Before the 1997–98 season, the Blues introduced a new alternate white jersey. 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 lost Bowman, who left during the 1970-71 season following a power-sharing dispute with Sid Salomon III (who was taking an increasing role in team affairs),[6] as well as Hall, Plante, Goyette and ultimately Berenson, who were all lost to retirement or trade. ... stlouisblues.com is the official Web site of the St Louis Blues. This is a partial list of the last five seasons completed by the Blues. St. Louis Blues, official state hockey team", "2014-2015 NHL Attendance – National Hockey League", "Blues unveil new adidas jersey for 2017-18 season", "Blues pay tribute to team heritage with third jersey", St Louis Blues – Community – Name the Mascot, "Blues partner with The Urge for new goal song", "Free speech in the 'Home of the Blues,' singing over 'the brave' in national anthem disrespects veterans more than silently kneeling", "Ranking the top goal songs in the NHL - Sportsnet.ca", "Woo-hoo! Starting after a couple of players heard "Gloria" by Laura Branigan, after their win in Philadelphia on January 3, 2019, the team started to use the song after every home win, and lasted all the way up to their Stanley Cup win. [26] Shortly after the 2019 Stanley Cup Finals, Karla May of the Missouri Senate introduced a bill which would officially designate several items as state symbols of Missouri; including the Blues being as the state's official hockey team. The Tampa Bay Lightning made it official on Sunday and announced that team captain Steven Stamkos will not play again during the 2020 Stanley Cup Final.. After making a brief appearance …
The last to do it in back-to-back years: Claude Lemieux (New Jersey, 1995, and Colorado, 1996). All Rights Reserved. However, they only won three games on the road during the first two months of the season. Ornest had made plans to buy the team as early as March, but built up his efforts in late June to have enough money.

Despite a healthy 24-point jump from the previous season, the strain of playing in a conference where seven teams finished with more than 100 points kept them out of the playoffs for the second year in a row. In 1981, Dean retired. During the 2012 playoffs, they won their first playoff series since 2002, eliminating the San Jose Sharks in five games. NHL president Clarence Campbell said during the 1967 expansion meetings, "We want a team in St. Louis because of the city's geographical location and the fact that it has an adequate building."[4].
Seguin and captain Jamie Benn recorded no goals in the final round, though Seguin totaled five assists in Games 4 and 5.