St. Louis Blues
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The St. Louis Blues are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Louis. The Blues compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference. The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the six teams from the 1967 NHL expansion and is named after the W. C. Handy song "Saint Louis Blues". They play their home games at the 18,096-seat Enterprise Center in downtown St. Louis, which has been their arena since moving from St. Louis Arena in 1994. The Blues won the Stanley Cup in 2019 and have the most Stanley Cup playoff appearances outside of the Original Six. Although frequent postseason contenders for most of their history, the franchise has usually struggled in the playoffs, including consecutive Stanley Cup Final defeats at the end of their first three seasons. With the Blues' victory in their fourth Stanley Cup Final, 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. The Blues have a rivalry with the Chicago Blackhawks, with whom they have shared a division since 1970. The Springfield Thunderbirds of the American Hockey League (AHL) and the Florida Everblades of the ECHL are the team's minor league affiliates.
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| Season | GP | W | L | OTL | Pts | GF | GA | Finish | Playoffs |
| 2020–21 | 56 | 27 | 20 | 9 | 63 | 169 | 170 | 4th, West | Lost in first round, 0–4 (Avalanche) |
| 2021–22 | 82 | 49 | 22 | 11 | 109 | 311 | 242 | 3rd, Central | Lost in second round, 2–4 (Avalanche) |
| 2022–23 | 82 | 37 | 38 | 7 | 81 | 263 | 301 | 6th, Central | Did not qualify |
| 2023–24 | 82 | 43 | 33 | 6 | 92 | 239 | 250 | 5th, Central | Did not qualify |
| 2024–25 | 82 | 44 | 30 | 8 | 96 | 254 | 233 | 5th, Central | Lost in first round, 3–4 (Jets) |
| No. | Nat | Player | Pos | S/G | Age | Acquired | Birthplace |
| 29 | | Jonatan Berggren | RW | L | 25 | 2025 | Uppsala, Sweden |
| 50 | | Jordan Binnington | G | L | 32 | 2011 | Richmond Hill, Ontario |
| 77 | | Nick Bjugstad | C | R | 33 | 2025 | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| 6 | | Philip Broberg | D | L | 24 | 2024 | Orebro, Sweden |
| 89 | | Pavel Buchnevich | LW | L | 30 | 2021 | Cherepovets, Russia |
| 54 | | Dalibor Dvorsky | RW | L | 20 | 2023 | Zvolen, Slovakia |
| 9 | | Robby Fabbri | C | L | 29 | 2025 | Mississauga, Ontario |
| 72 | | Justin Faulk (A) | D | R | 33 | 2019 | South St. Paul, Minnesota |
| 17 | | Cam Fowler | D | L | 34 | 2024 | Windsor, Ontario |
| 30 | | Joel Hofer | G | L | 25 | 2018 | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| 81 | | Dylan Holloway | LW | L | 24 | 2024 | Calgary, Alberta |
| 71 | | Mathieu Joseph | RW | L | 28 | 2024 | Laval, Quebec |
| 51 | | Matthew Kessel | D | R | 25 | 2020 | Bloomfield Hills, Michigan |
| 25 | | Jordan Kyrou | RW | R | 27 | 2016 | Toronto, Ontario |
| 39 | | Matt Luff | RW | R | 28 | 2025 | Oakville, Ontario |
| 23 | | Logan Mailloux | D | R | 22 | 2025 | Belle River, Ontario |
| 56 | | Hugh McGing | LW | L | 27 | 2018 | Chicago, Illinois |
| 63 | | Jake Neighbours | LW | L | 23 | 2020 | Calgary, Alberta |
| 55 | | Colton Parayko (A) | D | R | 32 | 2012 | St. Albert, Alberta |
| 10 | | Brayden Schenn (C) | C | L | 34 | 2017 | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| 21 | | Jimmy Snuggerud | RW | R | 21 | 2022 | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| 28 | | Otto Stenberg | C | L | 20 | 2023 | Stenungsund, Sweden |
| 70 | | Oskar Sundqvist | C | R | 31 | 2023 | Boden, Sweden |
| 22 | | Pius Suter | C | L | 29 | 2025 | Zurich, Switzerland |
| 18 | | Robert Thomas (A) | C | R | 26 | 2017 | Aurora, Ontario |
| 13 | | Alexey Toropchenko | RW | L | 26 | 2017 | Moscow, Russia |
| 75 | | Tyler Tucker | D | L | 25 | 2018 | Thunder Bay, Ontario |
| 26 | | Nathan Walker | LW | L | 31 | 2019 | Cardiff, United Kingdom |
| No. | Player | Position | Career | Date retired |
| 2 | Al MacInnis | D | 1994–2004 | April 9, 2006 |
| 3 | Bob Gassoff | D | 1974–1977 | October 1, 1977 |
| 5 | Bob Plager | D | 1967–1978 | February 2, 2017 |
| 8 | Barclay Plager | D | 1967–1977 | March 24, 1981 |
| 11 | Brian Sutter | LW | 1976–1988 | December 30, 1988 |
| 16 | Brett Hull | RW | 1987–1998 | December 5, 2006 |
| 24 | Bernie Federko | C | 1976–1989 | March 16, 1991 |
| 44 | Chris Pronger | D | 1995–2004 | January 17, 2022 |
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | P/G |
| Bernie Federko | C | 927 | 352 | 721 | 1,073 | 1.16 |
| Brett Hull | RW | 744 | 527 | 409 | 936 | 1.26 |
| Brian Sutter | LW | 779 | 303 | 333 | 636 | 82 |
| Garry Unger | C | 662 | 292 | 283 | 575 | 87 |
| Vladimir Tarasenko | RW | 644 | 262 | 291 | 553 | 86 |
| Alexander Steen | LW | 765 | 195 | 301 | 496 | 65 |
| Pavol Demitra | RW | 494 | 204 | 289 | 493 | 1.00 |
| David Perron | LW | 673 | 196 | 269 | 465 | 69 |
| David Backes | RW | 727 | 206 | 254 | 460 | 63 |
| Al MacInnis | D | 613 | 127 | 325 | 452 | 74 |
| Player | Pos | G |
| Brett Hull | RW | 527 |
| Bernie Federko | C | 352 |
| Brian Sutter | LW | 303 |
| Garry Unger | C | 292 |
| Vladimir Tarasenko | RW | 262 |
| Keith Tkachuk | LW | 208 |
| David Backes | RW | 206 |
| Pavol Demitra | RW | 204 |
| David Perron | LW | 196 |
| Alexander Steen | LW | 195 |
| Player | Pos | A |
| Bernie Federko | C | 721 |
| Brett Hull | RW | 409 |
| Alex Pietrangelo | D | 341 |
| Brian Sutter | LW | 333 |
| Al MacInnis | D | 325 |
| Alexander Steen | LW | 301 |
| Vladimir Tarasenko | RW | 291 |
| Pavol Demitra | RW | 289 |
| Robert Thomas* | C | 289 |
| Garry Unger | C | 283 |
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | P/G |
| Brett Hull | RW | 102 | 67 | 50 | 117 | 1.15 |
| Bernie Federko | C | 91 | 35 | 66 | 101 | 1.11 |
| Vladimir Tarasenko | RW | 90 | 41 | 19 | 60 | 67 |
| Al MacInnis | D | 82 | 14 | 44 | 58 | 71 |
| Doug Gilmour | C | 49 | 17 | 38 | 55 | 1.12 |
| Jaden Schwartz | LW | 88 | 26 | 28 | 54 | 61 |
| Chris Pronger | D | 85 | 10 | 41 | 51 | 60 |
| Alex Pietrangelo | D | 92 | 8 | 43 | 51 | 55 |
| Ryan O'Reilly | C | 51 | 19 | 30 | 49 | 96 |
| David Perron | LW | 77 | 22 | 26 | 48 | 62 |
| Player | Pos | G |
| Brett Hull | RW | 67 |
| Vladimir Tarasenko | RW | 41 |
| Bernie Federko | C | 35 |
| Jaden Schwartz | LW | 26 |
| David Perron | LW | 22 |
| Red Berenson | C | 21 |
| Brian Sutter | LW | 21 |
| Gary Sabourin | RW | 19 |
| Frank St. Marseille | RW | 19 |
| Scott Young | RW | 19 |
| Player | Pos | A |
| Bernie Federko | C | 66 |
| Brett Hull | RW | 50 |
| Al MacInnis | D | 44 |
| Alex Pietrangelo | D | 43 |
| Chris Pronger | D | 41 |
| Doug Gilmour | C | 38 |
| Pierre Turgeon | C | 31 |
| Ryan O'Reilly | C | 30 |
| Jeff Brown | D | 28 |
| Jaden Schwartz | LW | 28 |
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