2009–10 St. Louis Blues season

2009–10 St. Louis Blues
2009–10 St. Louis Blues
Division	4th Central
Conference	9th (tied) Western
2009–10 record	40–32–10
Home record	18–18–5
Road record	22–14–5
Goals for	225
Goals against	223
Team information
General manager	Larry Pleau
Coach	Davis Payne
Captain	Eric Brewer
Alternate captains	David Backes (Mar.–Apr.); Barret Jackman; Paul Kariya (Oct.–Mar.); Keith Tkachuk (Oct.–Mar.)
Arena	Scottrade Center
Average attendance	18,883
Team leaders
Goals	Andy McDonald; Alexander Steen (24)
Assists	Andy McDonald (33)
Points	Andy McDonald (57)
Penalty minutes	Cam Janssen (190)
Plus/minus	Mike Weaver (+10)
Wins	Chris Mason (30)
Goals against average	Ty Conklin (2.48)
	← 2008–09 2010–11 →

The 2009–10 St. Louis Blues season was the team's 43rd season in the National Hockey League (NHL).

The Blues fired Andy Murray as head coach on January 2, 2010, after a below expectation record (17–17–6, 40 points), sitting in 12th place in the Western Conference. Especially galling were the frequent blown leads after two periods, and with the poorest home record (6–13–3, including one win in Sweden) in the NHL. Davis Payne was named the Blues' interim head coach, the 23rd head coach in the Blues' history. Payne was previously head coach of the Blues' top minor league affiliate, the Peoria Rivermen of the American Hockey League (AHL).^[1] After the season, Payne was named as Head Coach, removing the interim tag.^[2]

On January 18, 2010, the Blues hired goaltending consultant Tyler Love.^[3]

Keith Tkachuk announced his retirement from professional hockey on April 7, 2010, three days before the final game of the season, April 10, which he declined to play.^[4] The Blues saluted him in a tribute after the last home game, his final game ever in the NHL on April 9.^[5]

Preseason

Game log

2009 pre-season game log: 5–1–1 (home: 2–1–0; road: 3–0–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Record	Recap
1	September 15	Minnesota Wild	1–3	St. Louis Blues		Mason	1–0–0	[1]
2	September 18	Colorado Avalanche	2–6	St. Louis Blues		Conklin	2–0–0	[2]
3	September 19	Dallas Stars	4–2	St. Louis Blues		Mason	2–1–0	[3]
4	September 20	St. Louis Blues	1–2	Colorado Avalanche		Conklin	2–1–1	[4]
5	September 24	St. Louis Blues	4–1	Minnesota Wild		Conklin	3–1–1	[5]
6	September 26	St. Louis Blues	5–0	Dallas Stars		Mason	4–1–1	[6]
7	September 29 (in Linköping, Sweden)	St. Louis Blues	6–0	Linköpings HC (Sweden)		Mason	5–1–1	[7]

Regular season

Despite being the most penalized team in the League with 342 power-play opportunities against, the Blues had the best penalty-kill percentage, at 86.84%.^[6]

Divisional standings

**Central Division^[7]**
		GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	y – Chicago Blackhawks	82	52	22	8	271	209	112
2	Detroit Red Wings	82	44	24	14	229	216	102
3	Nashville Predators	82	47	29	6	225	225	100
4	St. Louis Blues	82	40	32	10	225	223	90
5	Columbus Blue Jackets	82	32	35	15	216	259	79

Conference standings

**Western Conference^[8]**
R		Div	GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	z – San Jose Sharks	PA	82	51	20	11	264	215	113
2	y – Chicago Blackhawks	CE	82	52	22	8	271	209	112
3	y – Vancouver Canucks	NW	82	49	28	5	272	222	103
4	Phoenix Coyotes	PA	82	50	25	7	225	202	107
5	Detroit Red Wings	CE	82	44	24	14	229	216	102
6	Los Angeles Kings	PA	82	46	27	9	241	219	101
7	Nashville Predators	CE	82	47	29	6	225	225	100
8	Colorado Avalanche	NW	82	43	30	9	244	233	95
8.5
9	St. Louis Blues	CE	82	40	32	10	225	223	90
10	Calgary Flames	NW	82	40	32	10	204	210	90
11	Anaheim Ducks	PA	82	39	32	11	238	251	89
12	Dallas Stars	PA	82	37	31	14	237	254	88
13	Minnesota Wild	NW	82	38	36	8	219	246	84
14	Columbus Blue Jackets	CE	82	32	35	15	216	259	79
15	Edmonton Oilers	NW	82	27	47	8	214	284	62

bold – Qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; z – Won conference (and division)

Game log

Green background indicates win (2 points).
Red background indicates regulation loss (0 points).
White background indicates overtime/shootout loss (1 point).

2009–10 game log

October: 5–6–1 (home: 2–5–0; road: 3–1–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
1	October 2 (Stockholm, SWE)	Detroit Red Wings	3–4	St. Louis Blues		Mason	13,850	1–0–0	2	StL 4, Det. 3
2	October 3 (Stockholm, SWE)	St. Louis Blues	5–3	Detroit Red Wings		Conklin	13,850	2–0–0	4	StL 5, Det. 3
3	October 8	Atlanta Thrashers	4–2	St. Louis Blues		Mason	19,150	2–1–0	4	Atl 4, StL 2
4	October 10	Los Angeles Kings	2–1	St. Louis Blues		Mason	19,150	2–2–0	4	L.A. 2, StL 1
5	October 15	St. Louis Blues	2–3	Phoenix Coyotes	OT	Mason	6,899	2–2–1	5	Pho 3, StL 2 (OT)
6	October 17	St. Louis Blues	5–0	Anaheim Ducks		Conklin	14,902	3–2–1	7	StL 5, Ana 0
7	October 20	St. Louis Blues	1–5	Pittsburgh Penguins		Mason	17,132	3–3–1	7	Pit. 5, StL 1
8	October 23	Minnesota Wild	1–3	St. Louis Blues		Mason	19,150	4–3–1	9	StL 3, Min. 1
9	October 24	Dallas Stars	4–1	St. Louis Blues		Conklin	19,150	4–4–1	9	Dal 4, StL 1
10	October 28	St. Louis Blues	5–2	Carolina Hurricanes		Mason	15,549	5–4–1	11	StL 5, Car 2
11	October 29	Phoenix Coyotes	2–0	St. Louis Blues		Conklin	18,087	5–5–1	11	Pho 2, StL 0
12	October 31	Florida Panthers	4–0	St. Louis Blues		Mason	17,943	5–6–1	11	FL 4, Stl 0

Green background indicates win (2 points).
Red background indicates regulation loss (0 points).
White background indicates overtime/shootout loss (1 point).

November: 5–4–4 (home: 3–3–2; road: 2–1–2)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
13	November 5	Calgary Flames	2–1	St. Louis Blues	OT	Mason	17,559	5–6–2	12	Cal 2, StL 1 (OT)
14	November 7	St. Louis Blues	1–2	Philadelphia Flyers	SO	Mason	19,542	5–6–3	13	Phi. 2, StL 1 (SO)
15	November 8	St. Louis Blues	2–3	Atlanta Thrashers	SO	Conklin	10,904	5–6–4	14	Atl 3, StL 2 (SO)
16	November 10	Vancouver Canucks	1–6	St. Louis Blues		Mason	17,175	6–6–4	16	StL 6, Van. 1
17	November 12	Nashville Predators	3–1	St. Louis Blues		Mason	19,150	6–7–4	16	Nsh 3, StL 1
18	November 14	San Jose Sharks	3–1	St. Louis Blues		Mason	19,150	6–8–4	16	SJ 3, StL 1
19	November 19	Phoenix Coyotes	2–3	St. Louis Blues	OT	Mason	17,107	7–8–4	18	StL 3, Pho 2 (OT)
20	November 21	New York Islanders	1–4	St. Louis Blues		Mason	19,150	8–8–4	20	StL 4, NYI 1
21	November 23	Boston Bruins	4–2	St. Louis Blues		Mason	19,150	8–9–4	20	Bos 4, StL 2
22	November 25	St. Louis Blues	4–3	Dallas Stars	SO	Conklin	18,156	9–9–4	22	StL 4, Dal 3 (SO)
23	November 27	St. Louis Blues	3–1	Nashville Predators		Mason	13,170	10–9–4	24	StL 3, Nsh 1
24	November 28	Detroit Red Wings	4–3	St. Louis Blues	SO	Mason	19,150	10–9–5	25	Det. 4, StL 3 (SO)
25	November 30	St. Louis Blues	2–5	Columbus Blue Jackets		Mason	12,391	10–10–5	25	Col. 5, StL 2

Green background indicates win (2 points).
Red background indicates regulation loss (0 points).
White background indicates overtime/shootout loss (1 point).

December: 7–7–1 (home: 1–5–1; road: 6–2–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
26	December 3	St. Louis Blues	3–2	San Jose Sharks	SO	Conklin	17,424	11–10–5	27	StL 3, SJ 2 (SO)
27	December 5	St. Louis Blues	5–4	Los Angeles Kings	SO	Mason	17,519	12–10–5	29	StL 5, L.A. 4 (SO)
28	December 7	Colorado Avalanche	4–0	St. Louis Blues		Mason	19,150	12–11–5	29	CO 4, StL 0
29	December 9	St. Louis Blues	1–0	Detroit Red Wings		Conklin	18,165	13–11–5	31	StL 1, Det. 0
30	December 11	Edmonton Oilers	5–3	St. Louis Blues		Conklin	19,150	13–12–5	31	Edm 5, StL 3
31	December 15	Calgary Flames	3–4	St. Louis Blues		Mason	19,150	14–12–5	33	StL 4, Cgy 3
32	December 16	St. Louis Blues	0–3	Chicago Blackhawks		Conklin	21,137	14–13–5	33	Chi 3, StL 0
33	December 18	Tampa Bay Lightning	6–3	St. Louis Blues		Mason	19,150	14–14–5	33	TB 6, StL 3
34	December 20	St. Louis Blues	3–1	Vancouver Canucks		Conklin	18,810	15–14–5	35	StL 3, Van 1
35	December 21	St. Louis Blues	7–2	Edmonton Oilers		Mason	16,839	16–14–5	37	StL 7, Edm 2
36	December 23	St. Louis Blues	2–1	Calgary Flames	SO	Mason	19,289	17–14–5	39	StL 2, Cal 1 (SO)
37	December 26	St. Louis Blues	3–4	Minnesota Wild		Mason	18,554	17–15–5	39	Min. 4, SrL 3
38	December 27	Buffalo Sabres	5–3	St. Louis Blues		Conklin	19,150	17–16–5	39	Buf. 5, StL 3
39	December 29	Nashville Predators	4–3	St. Louis Blues		Mason	19,150	17–17–5	39	Nsh 4, StL 3
40	December 31	Vancouver Canucks	4–3	St. Louis Blues	OT	Mason	19,150	17–17–6	40	Van 4, StL 3 (OT)

Green background indicates win (2 points).
Red background indicates regulation loss (0 points).
White background indicates overtime/shootout loss (1 point).

January: 7–5–3 (home: 3–1–2; road: 4–4–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
41	January 2	Chicago Blackhawks	6–3	St. Louis Blues		Conklin	19,150	17–18–6	40	Chi 6, StL 3
42	January 6	St. Louis Blues	1–2	San Jose Sharks	OT	Mason	17,562	17–18–7	41	SJ 2, StL 1 (OT)
43	January 7	St. Louis Blues	2–4	Anaheim Ducks		Mason	14,248	17–19–7	41	Ana 4, StL 2
44	January 9	St. Louis Blues	4–3	Los Angeles Kings		Mason	18,118	18–19–7	43	StL 4, L.A. 3
45	January 12	Columbus Blue Jackets	1–4	St. Louis Blues		Mason	17,900	19–19–7	45	StL 4, CBJ 1
46	January 14	Minnesota Wild	0–1	St. Louis Blues		Mason	19,150	20–19–7	47	StL 1, Min. 0
47	January 16	New York Rangers	1–4	St. Louis Blues		Mason	19,150	21–19–7	49	StL 4, NYR 1
48	January 18	St. Louis Blues	2–4	Columbus Blue Jackets		Mason	14,505	21–20–7	49	Col. 4, StL 2
49	January 20	St. Louis Blues	4–3	Montreal Canadiens	OT	Conklin	21,273	22–20–7	51	StL 4, Mon. 3 (OT)
50	January 21	St. Louis Blues	2–3	Ottawa Senators		Mason	16,063	22–21–7	51	Ott 3, StL 2
51	January 23	Anaheim Ducks	4–3	St. Louis Blues	SO	Mason	19,150	22–21–8	52	Ana 4, StL 3 (SO)
52	January 25	St. Louis Blues	2–0	Calgary Flames		Conklin	19,289	23–21–8	54	StL 2, Cal. 0
53	January 27	St. Louis Blues	2–3	Vancouver Canucks		Conklin	18,810	23–22–8	54	Van 3, StL 2
54	January 28	St. Louis Blues	2–1	Edmonton Oilers		Mason	16,839	24–22–8	56	StL 2, Edm 1
55	January 30	Columbus Blue Jackets	3–2	St. Louis Blues	OT	Mason	19,150	24–22–9	57	CBJ 3, StL 2 (OT)

Green background indicates win (2 points).
Red background indicates regulation loss (0 points).
White background indicates overtime/shootout loss (1 point).

February: 4–3–0 (home: 3–2–0; road: 1–1–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
56	February 3	St. Louis Blues	3–2	Chicago Blackhawks		Mason	21,836	25–22–9	59	StL 3, Chi. 2
57	February 4	San Jose Sharks	4–2	St. Louis Blues		Conklin	19,150	25–23–9	59	SJ 4, StL 2
58	February 6	Chicago Blackhawks	2–1	St. Louis Blues		Mason	19,150	25–24–9	59	Chi 2, StL 1
59	February 8	St. Louis Blues	2–5	Colorado Avalanche		Mason	11,261	25–25–9	59	CO 5, StL 2
60	February 9	Detroit Red Wings	3–4	St. Louis Blues	SO	Mason	19,150	26–25–9	61	StL 4, Det 3 (SO)
61	February 12	Toronto Maple Leafs	0–4	St. Louis Blues		Mason	19,150	27–25–9	63	StL 4, Tor 0
62	February 13	Washington Capitals	3–4	St. Louis Blues	SO	Mason	19,150	28–25–9	65	StL 4, Wsh 3 (SO)

Green background indicates win (2 points).
Red background indicates regulation loss (0 points).
White background indicates overtime/shootout loss (1 point).

March: 9–5–0 (home: 3–2–0; road: 6–3–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
63	March 2	St. Louis Blues	5–2	Phoenix Coyotes		Mason	10,385	29–25–9	67	StL 5, Pho 2
64	March 4	St. Louis Blues	6–1	Dallas Stars		Mason	17,132	30–25–9	69	StL 6, Dal 1
65	March 6	St. Louis Blues	3–7	Colorado Avalanche		Mason	18,007	30–26–9	69	CO 7, StL 3
66	March 11	St. Louis Blues	2–1	New York Islanders	SO	Mason	11,335	31–26–9	71	StL 2, NYI 1 (SO)
67	March 13	St. Louis Blues	5–1	Columbus Blue Jackets		Mason	16,453	32–26–9	73	StL 5, CBJ 1
68	March 14	St. Louis Blues	2–4	Minnesota Wild		Mason	18,580	32–27–9	73	Min. 4, StL 2
69	March 16	Colorado Avalanche	5–3	St. Louis Blues		Mason	19,150	32–28–9	73	CO 5, StL 3
70	March 18	St. Louis Blues	4–3	New York Rangers		Conklin	18,200	33–28–9	75	StL 4, NYR 3
71	March 20	St. Louis Blues	1–0	New Jersey Devils		Conklin	17,625	34–28–9	77	StL 1, NJ 0
72	March 21	Nashville Predators	3–2	St. Louis Blues		Mason	19,150	34–29–9	77	Nsh 3, StL 2
73	March 24	St. Louis Blues	2–4	Detroit Red Wings		Conklin	19,625	34–30–9	77	Det. 4, StL 2
74	March 25	Los Angeles Kings	1–3	St. Louis Blues		Mason	19,150	35–30–9	79	StL 3, L.A. 1
75	March 28	Edmonton Oilers	1–2	St. Louis Blues		Mason	19,150	36–30–9	81	StL 2, Edm 1
76	March 30	Chicago Blackhawks	2–4	St. Louis Blues		Mason	19,150	37–30–9	83	StL 4, Chi 2

Green background indicates win (2 points).
Red background indicates regulation loss (0 points).
White background indicates overtime/shootout loss (1 point).

April: 3–2–1 (home: 3–0–0; road: 0–2–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
77	April 1	St. Louis Blues	2–3	Nashville Predators		Mason	15,242	37–31–9	83	Nsh 3, StL 2
78	April 3	Dallas Stars	1–2	St. Louis Blues		Mason	19,150	38–31–9	85	StL 2, Dal 1
79	April 5	Columbus Blue Jackets	1–2	St. Louis Blues	OT	Mason	17,601	39–31–9	87	StL 2, CBJ 1 (OT)
80	April 7	St. Louis Blues	5–6	Chicago Blackhawks		Conklin	22,155	39–32–9	87	Chi 6, StL 5
81	April 9	Anaheim Ducks	3–6	St. Louis Blues		Mason	19,150	40–32–9	89	StL 6, Ana 3
82	April 10	St. Louis Blues	1–2	Nashville Predators	SO	Conklin	16,702	40–32–10	90	Nsh 2, StL 1 (SO)

Playoffs

The St. Louis Blues attempted to make the playoffs in back-to-back seasons for the first time since the 2004–05 NHL lockout, but were eliminated with 3 games remaining in the season after the Colorado Avalanche achieved 93 points in locking up the 8th and final playoff spot on April 6, 2010.

Player statistics

Skaters

(final, April 10, 2010) Stats

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes

Regular season

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Andy McDonald	79	24	33	57	-9	18
David Backes	79	17	31	48	-4	106
T. J. Oshie	76	18	30	48	-1	36
Alexander Steen	68	24	23	47	6	30
David Perron	82	20	27	47	-10	60
Paul Kariya	75	18	25	43	-7	36
Brad Boyes	82	14	28	42	1	26
Erik Johnson	79	10	29	39	1	79
Keith Tkachuk	67	13	19	32	-2	56
Carlo Colaiacovo	67	7	25	32	8	60
Jay McClement	82	11	18	29	0	22
Patrik Berglund	71	13	13	26	-5	16
Roman Polak	78	4	17	21	7	59
Barret Jackman	66	2	15	17	3	81
Eric Brewer	59	8	7	15	-17	46
B. J. Crombeen	79	7	8	15	-5	168
Mike Weaver	77	1	9	10	10	29
Darryl Sydor	47	0	8	8	-6	15
Brad Winchester	64	3	5	8	3	108
Alex Pietrangelo	9	1	1	2	-9	6
Tyson Strachan	8	0	2	2	3	4
Jonas Junland	3	0	2	2	-3	0
Lars Eller	7	2	0	2	2	4
Yan Stastny^‡	4	1	0	1	1	0
Derek Armstrong	6	0	0	0	-2	2
Cam Janssen	43	0	0	0	-3	190
D. J. King	12	0	0	0	-4	33
Matt D'Agostini^†	7	0	0	0	-3	2

^‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Blues only.
^†Denotes D'Agostini spent time with another team before joining Blues. Stats reflect time with Blues only.

Goaltenders

(final, April 10, 2010)

Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime losses; GA = Goals against; GAA= Goals against average; SA= Shots against; SV= Saves; Sv% = Save percentage; SO= Shutouts

Regular season

Player	GP	Min	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	Sv%	SO	A	PIM
Chris Mason	61	3,512	30	22	8	148	2.53	1,699	.913	2	0	0
Ty Conklin	26	1,451	10	10	2	60	2.48	764	.921	4	1	4
TOTALS	82	4,963	40	32	10	208	2.51	2,463	.916	6	1	4

Awards and records

Records

Milestones

Player	Milestone	Reached
Regular season
B. J. Crombeen	100th NHL game	October 29, 2009^[9]
Lars Eller	1st NHL game, goal	November 5, 2009^[10]
David Perron	1st Hat Trick	November 10, 2009 ^[11]
David Perron	Highlight goal	November 21, 2009 ^[12]^[13]^[14]^[15]
Keith Tkachuk	200th NHL goal with Blues	November 23, 2009^[16]
Davis Payne (coach)	1st NHL win	January 9, 2010^[17]
T. J. Oshie	100th NHL game	January 16, 2010^[18]
David Perron	200th NHL game (youngest Blue ever)	February 4, 2010^[19]
Mike Weaver	1st NHL goal in 185 games (3/23/07)	March 18, 2010^[20]
Paul Kariya	400th NHL goal	March 18, 2010^[20]^[21]

Awards

Player	Award	Awarded
Regular season
Keith Tkachuk^[22]	NHL Third Star of the Week	October 5, 2009
Chris Mason^[23]	NHL Second Star of the Week	January 18, 2010
Alex Pietrangelo^[24]	Named #1 NHL Prospect	March 6, 2010

Transactions

The Blues have been involved in the following transactions during the 2009–10 season.

Trades

Date	Details
June 27, 2009	To Nashville Predators 7th-round pick in 2010	To St. Louis Blues 7th-round pick (202nd overall) in 2009
December 8, 2009^[25]	To Columbus Blue Jackets Brendan Bell Tomas Kana	To St. Louis Blues Pascal Pelletier
February 11, 2010^[26]	To Pittsburgh Penguins Steven Wagner	To St. Louis Blues Nate Guenin
March 1, 2010^[27]	To Chicago Blackhawks Hannu Toivonen Danny Richmond	To St. Louis Blues Joe Fallon
March 2, 2010^[28]	To Montreal Canadiens Aaron Palushaj	To St. Louis Blues Matt D'Agostini
March 3, 2010^[29]	To Vancouver Canucks Yan Stastny	To St. Louis Blues Pierre-Cedric Labrie

Free agents acquired

Player	Former team	Contract terms
Ty Conklin^[30]	Detroit Red Wings	2 years, $2.6 million
Hannu Toivonen^[31]	Ilves	undisclosed
Adam Cracknell^[32]	Quad City Flames	undisclosed
Barry Tallackson^[32]	Lowell Devils	undisclosed
Bryce Lampman^[33]	Amur Khabarovsk	undisclosed
Brendan Bell^[34]	Ottawa Senators	undisclosed
Derek Armstrong^[35]	Los Angeles Kings	2-way contract
Darryl Sydor^[36]	Dallas Stars	1 year

Free agents lost

Player	New team	Contract terms
Jeff Woywitka^[37]	Dallas Stars	2 years, $1.3 million
Trent Whitfield^[38]	Boston Bruins	2 years, 2-way contract
Jay McKee^[39]	Pittsburgh Penguins	1 year, $800,000
Manny Legace^[40]	Carolina Hurricanes	1 year, $500,000

Claimed via waivers

Player	Former team	Date claimed off waivers

Lost via waivers

Player	New team	Date claimed off waivers

Player signings

Player	Contract terms
Jay McClement^[41]	3 years, $4.35 million
Keith Tkachuk^[42]	1 year, $2.15 million
Mike Weaver^[43]	1 year, $800,000
Brad Winchester^[43]	1 year, $800,000
B. J. Crombeen^[44]	2 years, $1.745 million
Ian Schultz^[45]	undisclosed
Justin Fletcher^[46]	undisclosed
Danny Richmond^[46]	undisclosed
Steven Wagner^[47]	undisclosed
Roman Polak^[48]	undisclosed
Brett Ponich^[49]	undisclosed
Tyler Shattock^[50]	undisclosed
Anthony Nigro^[51]	undisclosed

Draft picks

St. Louis's picks at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal on June 26–27, 2009.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	Team (League)
1	17	David Rundblad	D	Sweden	Skelleftea AIK (Elitserien)
2	48	Brett Ponich	D	Canada	Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
3	78	Sergei Andronov	RW	Russia	Lada Togliatti (KHL)
4	108	Tyler Shattock	F	Canada	Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
6	168	David Shields	D	United States	Erie Otters (OHL)
7	202 (from Philadelphia via Nashville)	Maxwell Tardy	C	United States	East High School (Duluth) (USHS-MN)

Farm teams

Peoria Rivermen

The Peoria Rivermen are the Blues American Hockey League affiliate in 2009–10.

Alaska Aces

The Alaska Aces are the Blues affiliate in the ECHL.

References

^ Davis Payne Named Interim Head Coach
^ Payne Remains Blues' Head Coach
^ Tyler Love Hired as Blues' Goalie Consultant
^ Tkachuk to Retire at End of Season: Press conference with Tkachuk set for Apr. 13 and open to the public (Apr. 7)
^ Blues Salute Tkachuk After Friday's Game: Team also presented jerseys to randomly selected fans at ice level (Apr. 9)
^ "2009-10 NHL Summary".
^ "2009–2010 Standings by Division". National Hockey League.
^ "2009–2010 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League.
^ "St. Louis Blues - Recap: Coyotes 2, Blues 0 (Oct. 29, 2009)". Archived from the original on November 3, 2009. Retrieved October 30, 2009.
^ "St. Louis Blues - Recap: Flames 2, Blues 1 OT (Nov. 5, 2009)". Archived from the original on November 9, 2009. Retrieved November 6, 2009.
^ "St. Louis Blues - Recap: Blues 6, Canucks 1 (Nov. 10, 2009)". Archived from the original on November 20, 2009. Retrieved November 11, 2009.
^ Perron Scores One for the Highlight Reel: His goal, scored Saturday vs. the Islanders, has the league talking (Nov. 23, 2009)
^ "Video". Archived from the original on November 26, 2009. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
^ "Chris Kerber's radio call on [[KMOX]] 1120AM". Archived from the original on March 7, 2012. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
^ Perron's post-game comments^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "St. Louis Blues - Recap: Bruins 4, Blues 2 (Nov. 23, 2009)". Archived from the original on January 29, 2010. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
^ "St. Louis Blues - Recap: Blues 4, Kings 3 (Jan. 9, 2010)". Archived from the original on January 29, 2010. Retrieved January 10, 2010.
^ "St. Louis Blues - Recap: Blues 4, Rangers 1 (Jan. 16, 2010)". Archived from the original on January 29, 2010. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
^ "St. Louis Blues - Recap: Blackhawks 2, Blues 1 (February 6, 2010)". Archived from the original on March 21, 2012. Retrieved February 7, 2010.
^ ^a ^b "St. Louis Blues - Recap: Blues 4, Rangers 3 (Mar. 18, 2010)". Archived from the original on April 2, 2010. Retrieved March 19, 2010.
^ Kariya Scores Goal No. 400: Blues forward becomes 83rd player in NHL history to reach the milestone
^ "Ovechkin, Anderson and Tkachuk named NHL 'Three Stars' "
^ "Mason Named to NHL 'Three Stars': Blues goalie was 3-0 with a 0.67 GAA and .971 Save percentage"
^ "Pietrangelo Named Top Prospect: Defenseman took the honors in The Hockey News' Future Watch 2010"
^ Blues Acquire Pelletier from Columbus
^ Blues Acquire Guenin from Penguins
^ Blues Get Fallon for Toivonen, Richmond
^ Blues Acquire D'Agostini from Montreal
^ Blues Acquire Labrie from Canucks
^ "Blues Sign Goaltender Ty Conklin". Archived from the original on July 4, 2009. Retrieved July 5, 2009.
^ Blues Agree to Terms with Toivonen
^ ^a ^b Blues Sign Forwards Cracknell, Tallackson
^ Blues Sign Defenseman Bryce Lampman
^ Blues Sign Defenseman Brendan Bell
^ Armstrong, Blues Agree to Terms
^ Blues Sign Darryl Sydor
^ "Dallas Signs Defenseman Jeff Woywitka To Two-Year Contract". Archived from the original on July 10, 2009. Retrieved July 8, 2009.
^ "Bruins Sign Four Players". Archived from the original on July 16, 2009. Retrieved August 2, 2009.
^ "Pittsburgh Penguins Sign Defenseman Jay McKee". Archived from the original on July 13, 2009. Retrieved July 11, 2009.
^ Canes Agree to Terms with Manny Legace
^ "McClement Signs Multi-Year Contract". Archived from the original on June 2, 2009. Retrieved July 5, 2009.
^ "Blues Re-Sign Keith Tkachuk". Archived from the original on June 23, 2009. Retrieved July 5, 2009.
^ ^a ^b Weaver, Winchester Agree to New Deals
^ Blues Reach Agreement with Crombeen
^ "Blues Sign Ian Schultz". Archived from the original on July 12, 2009. Retrieved July 8, 2009.
^ ^a ^b Blues Sign Pair of Defenseman
^ Blues Re-Sign Steve Wagner
^ Blues Reach Agreement with Polak
^ Blues Sign Defenseman Ponich
^ Blues Sign Prospect Tyler Shattock
^ Blues Sign Prospect Anthony Nigro

External links

[1] Davis Payne Named Interim Head Coach

[2] Payne Remains Blues' Head Coach

[3] Tyler Love Hired as Blues' Goalie Consultant

[4] Tkachuk to Retire at End of Season: Press conference with Tkachuk set for Apr. 13 and open to the public (Apr. 7)

[5] Blues Salute Tkachuk After Friday's Game: Team also presented jerseys to randomly selected fans at ice level (Apr. 9)

[6] "2009-10 NHL Summary".

[standings-div-7] "2009–2010 Standings by Division". National Hockey League.

[standings-conf-8] "2009–2010 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League.

[9] "St. Louis Blues - Recap: Coyotes 2, Blues 0 (Oct. 29, 2009)". Archived from the original on November 3, 2009. Retrieved October 30, 2009.

[10] "St. Louis Blues - Recap: Flames 2, Blues 1 OT (Nov. 5, 2009)". Archived from the original on November 9, 2009. Retrieved November 6, 2009.

[11] "St. Louis Blues - Recap: Blues 6, Canucks 1 (Nov. 10, 2009)". Archived from the original on November 20, 2009. Retrieved November 11, 2009.

[12] Perron Scores One for the Highlight Reel: His goal, scored Saturday vs. the Islanders, has the league talking (Nov. 23, 2009)

[13] "Video". Archived from the original on November 26, 2009. Retrieved November 24, 2009.

[14] "Chris Kerber's radio call on [[KMOX]] 1120AM". Archived from the original on March 7, 2012. Retrieved November 24, 2009.

[15] Perron's post-game comments^{[permanent dead link]}

[16] "St. Louis Blues - Recap: Bruins 4, Blues 2 (Nov. 23, 2009)". Archived from the original on January 29, 2010. Retrieved November 24, 2009.

[17] "St. Louis Blues - Recap: Blues 4, Kings 3 (Jan. 9, 2010)". Archived from the original on January 29, 2010. Retrieved January 10, 2010.

[18] "St. Louis Blues - Recap: Blues 4, Rangers 1 (Jan. 16, 2010)". Archived from the original on January 29, 2010. Retrieved January 17, 2010.

[19] "St. Louis Blues - Recap: Blackhawks 2, Blues 1 (February 6, 2010)". Archived from the original on March 21, 2012. Retrieved February 7, 2010.

[blues.nhl.com-20] "St. Louis Blues - Recap: Blues 4, Rangers 3 (Mar. 18, 2010)". Archived from the original on April 2, 2010. Retrieved March 19, 2010.

[21] Kariya Scores Goal No. 400: Blues forward becomes 83rd player in NHL history to reach the milestone

[22] "Ovechkin, Anderson and Tkachuk named NHL 'Three Stars' "

[23] "Mason Named to NHL 'Three Stars': Blues goalie was 3-0 with a 0.67 GAA and .971 Save percentage"

[24] "Pietrangelo Named Top Prospect: Defenseman took the honors in The Hockey News' Future Watch 2010"

[25] Blues Acquire Pelletier from Columbus

[26] Blues Acquire Guenin from Penguins

[27] Blues Get Fallon for Toivonen, Richmond

[28] Blues Acquire D'Agostini from Montreal

[29] Blues Acquire Labrie from Canucks

[30] "Blues Sign Goaltender Ty Conklin". Archived from the original on July 4, 2009. Retrieved July 5, 2009.

[31] Blues Agree to Terms with Toivonen

[CracknellTallackson-32] Blues Sign Forwards Cracknell, Tallackson

[33] Blues Sign Defenseman Bryce Lampman

[34] Blues Sign Defenseman Brendan Bell

[35] Armstrong, Blues Agree to Terms

[36] Blues Sign Darryl Sydor

[37] "Dallas Signs Defenseman Jeff Woywitka To Two-Year Contract". Archived from the original on July 10, 2009. Retrieved July 8, 2009.

[38] "Bruins Sign Four Players". Archived from the original on July 16, 2009. Retrieved August 2, 2009.

[39] "Pittsburgh Penguins Sign Defenseman Jay McKee". Archived from the original on July 13, 2009. Retrieved July 11, 2009.

[40] Canes Agree to Terms with Manny Legace

[41] "McClement Signs Multi-Year Contract". Archived from the original on June 2, 2009. Retrieved July 5, 2009.

[42] "Blues Re-Sign Keith Tkachuk". Archived from the original on June 23, 2009. Retrieved July 5, 2009.

[WeaverWinchester-43] Weaver, Winchester Agree to New Deals

[44] Blues Reach Agreement with Crombeen

[45] "Blues Sign Ian Schultz". Archived from the original on July 12, 2009. Retrieved July 8, 2009.

[Blues_Sign_Pair_of_Defenseman-46] Blues Sign Pair of Defenseman

[47] Blues Re-Sign Steve Wagner

[48] Blues Reach Agreement with Polak

[49] Blues Sign Defenseman Ponich

[50] Blues Sign Prospect Tyler Shattock

[51] Blues Sign Prospect Anthony Nigro

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v t e St. Louis Blues
Founded in 1967 Based in St. Louis, Missouri
Franchise	Team General managers Coaches Players Captains Draft picks Expansion draft Seasons Current season
History	1967 expansion Records Award winners Retired numbers Broadcasters
Personnel	Owner(s) St. Louis Blues Hockey Club, Inc. (Tom Stillman, chairman) General manager Doug Armstrong Head coach Drew Bannister Team captain Brayden Schenn Current roster
Arenas	St. Louis Arena Enterprise Center
Rivalries	Chicago Blackhawks
Affiliates	AHL Springfield Thunderbirds ECHL Florida Everblades
Media	TV Bally Sports Midwest Radio 101 ESPN
Culture and lore	Blues–Flyers brawl "Saint Louis Blues" "When the Blues Go Marching In" Dan Kelly The Monday Night Miracle Louie the Bear 2017 NHL Winter Classic "Gloria" "Play Gloria" Origin "Take Me Home, Country Roads" 2022 NHL Winter Classic
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v t e St. Louis Blues seasons
1960s	1967–68 1968–69 1969–70
1970s	1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80
1980s	1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90
1990s	1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00
2000s	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10
2010s	2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20
2020s	2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
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v t e 2009–10 NHL season
Atlantic	New Jersey NY Islanders NY Rangers Philadelphia Pittsburgh
Northeast	Boston Buffalo Montreal Ottawa Toronto
Southeast	Atlanta Carolina Florida Tampa Bay Washington
Central	Chicago Columbus Detroit Nashville St. Louis
Northwest	Calgary Colorado Edmonton Minnesota Vancouver
Pacific	Anaheim Dallas Los Angeles Phoenix San Jose
See also	Canadiens centennial Draft Victoria Cup Winter Classic Playoffs Finals Transactions Three Star Awards Suspensions and Fines

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