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Chat With Brendan Burke, Rivermen Radio Announcer
At the start of the season, when I was writing for the FanSided NHL blog, more specifically their St. Louis Blues site, Bleedin’ Blue, I was able to land an interview with the Peoria Rivermen radio announcer, Brendan Burke. I know my following there and the following on The Bluenote Zone is quite different, with...
Call Up Option, Fairchild VS Syvret
With Brendan Shanahan and the NHL disciplinary committee suspending St. Louis Blues defenseman Ian Cole for three games after his hit on Detroit Red Wings forward, Justin Abdelkader, the Blues are now short a defender for the next three games. Fellow blueliners Kris Russell (groin) and Kent Huskins (ankle) are still on IR which brings...
Blues Prospects in the WJC: How Will Hakanpää Impact Team Finland?
We all know by now that Jaden Schwartz not only made the Canadian World Junior team, he was also named captain. This second year player currently plays for Colorado College in the WCHA (Western Collegiate Hockey Association). However, Jaden Schwartz isn’t the only St. Louis Blues prospect starring for their native countries in the upcoming...
Game Day Preview – Tampa Bay Lightning vs St. Louis Blues 11-12-2011
It’s Saturday, November 12th, and the Tampa Bay Lightning are in town. The Lightning are lead by one of the leagues brightest stars, Steven Stamkos. Stamkos, only 21 years of age is tied for the team Tampa’s team lead with 16 points (10 goals, 6 assists). He shares the spotlight with a surprising name, Marc-Andre...
Goaltending, Key For Blues Sucess
For the last two decades, the St. Louis Blues have gone through their fair share of goaltenders.They had their young goaltending stud in Curtis Joseph until he was dealt to Edmonton (along with the rights to Mike Grier) for a 1st round pick (Marty Reasoner) and another that was later dealt to Los Angeles. In...
St. Louis Blues Draft Recap
It was in St. Paul, Minnesota in which the Blues organization spent the last few days in preparation for the NHL entry draft in which they look to build onto an already stocked prospect pool. This was Bill Armstrong’s first draft as the head scout of the St. Louis Blues since taking over the job...
Impact of Injuries
9-1-2, the record in the first 12 games for the St. Louis Blues. Not only were the Blues off to the best start ever in franchise history, they were dominating the National Hockey League. Something the St. Louis Blues haven’t done for a decade. Then something changed, in game ten of the Blues season, Joe...
A Petition That I Support.
Many of you know about the hit on Montreal’s Max Pacioretty by Boston Bruins forward Zdeno Chara. A hit that landed the Canadiens forward in the hospital with a concussion and a fractured vertebrae, a career threatening injury. If you don’t know much about the hit, Zdeno Chara lead Habs forward Pacioretty’s head into the...
Blues Deal Boyes To Buffalo
Doug Armstrong isn’t going to be active tomorrow because he seems to be a night owl with trades. After the 2:00 a.m. deal with Colorado, Army just swung another late night deal with the Buffalo Sabres. The Sabres acquire Brad ‘High and Wide’ Boyes. In exchange, the Blues get the Sabres 2nd round pick in...
Halak On IR and Bishop Recalled
Jaroslav Halak has been placed on injured reserve due a right hand injury he suffered this past week in practice. Halak, 25, was acquired by the St. Louis Blues in a trade this past off-season from the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for prospects Lars Eller and Ian Schultz. He currently holds a 19-17-6 record with...
