Today in Hockey History: Sept. 27 Matthew Zator | September 27, 2024 On this date, the NHL did two things for the first time it would later do on a regular basis; play outdoors and in the city of Las Vegas. Also,…
3 Former Blues Who Are Hall of Fame Worthy Stephen Ground | February 9, 2024 Induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame is the highest honor an NHL player can achieve, but for many, it is elusive. Unlike baseball, which has some clear statistical thresholds…
Doug Armstrong’s Top 5 Trades as Blues General Manager Ethan Carter | July 27, 2023 The St. Louis Blues were sellers at the 2023 Trade Deadline, a position they weren’t in in a while. They have had success in trades under general manager Doug Armstrong.…
Former Flame Bouwmeester Retires: A Look Back At His Time in Calgary Jayden Wasney | January 12, 2021 After 17 seasons of playing at the highest level, former Calgary Flame Jay Bouwmeester announced he’s hanging up his skates. The swift-moving defenseman spent time with the Florida Panthers, Flames,…
Medicine Hat Tigers All-Time World Junior Lineup Dayton Reimer | December 29, 2020 The first players from the Medicine Hat Tigers to attend the World Juniors Championship was in 1975 with Greg Vaydik and Bryan Maxwell. Although it wasn’t an official tournament, the…
Panthers Best All-Time Starting Lineup Defenseman: Jay Bouwmeester Ryan Womeldorf | September 22, 2020 Check out the rest of the Panthers’ Best All-Time Starting Lineup series: Center – Aleksander Barkov Left Wing – Jonathan Huberdeau Right Wing – Pavel Bure Defenseman – Robert Svehla…
Revisiting Doug Armstrong’s Drafts – 2013 Stephen Ground | August 11, 2020 2013 was, simply put, not a good draft year for St. Louis Blues general manager Doug Armstrong’s resume. They began the evening with no first round pick, having traded it…
Top 5 Medicine Hat Tigers to Make it to the NHL Dayton Reimer | June 27, 2020 The Medicine Hat Tigers have been members of the Western Hockey League since 1970-71, becoming the fifth expansion team and the 10th franchise in the league. Since then, the team…
Bouwmeester Done for the Season, His Future Unclear Andrew Forbes | February 26, 2020 He may be done for the season, but St. Louis Blues’ defenceman Jay Bouwmeester says he isn’t done playing the game of hockey following a cardiac episode on the Blues’…
Blues Options to Fill Bouwmeester Void Stephen Ground | February 17, 2020 Fear gripped every St. Louis Blues fan, and indeed the entire hockey community, as news spread that veteran defenseman Jay Bouwmeester had collapsed on the bench in a game last…
Blues’ Bouwmeester Situation Exemplifies Hockey Community Colleen Flynn | February 15, 2020 It’s ironic that sports can bring some people together while breaking others apart. Competition and rivalry are a part of all sports but when something traumatic happens, everyone plays for…
NHL Rumors: Bouwmeester, Avalanche, Wild, Devils, Coyotes, More Jim Parsons | February 12, 2020 In today’s NHL rumor rundown, expect the Colorado Avalanche to spend some money and try to acquire a couple of pieces after learning forward Nazem Kadri is out long-term. The…