Archive for April, 2010

Blues – NHL: Surging Canadiens ride hot goalie into second – WJBD Online

ST LOUIS – Blues forward David Backes and defenseman Erik Johnson have declined an invitation to play for Team USA at next month’s International Ice Hockey Federation world championships in Germany. The pair helped Team USA to the silver medal at the For more info click here

ST. LOUIS – Having already flogged the gentleman’s club on wheels , Mayor Francis Slay has found a new target: Arizona’s recently-approved immigration law. Writing on his blog this week , Slay panned the new law, while making room to take a not For more info click here

St. Louis Blues – Mason wants to re-sign with Blues – The Fourth Period

Mason wants to re-sign with Blues – The Fourth Period
Blues goaltender Chris Mason is set to become an unrestricted free agent July 1 and the 34-year-old wants to stay in St. Louis, reports the Belleville News-Democrat. Mason, 34, posted a 30-23-8 record in 61 appearances with a 2.53 goals-against

Player: Chris Chelios – Yahoo! Sports – Top News
As St. Louis Blues forward Keith Tkachuk announces this season will be the end of his 19-year NHL career , a quick explanation about how this blog feels about this player. We appreciated Keith Tkachuk because he was a power forward in the Cam Neely

St. Louis Blues – St. Louis trying to spread its case of the blues – Chicago Sun-Times

St. Louis trying to spread its case of the blues – Chicago Sun-Times
ST. LOUIS — There’s a widely held belief that blues music was born in the Mississippi Delta, traveled up river to places like Memphis and then north to Chicago. Not so fast, St. Louis says. • Blues City Deli, 2438 McNair; bluescitydeli.com . A

Blues Hockey – Blues have tough decisions ahead on free agents – News-Democrat

Blues have tough decisions ahead on free agents – News-Democrat
While St. Louis Blues fans would like to see the team add some star-level talent in free agency after July 1, the club has a few important decisions to make before then. On the front burner are decisions on whether to bring back four top unrestricted

St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department wants sports – KSDK
KSDK — The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department will no longer handle the home game traffic for the Cardinals, Blues, Rams or any other routine venues, like Fox Theatre or Powell Symphony Hall. The department slashed that from its budget. For

St. Louis trying to spread its case of the blues – Chicago Sun-Times
ST. LOUIS — There’s a widely held belief that blues music was born in the Mississippi Delta, traveled up river to places like Memphis and then north to Chicago. Not so fast, St. Louis says. • Blues City Deli, 2438 McNair; bluescitydeli.com . A

St. Louis Blues News – Payne named official head coach of Blues – FOXSports.com

Payne named official head coach of Blues – FOXSports.com
Davis Payne is now the head coach of the St. Louis Blues . Payne had been the Blues ‘ interim coach since Jan. 2, when he replaced Andy Murray. The announcement of his hiring was made Wednesday. The 39-year-old Payne becomes the NHL’s youngest coach

Blues Hockey – Nashville Predators beat St. Louis Blues in shootout – Nashville Tennessean

A muddled Western Conference playoff picture didn’t necessarily get a whole lot clearer following the Predators’ 2-1 shootout win over the St. Louis Blues on Saturday. But Nashville’s players could rest assured they’d done all they could in Continued

An incredibly muddled Western Conference playoff picture didn’t get a whole lot clearer for the Predators despite their 2-1 shootout win over the St. Louis Blues on Saturday before an announced crowd of 16,702 at Bridgestone Arena. But Nashville’s Continued

ST. LOUIS – The St. Louis Blues took the interim tag off head coach Davis Payne’s title Wednesday. Payne, who was named interim head coach on Jan. 2, is the 23rd coach in franchise history. “Davis did an outstanding job for us and earned the Continued

It’s just like the census. Only this one is fun and doesn’t come in the mail. And nobody from Fox News or MSNBC will yell at you about it. It’s time for ESPN the Magazine’s Ultimate Standings, where SportsNation grades organizations on everything Continued

St. Louis Blues Hockey – St. Louis Blues to keep interim head coach Davis Payne on full-time – FAN 590 Toronto

ST. LOUIS – The St. Louis Blues took the interim tag off head coach Davis Payne’s title Wednesday. Payne, who was named interim head coach on Jan. 2, is the 23rd coach in franchise history. “Davis did an outstanding job for us and earned the For more info click here

An incredibly muddled Western Conference playoff picture didn’t get a whole lot clearer for the Predators despite their 2-1 shootout win over the St. Louis Blues on Saturday before an announced crowd of 16,702 at Bridgestone Arena. But Nashville’s For more info click here

A muddled Western Conference playoff picture didn’t necessarily get a whole lot clearer following the Predators’ 2-1 shootout win over the St. Louis Blues on Saturday. But Nashville’s players could rest assured they’d done all they could in For more info click here

Vince has always been an avid St. Louis Blues hockey fan. From the “Golden Brett” era to the President’s Trophy season and the current rebuilding operation, he’s experienced it all (except for a Cup). Subscribe to Vincent’s Email Alerts Get alerts For more info click here

The Nashville Predators will try to create a little momentum heading into the postseason this evening when they host the St. Louis Blues at Bridgestone Arena. The Predators are headed to the postseason for the fifth time in six seasons, but looked For more info click here

St. Louis Blues News – St. Louis Blues will make Davis Payne head coach – St. Louis Post-Dispatch

St. Louis Blues will make Davis Payne head coach – St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Hours after Keith Tkachuk’s retirement news conference had ended Tuesday, the stage and chairs inside the Scottrade Center atrium remained in position. That’s because the Blues will hold another news conference today, in which the club will announce

Nashville Predators beat St. Louis Blues in shootout – Nashville Tennessean
A muddled Western Conference playoff picture didn’t necessarily get a whole lot clearer following the Predators’ 2-1 shootout win over the St. Louis Blues on Saturday. But Nashville’s players could rest assured they’d done all they could in

St. Louis Blues‘ officials praise Keith Tkachuk on – St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Who knew that the person responsible for bringing Keith Tkachuk to St. Louis was such a comedian? On the day that Tkachuk officially announced his retirement from the Blues, general manager Larry Pleau turned the Scottrade Center atrium into the

Blues Hockey – Blackhawks Beat St. Louis Blues By 1 – CBS 2 Chicago

Blackhawks Beat St. Louis Blues By 1 – CBS 2 Chicago
The Blackhawks needed every one of the six goals they scored in the first two periods to beat the St. Louis Blues. Duncan Keith, Ben Eager, Bryan Bickell and Kris Versteeg scored in a 3:08 span in the first period and the Blackhawks held on to beat

St. Louis Blues‘ officials praise Keith Tkachuk on – St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Who knew that the person responsible for bringing Keith Tkachuk to St. Louis was such a comedian? On the day that Tkachuk officially announced his retirement from the Blues, general manager Larry Pleau turned the Scottrade Center atrium into the

Nashville Predators beat St. Louis Blues in shootout – Nashville Tennessean
A muddled Western Conference playoff picture didn’t necessarily get a whole lot clearer following the Predators’ 2-1 shootout win over the St. Louis Blues on Saturday. But Nashville’s players could rest assured they’d done all they could in

St. Louis Blues – Nashville Predators beat St. Louis Blues in shootout – Nashville Tennessean

Nashville Predators beat St. Louis Blues in shootout – Nashville Tennessean
A muddled Western Conference playoff picture didn’t necessarily get a whole lot clearer following the Predators’ 2-1 shootout win over the St. Louis Blues on Saturday. But Nashville’s players could rest assured they’d done all they could in

St. Louis Blues‘ officials praise Keith Tkachuk on – St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Who knew that the person responsible for bringing Keith Tkachuk to St. Louis was such a comedian? On the day that Tkachuk officially announced his retirement from the Blues, general manager Larry Pleau turned the Scottrade Center atrium into the