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St. Louis Blues ‘Hockey is for Everyone’ night will be a watch party for an away game

All 31 teams in the National Hockey League are expected to recognize the “Hockey is for Everyone” initiative during the 2019-20 season in order to “drive positive social change and foster more inclusive communities.” But the St. Louis Blues won’t be in St. Louis for their HIFE celebration on March 24, as they will be 900 miles away, playing a game against the Washington Capitals.

Instead, Blues fans can instead attend a “Hockey is for Everyone Celebration and Watch Party” at Enterprise Center for the cost of $10 per person. Those in attendance “will have the best view in the city as they watch the game on the center-hung scoreboard in a home-game-like atmosphere.”

The Blues are going to have to do a lot more than just talk the talk if they expect to convince the members of any minority community that they’re included in the Blues’ definition of “everyone.” A “home-game-like atmosphere” is not a home game. St. Louis fans who have the “best view in the city” will still have worse views than any seat in Capital One Arena, since, in St. Louis, they’ll be craning their necks to see the game on the scoreboard, instead of watching their home team play on their home ice. A real commitment to diversity requires actual work, not empty gestures.

The event is an insult to the fans it’s meant to welcome.

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By Brennin Weiswerda 1 month ago

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Laila Anderson introduced the St. Louis Blues All-Stars and did an amazing job

The St. Louis Blues gave superfan Laila Anderson one of the most important jobs of the 2020 NHL All-Star Game.

At the end of pregame introductions, Laila took the mic and introduced the four St. Louis Blues All-Stars Ryan O’Reilly, Jordan Binnington, David Perron, and Alex Pietrangelo to the capacity crowd at Enterprise Center.

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By Ian Oland 2 months ago

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All-Star TJ Oshie’s funniest moments as a St. Louis Blue

TJ Oshie is on his way to St. Louis as an All-Star, but it’s far from his first visit to the city. The 33-year-old winger was drafted in the first round by the Blues in 2005, and played his first NHL game in the 2008-09 season. 443 games later, he was traded to the Washington Capitals and started the 2015-16 season in a red jersey.

Oshie was a fan favorite in St. Louis, and still is; his jersey is one of the most common ones worn in the Enterprise Center. Over seven seasons, he had plenty of ways he endeared himself to St. Louisans–like his 110 goals and 200 assists–but instead of spending more time looking at his stats, let’s look at some lesser-known off-ice hilarity.

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By Brennin Weiswerda 2 months ago

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Nathan Walker scores first goal with St Louis Blues, his first in two years

For the first time in more than two years, Nathan Walker has scored an NHL goal. If that sounds bad, keep in mind he’s only played twelve games since the last that happened. The winsome, undersized Aussie has fought for a roster spot in Washington, Edmonton, and now St. Louis. Looks like he’s finally winning that fight.

It is my distinct privilege to introduce you all to Nathan Walker, NHL player and hockey goal scorer.

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By Peter Hassett 4 months ago

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With injuries mounting, St. Louis Blues sign former Capital Troy Brouwer to professional tryout

Monday morning, the St. Louis Blues announced that they signed veteran forwards Troy Brouwer and Jamie McGinn to professional tryouts.

Brouwer has not played since being cut from Florida Panthers training camp in September. He’s remained in Calgary since then and has been skating with a junior hockey team.

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By Ian Oland 5 months ago

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President Trump’s speech during St. Louis Blues’ visit to White House mixes sports and politics

On Tuesday the St. Louis Blues accepted President Trump’s invitation to visit the White House in recognition of their 2019 Stanley Cup Championship. President Trump spoke on the White House lawn in front of assorted media and politicians, posed for photos with the team, and received a personalized jersey and putter from the team owner and captain.

In a 25-minute speech, President Trump detailed the Blues’ journey to the Cup. He also surprised key players like Jordan Binnington, Brayden Schenn, and Alex Pietrangelo with some time on the microphone to say a few words.

President Trump’s congratulatory speech also covered impeachment, negotiations with Turkey, and the status of the United States’ relationship with China.

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By Brennin Weiswerda 6 months ago

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St. Louis Blues attend Game Three of NLCS before White House visit Tuesday

The 2019 Stanley Cup Champion St. Louis Blues will be visiting the White House on Tuesday. After an early loss to the New York Islanders on Monday, the Blues hopped on a plane to Washington DC and attended Game Three of the National League Championship Series game between the Cardinals and the Nationals.

The Nationals went on to win 8-1 and took a commanding 3-0 series lead.

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By Brennin Weiswerda 6 months ago

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Banner raising bust up: numbers for the morning after

It’s that time of year again, folks. Hockey season is upon us once more and with that comes your obvious favorite series of posts, numbers for the morning after. Join me on yet another 82-game journey of numbers both large and small, complicated and elementary, maybe even sometimes fun. One thing I can promise is that they will always go well with your morning caffeinated drink of choice.

Your Washington Capitals opened the 2019-20 NHL season with a tasty 3-2 overtime victory over the defending Cup champion St. Louis Blues. They out-shot the Blues 34 to 22 and out-attempted them at five-on-five 40 to 28.

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By Chris Cerullo 6 months ago

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Caps kick off season with 3-2 overtime win over Cup champ Blues

Hey, everyone! Welcome back. Wednesday’s season opener in St Louis also marks the start of RMNB’s 10th year. Let’s get silly.

The Washington Capitals kicked off 2019-20 limply… for about 15 minutes. Clawing back from a two-goal deficit, the Caps served the reigning champion St Louis Blues some darn good hockey on their way to Jakub Vrana’s big overtime winner.

The Caps looked adrift in the first period, allowing Sammy Blais to score an early goal and Alex Pietrangelo to add another on the power play. Alex Ovechkin responded with his first goal of the season, and then Dmitry Orlov added a beautiful power-play goal in the second period. A tense third period gave us no decision, so our first game of the year got supersized, where Jakub Vrana won it in overtime.

Caps win!

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By Peter Hassett 6 months ago

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St. Louis Blues break tradition, wear Stanley Cup patch during home opener

Hockey season officially started on Wednesday evening. While celebrating the banner raising ceremony, the St. Louis Blues broke tradition and wore a Stanley Cup patch on their jerseys.

While teams sell jerseys with Stanley cup champion patches, no team has worn a Stanley Cup-esque patch on a jersey during a banner raising ceremony. The Blues’ white patch was immediately noticeable on their bright blue jerseys.

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By Cara Bahniuk 6 months ago

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