List of St. Louis Blues general managers

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Doug Armstrong is the current general manager of the St. Louis Blues. Armstrongblues.jpg
Doug Armstrong is the current general manager of the St. Louis Blues.

The St. Louis Blues are an American professional ice hockey team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They play in the Central Division of the Western Conference in the National Hockey League (NHL). [1] The team joined the NHL in 1967 as an expansion team with five other teams. The Blues first played their home games at the St. Louis Arena until 1994; they play their home games at Enterprise Center, formerly the Scottrade Center and first named the Kiel Center. The franchise has had eleven general managers since their inception.

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Dagger-14-plain.pngElected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in the Builder category

General managers

General managers of the St. Louis Blues
No.NameTenureAccomplishments during this termRef(s)
1 Lynn Patrick May 5, 1966 – May 29, 1968
  • 1 Stanley Cup Finals appearance (1968)
  • 1 playoff appearance
 [2] [3]
2 Scotty Bowman Dagger-14-plain.pngMay 29, 1968 – April 30, 1971
  • 2 Stanley Cup Finals appearances (1969, 1970)
  • 2 division titles and 3 playoff appearances
 [3] [4]
– Lynn Patrick May 7, 1971 – October 30, 1971 [5] [6]
3 Sid Abel October 30, 1971 – April 17, 1973
  • 2 playoff appearances
 [6] [7]
4 Charles Catto May 7, 1973 – April 7, 1974
  • No playoff appearances
 [8] [9]
5 Lou Angotti [b] April 7, 1974 – August 24, 1974 [10]
6 Sid Salomon III [b] August 24, 1974 – April 12, 1976
  • 2 playoff appearances
 [11]
7 Emile Francis Dagger-14-plain.pngApril 12, 1976 – May 2, 1983
  • 2 division titles and 5 playoff appearances
 [12] [13]
8 Ron Caron August 13, 1983 – July 17, 1994
  • 2 division titles and 11 playoff appearances
 [14] [15]
9 Mike Keenan July 17, 1994 – December 19, 1996
  • 2 playoff appearances
 [15] [16]
– Ron Caron (Interim)December 19, 1996 – June 21, 1997
  • 1 playoff appearance
 [16] [17]
10 Larry Pleau June 21, 1997 – July 1, 2010 [17] [18]
11 Doug Armstrong July 1, 2010 – present

playoff appearances

 [18]

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References

  1. ↑ "Rosters, Arena Information, and Aerial Maps". NHL Enterprises, L.P. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Patrick To Head St. Louis Blues". Eureka Humboldt Standard. May 6, 1966. p. 8. Retrieved July 22, 2015– via Newspapers.com.
  3. 1 2 "Blues Promote Bowman to GM Hire Harvey". Ottawa Journal . May 30, 1968. p. 14. Retrieved July 22, 2015– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Scotty Bowman Quits NHL Blues". Warren Times-Mirror and Observer. May 1, 1971. p. 9. Retrieved July 22, 2015– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Abel Named Coach of Blues". The Decatur Herald. May 8, 1971. p. 15. Retrieved July 22, 2015– via Newspapers.com.
  6. 1 2 "Blues Name New Coach". Aiken Standard . November 1, 1971. p. 7. Retrieved July 22, 2015– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Sid Abel to become manager of new KC hockey franchise". The Daily Capital News. April 18, 1973. p. 9. Retrieved July 22, 2015– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "New Blues manager wants 'hungry hockey players'". The Daily Capital News. May 8, 1973. p. 7. Retrieved July 22, 2015– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "EHMAN NAMED ST. LOUIS". The Herald. May 25, 1974. p. 20. Retrieved July 22, 2015– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Angotti Gets Promotion During Loss". St. Louis Post Dispatch. April 8, 1974. p. 27. Retrieved August 26, 2016– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Blues Drop General Manager". St. Louis Post Dispatch. August 25, 1974. p. 27. Retrieved August 26, 2016– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Blues name Francis to coach, manager". The Daily Journal. April 13, 1976. p. 11. Retrieved July 22, 2015– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Francis Looks To Build Whalers Into Winner" (PDF). The Journal-Register . May 3, 1983. p. 9. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Blues name Caron to post". The Pantagraph . August 14, 1983. p. 73. Retrieved July 22, 2015– via Newspapers.com.
  15. 1 2 Lapointe, Joe (July 18, 1994). "HOCKEY; Two Days Later, Keenan Is Back: As Coach of the Blues". The New York Times . Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  16. 1 2 Lapointe, Joe (December 20, 1996). "Keenan Is Out As the Coach Of the Blues". The New York Times . Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  17. 1 2 "Blues hire Larry Pleau as general manager". AP. June 9, 1997. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  18. 1 2 Pinkert, Chris (July 1, 2010). "Armstrong Takes Over as Blues GM". St. Louis Blues. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
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