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Jim den Hollander

Closing in on 60, Jim has been a fan of hockey, since the age of five and he has finally capped it as a THW Writer on the St. Louis Blues beat. Growing up in small town Ontario, he never got far as a player, but has spent most of the past 40 years writing about the game from the youth hockey to junior hockey and now, pro levels. A move to the Midwest (Wisconsin) in 2000 shifted the focus a bit. Working at small newspapers, Jim relished a chance to focus on hockey alone and has dabbled in that with a pair of websites, midwesthockey.info and saukhockey.info.

Blues 2021 Draft Deep Dive: Simon Robertsson

Jim den Hollander | July 25, 2021

After making a first-round selection, the Blues mostly watched the early picks Saturday. Still, clearly, general manager Doug Armstrong and his scouts saw something they liked as they made an…

Categories Blues Prospects, NHL Entry Draft

Blues 2019 Draft Class Brings Quality and a Stanley Cup Celebration

Jim den Hollander | July 10, 2021

In the summer of 2019, the St. Louis Blues selected just five players in the seven rounds of the NHL Entry Draft, but so far it appears it might have…

Categories Blues Prospects, NHL Entry Draft

Blues’ Binnington Leads a Young & Deep Goaltending Corps

Jim den Hollander | July 3, 2021

There are several “locks” when looking at the St. Louis Blues 2021-22 and beyond, but one position that can positively be scratched in ink is the goaltending position where Jordan…

Categories Blues Goaltending, NHL Goaltending

Blues Give Fifth Rounder Keean Washkurak His NHL Shot

Jim den Hollander | June 19, 2021

The St. Louis Blues quietly started their offseason, signing Keean Washkurak to a three-year entry-level contract on June 1. That doesn’t guarantee anything to the 19-year-old native of Kitchener, Ontario…

Categories Blues Prospects

Blues 2020-21 Report Cards: Mackenzie MacEachern

Jim den Hollander | June 9, 2021

The past couple of NHL seasons have been challenging for all players, and it was a challenge with high points and low points for St. Louis Blues winger Mackenzie MacEachern.…

Categories Player Profiles, St Louis Blues

Blues’ 2020-21 Report Cards: Dakota Joshua

Jim den Hollander | May 29, 2021

In season-ending press conferences, St. Louis Blues’ head coach Craig Berube and general manager Doug Armstrong were both surprisingly upbeat heading into an early offseason. Just two seasons removed from…

Categories Player Profiles, St Louis Blues

Blues and Thunderbirds Hope to End AHL Futility Together

Jim den Hollander | May 24, 2021

When it comes to American Hockey League affiliation, the St. Louis Blues are not following the trends. Ironically, while most of the league’s 32 clubs are looking to get their…

Categories Springfield Thunderbirds, St Louis Blues

Blues Looking for on-ice Leadership From Tarasenko

Jim den Hollander | May 20, 2021

Vladimir Tarasenko’s latest return to action could be perfectly timed for the St. Louis Blues. The blow from the news earlier in the week David Perron had been added to…

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Blues Need the Binnington of 2019 Stanley Cup Run

Jim den Hollander | May 16, 2021

After entering the fray halfway through the 2019 season, Jordan Binnington has patrolled the crease for the St. Louis Blues now through three fractured campaigns. A bit of an enigma…

Categories Blues Goaltending, NHL Goaltending

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