Posts About "Doug Armstrong"
Doug Armstrong's Impressive Offseason
July 24th, 2017 Heading into the 2017 offseason, St. Louis Blues fans weren't expecting much from general manager Doug Armstrong. Fifty years of mediocrity in the form of zero Stanley Cup wins will wear on a fanbase, after all. For the second straight season, the team that eliminated them in the postseason represented the Western Conference in the...
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 injury concerns led to his slide to the end of round one. On July...
Blues Make Tough Decision, Protect Reaves
June 19th, 2017 The St. Louis Blues had already confirmed that they would go by way of the 7-3-1 protection method for June 21's NHL Expansion Draft, which will get under way during the NHL Awards Ceremony at Las Vegas's T-Mobile Arena at 7:00 p.m. General manager Doug Armstrong and the Blues weren't in as tough of a situation as teams like the...
Blues Hire Longtime Assistant Coach Darryl Sydor
May 26th, 2017 St. Louis Blues head coach Mike Yeo is adding a familiar face to his coaching staff for the 2017-18 season. Former Blue and 18-year NHL veteran Darryl Sydor has signed a three-year contract to become the first to fill the four vacant assistant coaching positions. Sydor worked with Yeo with the Houston Aeros of the American Hockey...
Blues & Golden Knights Will Share Wolves for 2017-18
May 17th, 2017 The St. Louis Blues' primary AHL affiliate is no longer the Chicago Wolves. On Tuesday, the Las Vegas Golden Knights and the Wolves announced that they had reached a five-year partnership. The Blues will still send their farm players to Chicago next season but will not affiliate with Chicago in 2018-19. "The St. Louis Blues will not...
KHL GM Says Vladimir Sobotka Staying in KHL, Blues GM Says Otherwise
August 20th, 2016 Victor Shalaev, general manager of Avangard Omsk, told the Russian sport-express.ru that Vladimir Sobotka will be staying in the KHL, according to Igor Eronko. "Sobotka will join us as soon as he's healthy," he told sport-express. "Forget about St. Louises and other nonsense." A similar report appeared recently at...
