Earlier this month, THW's Mike Coll…
Pittsburgh PenguinsHeading into the shortened 2012-13 season, the Blues were expected to fare well with their solid goaltending duo of Jaroslav Halak and Brian Elliott. After posting 15 combined shutouts in 2011-12, Halak and Elliott looked to dominate the Western Conference yet again. Unfortunately for them, the season has not gone in their favor. After the ...
The tweet of Radio host and St Louis based NHL writer Andy Strickland made the news official, the Vancouver Canucks have purchased the AHL Peoria Rivermen franchise, with the Chicago Wolves soon expected to become the affiliate to the St Louis Blues. It is definitely the end of an era but a new beginning of ...
With T.J. Oshie expected to return to the Blues’ lineup Saturday night, a roster spot had to become available. Matt D’Agostini, a former 21 goal-scorer, was the odd man out. It was announced Friday morning that the Blues traded D’Agostini, along with a conditional seventh-round draft pick in 2015, to the New Jersey Devils in ...
On Sunday, St. Louis Blues General Manager Doug Armstrong announced that the club placed goaltender Jaroslav Halak on injury reserve. In turn, the club has called up 22-year old Jake Allen from the Blues’ AHL affiliate, the Peoria Rivermen. Halak suffered a cut on his lip after being struck in the mask with a shot ...
The adjustment from the NHL to the AHL is not an easy one. Players have had to adjust to team bus rides instead of team charters. Playing in Boston or Chicago is different from playing in Providence or Rockford. Jordan Eberle, property of the Edmonton Oilers and a 34-goal scorer in the NHL last season, ...
After a season that saw the Blues climb to second place in the Western Conference standings, the players had to pack up and head in different directions across the world. Some skaters headed to Germany, some to Sweden and some even stayed in the regional area. Thanks to modern technology, it has become very simple ...
Even though there is a league-wide player work stoppage, some players are still doing what they can to improve their skills and maintain a good work ethic. Blues prospects Jaden Schwartz and Ian Cole are no exception. Both players joined the Peoria Rivermen of the AHL in September and have enjoyed jumping into the full ...
On a very quiet July 1, the Blues were almost dead silent. The Blues made deals, but national coverage of the big names kept them from making headlines. The Blues added defensemen Taylor Chorney, Scott Ford and goaltender Mike McKenna, who is a St. Louis native. All three players signed identical 1-year, 2-way contracts. McKenna’s ...
The end of the season brought more joy than anyone in the Blues’ organization could have imagined. It was announced Wednesday morning that the sale of the St. Louis Blues, the Peoria Rivermen of the AHL and a “significant interest” in the Peabody Opera House, which sits just behind Scottrade Center, was approved by the ...
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