Blues Prospects
St. Louis Blues' Prospect Pyramid
August 1st, 2018 As the hockey offseason winds down and fans are left with extra time on their hands, prospects receive special scrutiny and it's normal to see all kinds of prospect rankings. One way to organize these is through a prospect pyramid. The St. Louis Blues have an extensive...
St. Louis Blues Successful Prospect Camp
July 2nd, 2018 Friday marked the conclusion of the St. Louis Blues' annual prospect camp, a week of drills and scrimmages for the prospects that have been drafted, signed, and traded into the organization in the last few years. It was the fans' first look at the crop of 2018 draft picks,...
Blues Top 4 Prospects 2018
March 12th, 2018 This NHL season has certainly had its ups and downs for St. Louis. The team had its best start in the organization’s history, jumping to a dominating lead in the Central Division. However, many thought the Blues' success wouldn’t last and they would start to fizzle out...
The Prospect Pipeline from Peoria to St. Louis
January 23rd, 2018 Peoria, IL is 168 miles from St. Louis, roughly a two and half hour drive (or two hours if you’re my mom). The drive can be at times monotonous, passing a never ending cycle of farms and small towns, but the journey for many has a much larger meaning. For nearly 30 years,...Robert Thomas: Looking for Accountability Among Knights
October 3rd, 2017 Five games into the OHL season, the London Knights are still waiting to hear whether or not they’ll get some of their players back from NHL teams. The most notable of these players are Jesper Bratt (New Jersey), Sam Miletic (Wilkes-Barre/Scranton), Alex Formenton (Ottawa)...
Recent Injuries Open Door for Blues Prospects
September 20th, 2017 The St. Louis Blues will start the 2017-18 season shorthanded. Both forward Zach Sanford and defenseman Jay Bouwmeester are scheduled to miss time with respective injuries, the team announced Tuesday. Sanford dislocated his left shoulder on the first day of training...Blues Prospects at Training Camp
September 9th, 2017 The St. Louis Blues have officially unveiled their 50-man roster for training camp, which will start on Sept. 15. Hockey season is almost upon us for real. Veteran Blues players Vladimir Tarasenko, Alex Pietrangelo and Alexander Steen will all soon be hitting the ice...
Blues Pipeline Boasts Talent at All Positions
August 18th, 2017 For the most part, the St. Louis Blues pride themselves on shaping their roster from within instead of seeking players outside the organization. They aren't likely to sign a highly-touted free agent or pull the trigger on a blockbuster trade before the deadline (Ryan Miller...
Kostin Inks Entry Deal With Blues
July 6th, 2017 A major factor in how the St. Louis Blues were able to select Klim Kostin with the 31st overall pick in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft was the uncertainty surrounding the 18-year-old forward. Questions regarding his ability to terminate his KHL contract with Dynamo Moscow and...
Dissecting Day 2 of the 2017 Blues Draft
June 29th, 2017 Blues general manager Doug Armstrong made two giant splashes during round one of the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, trading forward Jori Lehtera in exchange for Brayden Schenn and trading Ryan Reaves to get back into the first round. With all of the excitement, Blues fans seemed to...
Ivan Barbashev Getting Valuable NHL Experience
March 13th, 2017 Recently, Russian forward Ivan Barbashev scored his first NHL goal. The St. Louis Blues player is at his fifth season in North America, after spending three years with the Moncton Wildcats and one with the Chicago Wolves. In this translated interview, originally appearing...UConn's Tage Thompson Upping Production
November 16th, 2016 Standing 6 feet 5 inches tall, Tage Thompson was never going to hide from anyone on the ice. Now that the UConn sophomore has shown his ability, opponents know they have to keep an eye on the rangy forward. "It’s something you gotta work through. The older you get...
5 Blues Prospects That Could Take Advantage of a New-Look Roster
June 24th, 2016 With the NHL Entry Draft this weekend in Buffalo, the St. Louis Blues will be holding the 28th overall pick to get their day started. In past years, St. Louis has stock-piled picks and has been fairly successful. In the last 10 years alone, they've drafted and developed...
