St. Louis Blues

No Olympics for Sobotka

St. Louis Blues and Czech Republic forward Vladimir Sobotka suffered a knee injury (fractured patella)82 seconds before the end of the match against Carolina Hurricanes and will miss Olympic Games in Sochi, the first one for twenty-six years-old player. In this season Sobotka has 25 points (7 goals and 18 assists) in 46 games. Coach Alois Hadamczik will decide the name of the substitute next week before departure to Sochi. Calgary Flames' Jiri Hudler is the main candidate

Sergei Zubov will work for St. Louis Blues

St. Louis Blues announced two-time Stanley Cup winner Sergei Zubov became Consultant for hockey operations. In addition, he will serve as a scout.
"Sergei is a respected player in our league and in Europe. He will monitor the young players in Europe" commented Blues' General Manager Doug Armstrong

Perron returns on ice

After almost 13 months out with a concussion, St. Louis Blues forward David Perron will return on ice Saturday for Blues' home game against the Chicago Blackhawks.
Perron missed 97 games since being injured on a high check from Joe Thornton in the game against S. Jose Sharks on Nov. 4, 2010. 'It's been a long road, obviously," Perron said at Associated Press. 'I didn't expect it to be that long, obviously, in a short career so far. I'm just glad to be back to 100 percent healthy now and ready to go.'

St. Louis win 1,500th game in team history

The St. Louis Blues became the 9th NHL franchise in history to win 1,500 games with 3-0 victory over the Canucks in Vancouver. The organization joined the prestigious club of the Boston Bruins, the Buffalo Sabres, the Chicago Blackhawks, the Detroit Red Wings, the Montréal Canadiens, the New York Rangers, the Philadelphia Flyers and the Toronto Maple Leafs. Together with Philadelphia, the Blues are the second youngest team with 1,500 victories(est. 1967). The youngest club is the Buffalo Sabres(est. 1970).