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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. 

After Back & Forth Efforts, Wild Secure 4-2 Win Over Blues
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The Minnesota Wild and St. Louis Blues faced off in a divisional match-up on Tuesday evening, Nov. 19 in St. Louis. The Wild were looking to get back on the winning track after a loss to another divisional opponent, the Dallas Stars, on Saturday, Nov. 16. The Blues were also looking to redeem themselves after a loss to the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday, Nov. 17. The goaltender match-up was Filip Gustavsson against Jordan Binnington.  Both teams had injured players return to the lineup, with the Blues’ Robert Thomas returning from a fractured ankle that caused him to miss the past…

Projected Lineups for the Blues vs Wild – 11/19/24
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The St. Louis Blues take on the Minnesota Wild at Xcel Energy Center tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others. WILD (11-3-3) at BLUES (8-10-1) 8 p.m. ET; HULU, ESPN+ Wild projected lineup Kirill Kaprizov — Joel Eriksson Ek — Matt BoldyMarcus Johansson — Marco Rossi — Ryan HartmanMarcus Foligno — Frederick Gaudreau — Yakov TreninJakub Lauko — Marat Khusnutdinov — Ben Jones Jake Middleton — Brock FaberJonas Brodin — Jared SpurgeonDeclan Chisholm – Zach Bogosian Filip GustavssonMarc-Andre Fleury Scratched: Jon Merrill, Devin Shore Injured: Mats Zuccarello (lower body) Status report Latest for THW: Blues projected lineup…

Oilers Help Blues More than Themselves in Kapanen Waiver Move
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The Edmonton Oilers claimed Kasperi Kapanen off of waivers from the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday, in what feels like an odd move to add depth to the forward corps with a player who doesn’t score and hasn’t played well in the past few seasons. In a decision some are joking might be a “revenge move” against the Blues over offer sheets to Philip Broberg and Dylan Holloway, if that’s what Edmonton is doing here, this move is likely going to do the opposite of what was intended. Oilers Add Depth With an Unproductive Kapanen The Blues wanted cap space….

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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.