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Brewer still isn't back on the ice
St. Louis Blues coach Andy Murray probably ached to get on the ice and begin blowing his whistle Wednesday, but he watched pro orientation camp from the stands alongside the team's front office staff.
John Ramage:Son of former Blues defenseman awaits draft
Fifteen years ago, John Ramage and his family left behind hockey-crazed Canada in favor of Chesterfield, a town with few hockey ties outside of the professional franchise in St.
With only five picks, they have to make the most of their choices.
In 1983, the Blues didn't make a single pick in the NHL draft. In fact, they didn't even show up to the draft, which was held at the Montreal Forum.
Tkachuk is close to deal with Blues
Veteran forward Keith Tkachuk received a contract offer from the St. Louis Blues this week and negotiations are in the final stages on an expected one-year deal.
New World Record For Pet Weddings Set In Chesterfield Saturday
Hundreds of dogs set a world record in Chesterfield Saturday. At an event called "Howling Muttrimony", 184 dog couples walked down the aisle at the Petropolis Pet Store and Clinic.
Blues extend two front-office members
The St. Louis Blues have locked up two key members of their front-office braintrust with contract extensions.
Kinsler, Cruz hammer home runs
Alex Burrows of the Vancouver Canucks celebrates his game-winning goal against Barret Jackman of the St Louis Blues during Game Four of the Western Conference quarter-finals of the 2009 NHL Stanley Cup Play-offs at the Scottrade Centre in St Louis, Missouri, yesterday.
Brewer has another surgery on ailing back
During his postseason media briefing Thursday, St. Louis Blues President John Davidson said defenseman Eric Brewer underwent a second back surgery within the past 10 days.
Weakness in defense was on display
The Blues 3-2 overtime loss to the Canucks on Tuesday was tough to swallow, tougher still for those who felt there should never have been overtime.
Getting swept can't dampen Blues' enthusiasism
Minus stars Paul Kariya, Erik Johnson and Eric Brewer, the St. Louis Blues were the NHL's best team the second half of the season.
The St. Louis Blues were mad as hell and decided they weren't going to take it any more.
Remember the spring of 2007? The Canucks lost their second-round series 4-1 to eventual Cup champs Anaheim, but the series could just have easily been 3-2 in Vancouver's favour, given a bounce here and a break there.
There's no love lost between Canucks and Blues
Two teams that have developed a major dislike for each other will collide like runaway trains again today at Scottrade Center in St.
Janssen becomes first St. Louisan to make playoff start for Blues
It had been a long time between shifts, but Cam Janssen still knew his way around.
For 25 consecutive seasons the St. Louis Blues made the playoffs. Then they didn't. And didn't. And didn't. And didn't. All of a sudden, one of the great U.S. hockey towns of the first NHL expansion was having Free Food Night.
Canucks: Murray rant ridiculous, Blues' winger lucky to escape suspension
St. Louis Blues coach Andy Murray had every right to be furious at the end of Friday's 3-0 loss to the Vancouver Canucks; it appeared the actions of his player would cost Murray $10,000. When Brandon Crombeen dropped his gloves at the final horn and attacked Kevin Bieksa after the Canuck defenceman cheaply tripped up the Blues' winger, he could ...
Jackman gunning for a little bit of payback
This season when Fruitvale-born, Christina Lake resident Barret Jackman was busy minding his own business on the second pairing with the St.
St. Louis Blues have bad playoff history with Canucks
At first glance, it seems difficult to recognize a contentious relationship between St.
The third-place Vancouver Canucks host the number six St. Louis Blues tomorrow to open the teams' best-of-seven, Western conference quarterfinal.
On Feb. 15, the Blues were last in the Western Conference and it looked like they would be shifting their focus to the June entry draft.