July 10, 2012

NHL Trade Rumors: St Louis Blues Targeting Brenden Morrow

Update: Dallas Stars general manager Joe Nieuwendyk said Tuesday he expects captain Brenden Morrow to be with the team next season. Morrow has become a trade target of the St. Louis Blues, among other teams. Nieuwendyk addressed those rumors to the Dallas Morning News. “We had a good talk the other day, and I told him I very much believe there’s a [...]

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June 27, 2012

St. Louis Blues Give Ken Hitchcock One-Year Contract Extension

The St. Louis Blues have given Ken Hitchcock a one-year contract extension that will see him stand behind the bench until the end of the 2013-14 season. There is also a mutual option for the 2014-15 campaign. Hitchcock took over as head coach of the Blues in November when the club had a 6-7 record and [...]

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June 20, 2012

2012 NHL Award Winners

The 2012 NHL Awards Winners are listed below. Congratulations to all the winners. Calder Trophy (Top Rookie) Gabriel Landeskog Selke Trophy (Top Defensive Forward) Patrice Bergeron Lady Byng Trophy (Skill/Sportsmanship) Brian Campbell Masterton Trophy (Perseverance, Dedication) Max Pacioretty General Manager of the Year Doug Armstrong (St. Louis Blue) Vezina Trophy (Top Goaltender) Henrik Lundqvist Norris Trophy (Top Defenseman) Erik Karlsson Hart Trophy (Most Valuable [...]

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June 20, 2012

2012 NHL Awards Finalists

The 2012 NHL Awards Show is tonight at the Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas at 7PM (ET). Below are the award nominees. Announced: Calder Trophy (Top Rookie) Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Gabriel Landeskog Adam Henrique Selke Trophy (Top Defensive Forward) Patrice Bergeron David Backes Pavel Datsyuk Lady Byng Trophy (Skill/Sportsmanship) Brian Campbell Jordan Eberle Matt Moulson Masterton [...]

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May 23, 2012

Scott Mellanby Stepping Down As St. Louis Blues Assistant Coach

The St. Louis Blues announced today that Scott Mellanby will be leaving his post as assistant coach. The longtime NHL vet spent this past season working under Ken Hitchcock as the Blues made a remarkable turnaround that led to a push for the Presidents’ Trophy. Mellanby pointed out that he enjoyed his time as an assistant and thanked St. Louis [...]

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May 7, 2012

Quick Hits: Scott Clemmensen, Carey Price, Mike Babcock, Jonathan Quick

The Los Angeles Kings are the first team since the current postseason format started in 1994 to successfully eliminated the first and second seed teams as an eighth seed. More quick hits from around the NHL: Florida Panthers General Manager Dale Tallon tells the Sun Sentinel’s Harvey Fialkov he’s “got nothing but admiration” for Scott Clemmensen, [...]

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November 16, 2011

Hitchcock Won’t Clean House

There are rumblings that new head coach of the St. Louis Blues, Ken Hitchcock is interested in bringing in his “own” guys into the fold. The trade for Columbus Blue Jackets Kris Russell only adds weight to that belief. ESPN.com’s Craig Custance debunks those rumblings when he spoke to Blues GM Doug Armstrong. Armstrong outlines how the deal for Russell shouldn’t [...]

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November 8, 2011

Quick Hits: Ritola, Fraser, Pelley, Stralman, Halak, Kovalchuk, Jets, Hitchcock

The quick hits around the NHL today: Bob McKenzie tweets that Tampa Bay put Mattias Ritola on $125 waivers, and New Jersey’s Mark Fraser and Rod Pelley clear waivers. Andrew Gross tweets Rangers coach John Tortorella is not sure of when Anton Stralman will play after the defenseman completes his medical tests. When the Blues take the ice [...]

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November 7, 2011

Latest From Custance: More Ahead For Blues

Craig Custance of ESPN [Insider] discuss some potential moves the St. Louis Blue may make after firing Davis Payne and hiring Ken Hitchcock: Time isn’t a luxury Hitchcock has in St. Louis. Payne said he felt the team was really close to success and thinks it could happen as early as the Blues upcoming home stand. [...]

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November 7, 2011

Blues Fire Payne, Hire Hitchcock As Head Coach

TSN is reporting that The St. Louis Blues fired head coach Davis Payne on Sunday and replaced him with Ken Hitchcock. The first coaching change of this NHL’s young season. The latest from TSN: Payne coached a total of 137 games with the Blues, but the team never played up to its talent level. Hitchcock [...]

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