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The St. Louis Blues were founded in 1967 as one of the six teams of the 1967 NHL Expansion and is named after the W. C. Handy song “Saint Louis Blues.” They had immediate success and reached the playoffs nine times in their first 10 seasons, including trips to the Stanley Cup Final in their first three seasons; however, they lost all three appearances. In total, the Blues have been a very successful franchise with 45 playoff appearances in 56 seasons. In 2019, they won their first Stanley Cup against the Boston Bruins. 

Projected Lineups for the Blues vs Stars – 4/17/24
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The St. Louis Blues take on the Dallas Stars at American Airlines Center tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups, sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents and others. BLUES (43-33-5) at STARS (51-21-9) 9:30 p.m. ET; MAX, truTV, TNT Blues projected lineup Brayden Schenn — Robert Thomas — Zack Bolduc Brandon Saad — Pavel Buchnevich — Jordan Kyrou Alexey Toropchenko — Kevin Hayes — Kasperi Kapanen Nathan Walker — Zach Dean — Sammy Blais Scott Perunovich — Colton Parayko Nick Leddy — Matthew Kessel Marco Scandella — Tyler Tucker Jordan Binnington Joel Hofer Scratched: Nikita Alexandrov Injured: Torey Krug (upper body), Justin Faulk (upper body),…

Young Coaching Candidates for the St. Louis Blues to Consider 
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The St. Louis Blues enter the summer with a decision to make. Who will the next head coach be? After firing Stanley Cup-winning head coach Craig Berube in December, the club brought in American Hockey League (AHL) head coach Drew Bannister, who did a solid job on an interim basis. I think it’s time for the Blues to look outside the organization for their next hire. I also believe that they should look for a fresh perspective and seriously consider a younger option. Hiring a first-time head coach should be an option for general manager Doug Armstrong as he looks…

St. Louis Blues Must Consider Buyout This Summer
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On July 1, Doug Armstrong will have been general manager of the St. Louis Blues for 14 years. In that nearly decade and a half, he has found his way out of many difficult contracts, like the bad deals for Patrik Berglund and Vladimir Sobotka that he traded for Ryan O’Reilly, or the bad agreement the Blues had with Jori Lehtera, that he managed to unload in the Brayden Schenn trade. But he has always avoided one thing: the dreaded contract buyout. Though Armstrong has signed plenty of deals he would go on to regret, he has never been forced…

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What year were the St. Louis Blues founded?

The St. Louis Blues were founded in 1967 as one of the six teams of the 1967 NHL Expansion.

When did the St. Louis Blues play their first game?

The Blues played their first game on Oct. 11, 1967, against the Minnesota North Stars, which ended in a 2-2 tie.

Who is the current head coach of the St. Louis Blues?

Drew Bannister is the current head coach for the St. Louis Blues.