#St. louis blues professional

They sought to unload the arena, which had not been well-maintained since the 1940s, and thus pressed the NHL to give the franchise to St. Norris and Arthur Wirtz, also owned the decrepit St. Louis was the last of the six expansion teams to gain entry into the League the market was chosen over Baltimore at the insistence of the Chicago Black Hawks. The Blues were one of the six teams added to the NHL in the 1967 expansion, along with the Minnesota North Stars, Los Angeles Kings, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, and California Seals. He played with the Blues from 1967 to 1972. Jim Roberts was the first selected skater by the Blues in the 1967 NHL Expansion Draft.

The Springfield Thunderbirds of the American Hockey League (AHL) is the team's minor league affiliate. The Blues have a rivalry with the Chicago Blackhawks, with whom they have shared a division since 1970, Except in 2021 when they were separated for 1 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. With the Blues' victory in their fourth Stanley Cup Finals, 49 years after their last appearance and in their 52nd year of existence, they became the final active team from the 1967 expansion to win their first Stanley Cup. Although perennial postseason contenders for most of their history, the franchise frequently struggled in the playoffs, including consecutive Stanley Cup Finals defeats at the end of their first three seasons. The Blues won the Stanley Cup in 2019 and have the most Stanley Cup playoff appearances outside of the Original Six. Louis, which has been their arena since moving from St. They play their home games at the 19,150-seat Enterprise Center in downtown St. The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the six teams from the 1967 NHL expansion and is named after the W. The Blues compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference.

#St. louis blues professional

Louis Blues are a professional ice hockey team based in St.