The words inconsistent and confusing come to mind when watching the St. Louis Blues play, and that sentiment appears to be felt league-wide. The team shows up and competes hard on some nights and lacks energy the next. Elliotte Friedman and Jeff Marek on the 32 Thoughts Podcast were discussing the Blues on their episode
Blues Prospects
After selecting defenseman Quinton Burns with pick no. 74, the St. Louis Blues followed that up by selecting left winger Juraj Pekarcik out of Slovakia at 76th overall. He spent most of the 2022-23 season with HK Nitra U20 (Slovak Extraliga U20) and should continue to play in his home country next season. Juraj Pekarcik
The St. Louis Blues drafted forward Jimmy Snuggerud from the University of Minnesota with the 23rd-overall pick in the 2022 NHL Draft. The 18-year-old winger has done nothing but succeed with every chance he has gotten since then. The signs of what Snuggerud can become have been on display all season at Minnesota. He also
Over the last few weeks, the St. Louis Blues have done well adding to their current prospect pool by officially signing defenseman Matt Kessel, re-signing Matthew Peca, and acquiring Brady Lyle. While these players may not be superstars in the making, the organization continues to reinforce depth options to complement their current star players in the NHL.
The St. Louis Blues are off to a solid 6-1-1 start to the season in 2021-22, with key goaltending and special teams play leading the way. Obviously, the Blues are trying to be careful and conservative when it comes to young talent, but Scott Perunovich is too good not to be with the team right
In a COVID-19 altered season, there is an intrinsic need to embrace the weirdness. With challenges in importing foreign prospects and with the St. Louis Blues AHL affiliate, the Springfield Thunderbirds, opting out of competition, unique solutions to player development are required. Most of the Blues’ AHL talent has been reassigned to the Utica Comets.
The last two first-round drafts for the Winnipeg Jets were on full display in the American Hockey League last night. Also, a hometown kid made a big splash in his first professional game. Finally, the Western Hockey League (WHL) is gearing up to start play and one of its top teams has named its leadership
The St. Louis Blues have built up, developed, and torn down their prospect pool for over a decade now. They’ve been willing to part with major prospects, while also developing many of their drafted players like Vladimir Tarasenko, Jaden Schwartz and others who have come through the Blues’ system recently and became top players for
The Big Ten hockey season got underway over the weekend with the Universities of Michigan and Wisconsin sweeping their two-game sets. There were a lot of top prospects on display over the weekend including one who could be a top pick at the 2021 NHL Entry Draft. Also, a St. Louis Blues goaltending prospect is
Two Western Hockey League superstars have been loaned to the Alberta Junior Hockey League, a Los Angeles Kings prospect was named the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League Player of the Week, and the Ontario Hockey League exodus begins as players seek opportunities to play in Europe. Neighbours & Weisblatt Loaned to AJHL Following in the
The St. Louis Blues used their first pick of the draft on a forward, one that could fit into the system in the future. CS Ranking (NA): 26 / Larry Fisher (THW) Ranking: 51 With their first pick in the draft, the Blues made their first choice, winger Jake Neighbours from the Edmonton Oil Kings
The Ottawa Senators loan a former second-round pick to the Czech Extraliga, the St. Louis Blues loan another Russian prospect to the KHL, and USA Hockey announces their 2021 National Junior Team Evaluation Camp roster. Senators Loan Chlapík To Czech Republic The Senators have loaned Czech forward Filip Chlapík to HC Sparta Praha in the
The last couple of years have been a whirlwind for Scott Perunovich, yet the accolades have just continued to roll in. “Growing up from Pee-Wee to Bantams, people told me that I was too small, what I was doing wasn’t going to work at the next level,” Perunovich said in an interview with BTS Hockey
Perhaps you’ve seen the video of a meteor streaking across the St. Louis sky the other night, illuminating the Gateway Arch and downtown buildings. [embedded content] Most say it was just a space rock, burning up in the atmosphere and disappearing. Others believe it was a sign from up on high that the arrival of
The Traverse City Prospect Tournament was back up and running on Monday, and the St. Louis Blues were determined to undo their rocky start. But it wouldn’t be easy, as a date with their rival Chicago Blackhawks’ prospects was on the agenda. The Blues started rough as they had done every game in the series,