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4 unusual facts about St. Louis Blues


Dick Lamby

Richard A. "Dick" Lamby (born May 3, 1955 in Auburn, Massachusetts) is a retired professional ice hockey defenseman who played 22 National Hockey League regular season games with the St. Louis Blues in 1978-80 but spent most of his career in the minor leagues.

Purina Mills

At one point, Ralston Purina owned an interest in the St. Louis Blues National Hockey League team; during this period, the arena they then used was referred to as the “Checkerdome”.

Ralston Purina

In 1977, Ralston Purina acquired Missouri Arena Corporation and the St. Louis Blues National Hockey League franchise.

Yellowstone Quake

In 2013, former Quake player Jacob Doty signed a three year deal with the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League.


Cam Janssen

On February 26, 2008, Janssen was traded by the Devils to his hometown team, the St. Louis Blues, for defenseman Bryce Salvador.

Harry Ornest

Harry Ornest (June 30, 1923 - July 21, 1998) was a sports entrepreneur who once owned the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL) and the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

Jim Nill

He only played 1 season for the Blues before being traded to the Vancouver Canucks for Tony Currie, Rick Heinz and St. Louis' 4th round choice (Shawn Kilroy) in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft for Glen Hanlon on March 9, 1982.

Jim Pattison

On April 16, 2009 Jim Pattison announced that Save-On Foods had donated $100,000 to CBC Television in order to rent high definition trucks for away games during the Vancouver Canucks' 2009 1st round NHL playoff series versus the St. Louis Blues.

Kevin Stevens

Not only did he rarely see the ice during this season, but after a game against the St. Louis Blues, he was caught in an East St. Louis, Illinois motel with a prostitute and crack cocaine.

Presenting Lily Mars

The finale, "Where There's Music", originally included parts of "St. Louis Blues", "In The Shade of the Old Apple Tree", and "It's a Long Way to Tipperary", which were deleted from the final version.

Randy Skarda

He was drafted in the eighth round, 157th overall, by the St. Louis Blues in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft.

T. J. Hensick

On June 17, 2010, after he was unable to establish himself with the Avalanche, and in need of a new contract, he was traded to the St. Louis Blues for Julian Talbot.

Tim Bozon

Bozon was born in St. Louis, Missouri, where his father, Philippe Bozon, played hockey for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL), but was raised in France, where his father is from.

Willard Reaves

Willard's son Ryan Reaves is a professional hockey player and right wing for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League; while other son Jordan played high school basketball in Winnipeg for the Shaftesbury High School Titans, and now plays for the Brandon Bobcats in the Canada West division in the CIS.


see also

Alexander Vasilevsky

Alexander Vasilevski (born 1975), Ukrainian ice hockey player who played in the NHL with the St. Louis Blues

Hertfordshire Showband

Music from Star Wars to Les Misérables, Soul Man to Wind Beneath My Wings to Robbie Williams to Big Band Medleys to St Louis Blues, their repertoire includes movie themes, classic songs & music from the West End, Big Band/Swing numbers and a few military marches too.

St. Stephen, New Brunswick

Jake Allen, NHL goaltender, drafted 34th overall in the 2010 NHL draft by the St Louis Blues.

Warroad, Minnesota

T. J. Oshie, NHL player (St. Louis Blues), helped Warroad's high school hockey team win the state championship.

Yan Stastny

On March 3, 2010, the St. Louis Blues traded him to the Vancouver Canucks for Pierre-Cédric Labrie.