One for the Ages: Wayne Gretzky’s 1995-96 NHL Season Nathaniel Oliver | December 11, 2021 The 1995-96 St. Louis Blues were a collection of hockey’s aged superstars. A team with an all-in mentality. One that endeavored to squeeze whatever elixir was still left in the…
Blues Fans Choose the Greatest of All Time Stephen Ground | October 26, 2021 For most NHL teams, the question of who is the greatest of all time is not one that is easily answered. Are strictly on-ice measures considered? Is it as simple…
Chris Pronger: From Peterborough to the Hall of Fame Stephen Ground | October 10, 2021 In 1991, the Ontario Hockey League’s Peterborough Petes took a risk in the sixth round of their Priority Selection: they gambled on a young defenseman who insisted he intended to…
Gretzky vs Lemieux: Head-to-Head Kyle Gipe | September 21, 2021 Similar to other sports leagues, the NHL has been lucky to have some of its greatest players and biggest names play in the same era. The 1950s had Gordie Howe…
Blues History: 3 Free Agents That Didn’t Work Out in St. Louis Matt Eichhorn | August 11, 2021 The free agency period is a pivotal time for every NHL franchise, where teams can go from pretenders to contenders all in a matter of minutes. Over time, the NHL…
Blues Best Defensemen in Team History THW Archives | July 17, 2021 When looking at the best defensemen in NHL history, only a few donned the Blue Note. Not known as a defensive team in their 53-year history, the St. Louis Blues…
St. Louis Blues’ Bartecko Admired Countryman Demitra Rob Staggenborg | July 14, 2021 If you were to sum up the St. Louis Blues franchise in two words, you may choose “loss” and “crash.” In a literal sense, the team has lost often enough…
Blues: 3 Draft Picks That Didn’t Work Out in St. Louis Matt Eichhorn | May 11, 2021 The St. Louis Blues have had some of the better luck in drafting prospects when compared to other organizations. Currently, they sit with 14 players that were originally Blues draft…
Blues’ Bobby Plager Was Truly a Man of the People Rob Staggenborg | March 25, 2021 The St. Louis Blues hockey community is mourning today the loss of one of the greatest Blues of all time. Team legend and hockey ambassador Bobby Plager died in a…
Ducks’ Ewen’s Death Remains at Center of Heated CTE Debate Rob Staggenborg | March 24, 2021 On Sep. 19, 2015 former NHL tough man Todd Ewen was working in his front yard in a quiet, upscale St. Louis suburb. He left his car trunk up, the…
St. Louis Blues’ Mount Rushmore Stephen Ground | March 15, 2021 Four of America’s most famous and influential Presidents are emblazoned in stone across the face of Mount Rushmore in South Dakota. The monument was finished in 1941, and ever since,…
One for the Ages: Doug Harvey’s 1968-69 NHL Season Nathaniel Oliver | March 5, 2021 There will never be any replicating of Doug Harvey. One should be very cautious even about drawing comparisons between the legendary defenseman and other players since his time. Bobby Orr…