's supposed deadline. During the 2018 NHL offseason, the Blues acquired forward Ryan O'Reilly from the Buffalo Sabres via trade and re-signed Perron to a third stint with the team in free agency, while also signing forwards Tyler Bozak, St. Louis native Pat Maroon, and goaltender Chad Johnson. On March 17, 2011, it was announced that the St. Louis Blues were for sale. They would get rewarded as head coach Red Berenson won the Jack Adams Award, Mike Liut finished a close second to Wayne Gretzky in the Hart Trophy voting, and earned the top spot on the NHL All-Star team, Larry Patey finished third in the Frank J. Selke Trophy voting, and Blake Dunlop won the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy. Two months later, they traded Doug Weight, a 38-year-old four-time All-Star center, to the Anaheim Ducks as part of a package to acquire 30-year-old center Andy McDonald. While the Blues remained competitive, they were unable to keep many of their young players. This setupKelly as commentator, with either Kyle, Bob Plager, or Noel Picard (whose heavy French-Canadian accent became famous, such as pronouncing owner Sid Salomon III "Sid the Turd" instead of "Third") joining as an analyst, simulcast on KMOX and KPLRcontinued through the 197576 season, then simulcast on KMOX and KDNL-TV for the next three seasons. Declining revenue reached a critical stage by the end of the 1976-77 season, and the Blues reduced their management staff to three. However, he resigned as head coach in late November after recording a 4132 record. This division was particularly weak, and in 197677, the Blues won it while finishing five games below .500, though this would be their last playoff appearance in the decade. In the hiatus preceding the NHL's Return to Play, several Blues players contracted COVID-19, which was cited by the coaching staff as one of the reasons why their play faltered in the playoffs. The Blues skated back to KPLR 3 years later. Photo by UPI, St. Louis Blues chairman Mike Shanahan at a game in January of 1987, agonizing from the owner's box. He had 70 or more goals in three consecutive seasons, including 1990-91 when he scored 86 and the team finished with 105 points. The logo used on the Blues' jerseys from 1987 to 1998. Berenson, who had played previously in Montreal and New York, commented: "In New York or Montreal, all you'd get would be a handshake.". [10] Ralston called the counter-suit "ridiculous" and gave the NHL an ultimatum: if the NHL would not accept Hunter's offer by June 14, Ralston would dissolve the team and sell its players and assets to other teams. Gretzky, whose wife is a native St. Louisan, personally approved the trade and was prepared to finish his illustrious career with the Blues. st louis blues - $75 (Saint Louis) wednesday 2023-03-01. number available: 4 venue: enterprise center. The initial results were not good. After being one of the worst teams a couple of years before, they were one of the best in 1981, as they finished with a then-franchise-best record of 451817 record which translated to 107 points and the second-best record in the league. While they kept the Reebok Edge-era template, they brought back the 19982007 look. After his duties as interim coach for the rest of the 200910 season, Davis Payne was named the 23rd head coach in the Blues' history on April 14. Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game. But a competing carnival owner hatches a scheme to put an end to the show before it begins. Finally, in March 2006, the Lauries completed the sale of the team and the Savvis Center lease to SCP and a private equity firm, TowerBrook Capital Partners, L.P. After each goal, a bell is rung and each of the goals are counted by the crowd. An NHL lockout canceled the 2004-05 season and the Lauries put the team up for sale in June 2005, citing losses of more than $60 million over the previous two years. The Enterprise Center was electric and buzzing with excitement with anticipation of the win. However, they would continue their strong play even despite being plagued with various other injuries, consistently remaining at or near the top of the Western Conference. After the 200405 lockout, the Blues' attendance suffered, but has since improved every year since its all-time low in 200607. But with former Blues goaltender and nationally renowned broadcaster John Davidson at the point, they turned the worm. It was loud enough, TV cameras picked up the song loud and clear. St. Louis Blues. Following further contraction, the league stabilized at six teams after 1942. Jake Allen was now the starting goaltender for the Blues, while the team also signed former Nashville Predators backup Carter Hutton. On July 27, 1983, ten days before the deadline, the NHL approved a bid from businessman Harry Ornest and a group of St. Louis-based investors for the team and the arena. At the beginning of the 200607 season, the Blues looked to be competitive in the Central Division. Lynn Patrick initially served as general manager and head coach. Fan support was sluggish during the first half of the campaign, and the end of the calendar year was capped by an 11-game losing streak. The team started the season by posting a record of 1012 in their first 13 home games. The latest STL Blues hockey news, NHL headlines, scores, standings and rosters. 0. Checks were back in the Checkerdome. The Blues took on the defending champion Chicago Blackhawks in the first-round series. Like all NHL teams, the Blues updated their jerseys for the 200708 season with new Rbk Edge jerseys. [28], In the 201920 season, the Blues suffered an early blow as forward Vladimir Tarasenko suffered a season-ending injury on October 24. All that hardware notwithstanding, hopes for a Stanley Cup run turned to stunning disappointment. The St. Louis Blues medical team is a group of Washington University in St. Louis orthopedic specialists from Barnes-Jewish Hospital led by Washington University in St. Louis' Chief of Sports Medicine Matthew Matava.[39]. St. Louis Blues owner Tom Stillman is a former lawyer who worked with the U.S. Department of Commerce where he was Chief Counsel for Export Administration. There is a lot of money riding on Game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals for St. Louis Blues owner Tom Stillman. Originally, the Blues aired their games on KPLR-TV and KMOX radio, with team patron Gus Kyle calling games alongside St Louis broadcasting legend Jack Buck. Top 250 Movies Most Popular Movies Top 250 TV Shows Most Popular TV Shows Most Popular Video Games Most Popular Music Videos Most Popular Podcasts. General manager Ron Caron made astute moves, landing forwards Brett Hull, Adam Oates and Brendan Shanahan, defenseman Al MacInnis and goaltender Curtis Joseph, among others. In 19992000, the team notched a franchise-record 114 points during the regular season, earning the Presidents' Trophy for the League's best record. The bottom of the numbers taper off to give way to the aforementioned stripes. Chris Kerber and Joe Vitale are the current radio broadcast team.