St. Louis Blues

The 1967 expansion club from St. Louis that finally lifted the Stanley Cup in 2019.

The St. Louis Blues are an NHL team based in St. Louis, competing in the Central Division of the Western Conference. Founded in 1967 as one of six clubs added in that year's expansion, they take their name from the W. C. Handy song Saint Louis Blues. Home games are played at the 18,096-seat Enterprise Center downtown, their arena since 1994. The Blues won the Stanley Cup in 2019, and no team outside the Original Six has made more trips to the Stanley Cup playoffs. Their fiercest traditional rival is the Chicago Blackhawks.

Quick Facts

Conference

Western

Division

Central

Founded

1967

History

St. Louis Blues; 1967–present

Arena

Enterprise Center

City

St. Louis, Missouri

Team colors

Blue
yellow
white; #006AC6 #FFB81C #FFFFFF

Media affiliates

FanDuel Sports Network Midwest; 101 ESPN

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Background

Professional hockey had a rocky start in the city. The Ottawa Senators moved there as the St. Louis Eagles for the 1934–35 season but lost money and folded after one year. When the league expanded in 1967, St. Louis got a team partly because the owners of the Chicago Black Hawks wanted to sell the aging St. Louis Arena. Sid Salomon Jr., his son Sid Salomon III and Robert L. Wolfson were granted the franchise in 1966 and renovated the building. Under coach Scotty Bowman, the young club reached the Stanley Cup Final in each of its first three seasons, losing to Montreal twice and Boston once.