Blues News: Al MacInnis Honored Again ; Strachan and King To Peoria

Former NHL defensemen Al MacInnis has been honored many times in his career. He’s won many awards and been honored by having his jersey retired by the St. Louis Blues and has been inducted into the National Hockey Leagues, Hockey Hall of Fame.

So how can you be honored any more than that? Simple, have a statue dedicated in honor of you.

The Blues dedicated a statue to Al MacInnis, ensuring his memory as a St. Louis Blue for many years to come.

That’s exactly what happened Saturday, October 10th in St. Louis. MacInnis, who was a fan favorite, a captain, and possible the greatest defensemen the St. Louis Blues history had a statue unvield in his honor which will stand next to the statue of Bernie Federko. Federko is also an ex-Blues captain and a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame.

MacInnis play 23 years in the NHL and amassed 1274 points in 1416 games. He scored 510 of his points in 695 games with the St. Louis Blues.

Al MacInnis will forever be remembered by Blues fans, and hockey fans alike for his hard and accurate slapshots. He’s won the NHL’s hardest shot competition seven times, cranking the puck into the net at a whopping 100MPH.

MacInnis’ statue will stand next to Federko’s, which was moved from inside the Scottrade Center to the outside to stand with Big Al.

D.J. King | Tyson Strachan

The Blues have sent defensemen Tyson Strachan back to the Peoria Rivermen after calling him up in case someone couldn’t go in Saturday’s game against the L.A. Kings.

The Blues also assigned D.J. King to the Peoria Rivermen for a conditioning stint as he looks to return to the Blues after being on IR with a broken finger. King missed 81 games last season due to shoulder surgery after he injured it after just one game.

Randall Ritchey
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