2008–09 St. Louis Blues season

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Average attendance	18,554 (96.9%) [41 games; 760,732] (19,150 max.)
Team leaders
Goals	Brad Boyes (33)
Assists	Brad Boyes (39)
Points	Brad Boyes (72)
Penalty minutes	David Backes (165)
Plus/minus	Patrik Berglund (+19)
Wins	Chris Mason (27)
Goals against average	Chris Mason (2.41)
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The

NHL Playoffs for the first time since 2004

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Pre-season

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Schedule and results

2008 Pre-season Game Log: 4–2–1 (Home: 3–0–0 ; Road: 1–2–1)

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Recap

1 September 22 St Louis 1–2 Los Angeles Mason 11,603 0–1–0 [1]

2 September 23 Dallas 2–3 St Louis Legace 10,796 1–1–0 [2]

3 September 26 Atlanta 4–9 St Louis Legace 12,526 2–1–0 [3]

4 September 27 St Louis 3–4 Dallas Mason 17,191 2–2–0 [4]

5 September 29 St Louis 3–4 Toronto SO Legace 18,581 2–2–1 [5]

6 October 1 Toronto 3–7 St Louis Mason 12,636 3–2–1 [6]

7 October 4 St Louis 4–1 Atlanta Legace 7,648 4–2–1 [7]

Regular season

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Summary

Before the regular season, started the Blues were hit hard with an injury to defenseman
All-Star Game break (January 22 to 28), the team gained seven points in their last four games. On February 6, two days after his 36th birthday, goaltender Manny Legace was placed on waivers, and the Blues recalled Chris Holt.^[3]

Andy McDonald returned to active status on February 10 after almost three months out with a broken left leg (since November 16) and promptly made his presence felt with an assist on the Blues' first goal, and then later added a goal of his own, against the Vancouver Canucks, although they ultimately lost the game.
A 6–2–4 surge in February pushed the Blues (60 points on Feb. 24) to an even 26–26 (eight overtime loses) record, and to within five points of the eighth and final playoff spot.
In a dramatic and wild 3–1 win, with the final two goals from the youngsters T. J. Oshie and Patrik Berglund late in the wide-open third period, plus 41 saves from Chris Mason, against the Dallas Stars on February 26, pushed the Blues into 12th place in the Western Conference, only three points from a playoff spot and over .500 for the first time since December 8.^[4]
A crucial 6–1 run from March 20 to April 2 pushed the Blues into eighth place, capped off by a stunning 5–4 win on April 2 over the Detroit Red Wings, their first victory over Detroit all season. The game was highlighted by David Backes' career-high four-goal night.^[5] It was the first four-goal night by any Blues' player since Scott Mellanby did it on March 6, 2003.
A key player in the team's late-season surge was the play of fan favorite T. J. Oshie, who was named NHL Rookie of the Month for March (April 2) after earning 13 points (four goals and nine assists) in 14 games, with the Blues going 9–4–1 in the month.^[6] From January 1 through the game on March 29, Oshie scored 11 goals and recorded 20 assists for 31 points in 37 games, leading all rookies, save for Bobby Ryan of the Anaheim Ducks, in that span. His play garnered praise from several Blues veterans, including goaltender Chris Mason: "T. J. is such a tenacious player. In every game he seems to create scoring chances out of nothing."^[7] Oshie was also listed #8 on "Hockey's Future Top 50 prospects."^[8]
The Blues clinched a playoff spot in their second-to-last game of the season (#81), and their last home game, on April 10, in front of a raucous, standing-room-only crowd of 19,250, beating the Columbus Blue Jackets 3–1 in their 40th win of the season. The defense was superb, giving up only 17 shots, their lowest of the season. This is the first season since 2003–04 the Blues have made the playoffs. In the 2005–06 season, the Blues were in last place overall, and in 2007–08, they were tied for the fourth-worst record in the NHL.^[9] The Blues completed one of the greatest late-season playoff surges in NHL history.^[10]
On the same day the Blues clinched a playoff spot, their first-round draft pick in
2008, Alex Pietrangelo, 19, was assigned from the Niagara IceDogs in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) to the Blues' top minor-league affiliate, the Peoria Rivermen of the American Hockey League (AHL).^[11]

Divisional standings

Standings

Central Division
GP W L OTL GF GA Pts

1 y – Detroit Red Wings 82 51 21 10 295 244 112

2 Chicago Blackhawks 82 46 24 12 264 216 104

3 St. Louis Blues 82 41 31 10 233 233 92

4 Columbus Blue Jackets 82 41 31 10 226 230 92

5 Nashville Predators 82 40 34 8 213 233 88

Conference standings

Standings

Western Conference
R Div GP W L OTL GF GA Pts

1 p – San Jose Sharks PA 82 53 18 11 257 204 117

2 y – Detroit Red Wings CE 82 51 21 10 295 244 112

3 y – Vancouver Canucks NW 82 45 27 10 246 220 100

4 Chicago Blackhawks CE 82 46 24 12 264 216 104

5 Calgary Flames NW 82 46 30 6 254 248 98

6 St. Louis Blues CE 82 41 31 10 233 233 92

7 Columbus Blue Jackets CE 82 41 31 10 226 230 92

8 Anaheim Ducks PA 82 42 33 7 245 238 91

8.5

9 Minnesota Wild NW 82 40 33 9 219 200 89

10 Nashville Predators CE 82 40 34 8 213 233 88

11 Edmonton Oilers NW 82 38 35 9 234 248 85

12 Dallas Stars PA 82 36 35 11 230 257 83

13 Phoenix Coyotes PA 82 36 39 7 208 252 79

14 Los Angeles Kings PA 82 34 37 11 207 234 79

15 Colorado Avalanche NW 82 32 45 5 199 257 69

bold – qualified for playoffs, y – division winner, p – Presidents' Trophy winner
CE – Central Division, NW – Northwest Division, PA – Pacific Division

Schedule and results

Green background indicates win (2 points).

Red background indicates regulation loss (0 points).

White background indicates overtime/shootout loss (1 point).

2008–09 Game Log

October: 5–4–0 (Home: 4–3–0 ; Road: 1–1–0)

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Goaltender Attendance Record Pts Recap

1 October 10 Nashville 2–5 St Louis Legace 19,150 1–0–0 2 [8]

2 October 11 St Louis 2–5 NY Islanders Mason 16,234 1–1–0 2 [9]

3 October 13 St Louis 5–4 Toronto SO Legace 19,045 2–1–0 4 [10]

4 October 16 Dallas 1–6 St Louis Legace 18,550 3–1–0 6 [11]

5 October 18 Chicago 3–4 St Louis SO Legace 19,150 4–1–0 8 [12]

6 October 22 Detroit 4–3 St Louis Legace 19,150 4–2–0 8 [13]

7 October 24 Los Angeles 4–0 St Louis Legace 19,150 4–3–0 8 [14]

8 October 25 Florida 0–4 St Louis Bishop 19,150 5–3–0 10 [15]

9 October 30 Carolina 1–0 St Louis Mason 17,860 5–4–0 10 [16]

November: 5–6–2 (Home: 1–2–1 ; Road: 4–4–1)

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Goaltender Attendance Record Pts Recap

10 November 1 Pittsburgh 6–3 St Louis Mason 19,150 5–5–0 10 [17]

11 November 5 St Louis 2–5 Anaheim Mason 16,144 5–6–0 10 [18]

12 November 6 St Louis 4–5 San Jose SO Bishop 17,496 5–6–1 11 [19]

13 November 8 St Louis 3–5 Los Angeles Legace 17,182 5–7–1 11 [20]

14 November 12 St Louis 3–4 Buffalo Mason 18,690 5–8–1 11 [21]

15 November 14 St Louis 4–3 Chicago OT Legace 22,260 6–8–1 13 [22]

16 November 16 Montreal 3–2 St Louis SO Legace 19,150 6–8–2 14 [23]

17 November 21 Anaheim 2–3 St Louis OT Legace 19,150 7–8–2 16 [24]

18 November 22 St Louis 2–1 Minnesota Mason 18,568 8–8–2 18 [25]

19 November 25 St Louis 1–0 Nashville SO Mason 13,825 9–8–2 20 [26]

20 November 26 St Louis 1–3 Colorado Legace 14,568 9–9–2 20 [27]

21 November 29 Edmonton 4–2 St Louis Legace 19,150 9–10–2 20 [28]

22 November 30 St Louis 4–2 Atlanta Mason 14,078 10–10–2 22 [29]

December: 4–10–1 (Home: 4–4–1 ; Road: 0–6–0)

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Goaltender Attendance Record Pts Recap

23 December 3 St Louis 0–4 Minnesota Mason 18,568 10–11–2 22 [30]

24 December 5 Calgary 4–3 St Louis OT Mason 17,365 10–11–3 23 [31]

25 December 6 Phoenix 3–4 St Louis Legace 19,150 11–11–3 25 [32]

26 December 8 Nashville 3–6 St Louis Legace 14,537 12–11–3 27 [33]

27 December 10 St Louis 2–4 Anaheim Mason 16,058 12–12–3 27 [34]

28 December 11 St Louis 2–6 Los Angeles Mason 13,851 12–13–3 27 [35]

29 December 13 St Louis 4–5 San Jose Mason 17,496 12–14–3 27 [36]

30 December 16 Calgary 6–3 St Louis Mason 16,426 12–15–3 27 [37]

31 December 18 St Louis 2–4 Washington Bishop 18,277 12–16–3 27 [38]

32 December 20 Minnesota 2–4 St Louis Legace 19,150 13–16–3 29 [39]

33 December 21 Boston 6–3 St Louis Legace 19,150 13–17–3 29 [40]

34 December 23 St Louis 1–4 Detroit Legace 20,066 13–18–3 29 [41]

35 December 27 San Jose 2–3 St Louis SO Legace 19,150 14–18–3 31 [42]

36 December 28 Anaheim 4–3 St Louis Mason 19,150 14–19–3 31 [43]

37 December 30 New Jersey 4–3 St Louis Legace 19,150 14–20–3 31 [44]

January: 6–4–1 (Home: 3–1–1 ; Road: 3–3–0)

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Goaltender Attendance Record Pts Recap

38 January 2 St Louis 1–2 Carolina Mason 17,092 14–21–3 31 [45]

39 January 3 Columbus 2–5 St Louis Legace 19,150 15–21–3 33 [46]

40 January 9 St Louis 6–4 Vancouver Legace 18,630 16–21–3 35 [47]

41 January 11 St Louis 1–2 Edmonton Legace 16,839 16–22–3 35 [48]

42 January 13 St Louis 1–3 Calgary Mason 19,289 16–23–3 35 [49]

43 January 15 Colorado 2–5 St Louis Legace 17,545 17–23–3 37 [50]

44 January 17 Chicago 2–1 St Louis OT Legace 19,250 17–23–4 38 [51]

45 January 19 St Louis 5–4 Boston SO Mason 17,565 18–23–4 40 [52]

46 January 21 St Louis 2–0 Chicago Mason 22,299 19–23–4 42 [53]

47 January 29 Ottawa 3–1 St Louis Mason 18,639 19–24–4 42 [54]

48 January 31 Philadelphia 0–4 St Louis Mason 19,150 20–24–4 44 [55]

February: 8–2–4 (Home: 4–1–2 ; Road: 4–1–2)

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Goaltender Attendance Record Pts Recap

49 February 2 St Louis 3–4 Detroit SO Mason 19,384 20–24–5 45 [56]

50 February 3 St Louis 4–2 Columbus Mason 13,560 21–24–5 47 [57]

51 February 5 Edmonton 2–1 St Louis SO Mason 15,668 21–24–6 48 [58]

52 February 7 Colorado 1–4 St Louis Mason 19,250 22–24–6 50 [59]

53 February 10 Vancouver 6–4 St Louis Mason 16,431 22–25–6 50 [60]

54 February 12 St Louis 3–4 Nashville SO Mason 14,307 22–25–7 51 [61]

55 February 13 Chicago 0–1 St Louis Mason 19,150 23–25–7 53 [62]

56 February 16 NY Rangers 1–2 St Louis Mason 16,341 24–25–7 55 [63]

57 February 18 St Louis 3–4 Columbus Mason 14,305 24–26–7 55 [64]

58 February 19 St Louis 2–1 Nashville OT Mason 15,037 25–26–7 57 [65]

59 February 21 Nashville 1–0 St Louis OT Mason 19,250 25–26–8 58 [66]

60 February 24 Phoenix 1–2 St Louis Mason 17,512 26–26–8 60 [67]

61 February 26 St Louis 3–1 Dallas Mason 17,603 27–26–8 62 [68]

62 February 28 St Louis 3–1 Phoenix Mason 15,893 28–26–8 64 [69]

March: 9–4–1 (Home: 6–2–0 ; Road: 3–2–1)

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Goaltender Attendance Record Pts Recap

63 March 3 Detroit 5–0 St Louis Mason 19,250 28–27–8 64 [70]

64 March 6 St Louis 4–3 Tampa Bay OT Mason 13,831 29–27–8 66 [71]

65 March 7 St Louis 3–5 Florida Mason 17,591 29–28–8 66 [72]

66 March 10 Dallas 2–5 St Louis Mason 17,708 30–28–8 68 [73]

67 March 12 San Jose 1–3 St Louis Mason 19,150 31–28–8 70 [74]

68 March 14 Detroit 5–2 St Louis Mason 19,250 31–29–8 70 [75]

69 March 15 Minnesota 3–5 St Louis Mason 19,150 32–29–8 72 [76]

70 March 17 St Louis 1–2 Edmonton SO Mason 16,839 32–29–9 73 [77]

71 March 19 St Louis 0–3 Vancouver Mason 18,630 32–30–9 73 [78]

72 March 20 St Louis 3–2 Calgary Mason 19,289 33–30–9 75 [79]

73 March 24 Los Angeles 0–2 St Louis Mason 19,150 34–30–9 77 [80]

74 March 26 Vancouver 2–4 St Louis Mason 19,250 35–30–9 79 [81]

75 March 28 Columbus 3–4 St Louis SO Mason 19,250 36–30–9 81 [82]

76 March 29 St Louis 5–2 Columbus Mason 17,095 37–30–9 83 [83]

April: 4–1–1 (Home: 1–0–0 ; Road: 2–1–1)

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Goaltender Attendance Record Pts Recap

77 April 1 St Louis 1–3 Chicago Mason 21,548 37–31–9 83 [84]

78 April 2 St Louis 5–4 Detroit Mason 19,935 38–31–9 85 [85]

79 April 4 St Louis 4–5 Dallas OT Mason 18,532 38–31–10 86 [86]

80 April 7 St Louis 5–1 Phoenix Mason 13,761 39–31–10 88 [87]

81 April 10 Columbus 1–3 St Louis Mason 19,250 40–31–10 90 [88]

82 April 12 St Louis 1–0 Colorado Mason 13,661 41–31–10 92 [89]

Playoffs

Main article:
2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs

The St. Louis Blues returned to the
NHL Playoffs for the first time since 2004 with a sixth-place finish in the Western Conference. They were swept in four straight games in the first round by the Vancouver Canucks in large part due to the goaltending of Roberto Luongo. It was the first time the Blues were swept in a playoff series since the Dallas Stars did it to them in 1994^[12]

2009 Stanley Cup playoffs

Western Conference quarter-final vs. (3) Vancouver Canucks: Vancouver won 4–0

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Goaltender Attendance Series Recap

1 April 15 St. Louis 1 – 2 Vancouver Mason 18,630 0–1 [90]

2 April 17 St. Louis 0 – 3 Vancouver Mason 18,630 0–2 [91]

3 April 19 Vancouver 3 - 2 St. Louis Mason 19,500 0-3 [92]

4 April 21 Vancouver 3 - 2 St. Louis OT (19:41) Mason 19,250 0-4 [93]

Legend: Win Loss

Player statistics

Skaters

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals

Regular season

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM

Brad Boyes 82 33 39 72 -20 26

David Backes 82 31 23 54 -3 165

David Perron 81 15 35 50 +13 50

Keith Tkachuk 79 25 24 49 -11 61

Patrik Berglund 76 21 26 47 +19 16

Andy McDonald 46 15 29 44 -13 24

T. J. Oshie 57 14 25 39 +16 30

Carlo Colaiacovo^† 63 3 26 29 +2 29

Jay McClement 82 12 14 26 -10 29

Alexander Steen^† 61 6 18 24 -6 24

Barret Jackman 82 4 17 21 -17 86

Brad Winchester 64 13 8 21 -1 89

Jeff Woywitka 65 3 15 18 +8 57

B. J. Crombeen^† 66 11 6 17 -8 122

Paul Kariya 11 2 13 15 +1 2

Roman Polak 69 1 14 15 -15 45

Lee Stempniak^‡ 14 3 10 13 -3 2

Jay McKee 69 1 7 8 +11 44

Mike Weaver 58 0 7 7 -3 12

Yan Stastny 34 3 4 7 -14 20

Eric Brewer 28 1 5 6 -14 24

Dan Hinote 51 1 4 5 -7 64

Cam Janssen 56 1 3 4 -5 131

Steve Regier 8 3 1 4 -1 4

Steven Wagner 22 2 2 4 -5 18

Cam Paddock 16 2 1 3 -4 0

Tyson Strachan 30 0 3 3 +8 39

Chris Porter 6 1 1 2 -1 0

Trent Whitfield 3 0 1 1 +2 0

D. J. King 1 0 1 1 0 0

Alex Pietrangelo 8 0 1 1 0 2

David Koci^‡ 4 0 0 0 -2 9

Andy Wozniewski^‡ 1 0 0 0 0 0

Jonas Junland 1 0 0 0 0 2

Playoffs

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM

Andy McDonald 4 1 3 4 +1 0

Brad Boyes 4 2 1 3 -1 0

David Backes 4 1 2 3 +1 10

David Perron 4 1 1 2 +3 4

Barret Jackman 4 0 1 1 -2 5

Alexander Steen 4 0 1 1 -3 0

Dan Hinote 3 0 0 0 -1 4

Jay McKee 4 0 0 0 0 4

Keith Tkachuk 4 0 0 0 -1 2

Mike Weaver 4 0 0 0 +1 0

Jeff Woywitka 4 0 0 0 -1 0

Carlo Colaiacovo 4 0 0 0 0 2

Jay McClement 4 0 0 0 -4 4

Brad Winchester 4 0 0 0 -4 10

Cam Janssen 1 0 0 0 0 0

Roman Polak 4 0 0 0 -3 0

Patrik Berglund 4 0 0 0 0 2

T. J. Oshie 4 0 0 0 0 2

B. J. Crombeen 4 0 0 0 -2 12

Goaltenders

Note: Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Regular season

Player GP Min W L OT GA GAA SA SV Sv% SO

Chris Mason 57 3,214 27 21 7 129 2.41 1,544 1,415 .916 6

Manny Legace 29 1,452 13 9 2 77 3.18 669 592 .885 0

Ben Bishop 6 244 1 1 1 12 2.94 112 100 .893 0

Marek Schwarz 2 15 0 0 0 0 0.00 5 5 1.000 0

Chris Holt 1 18 0 0 0 0 0.00 3 3 1.000 0

TOTALS 82 4,943 41 31 10 218 2.65 2,333 2,115 .907 6

Playoffs

Player GP Min W L GA GAA SA SV Sv% SO

Chris Mason 4 256 0 4 10 2.34 119 109 .916 0

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

Awards and records

Records

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Milestones

Regular season

Player Milestone Reached

Alex Pietrangelo 1st NHL Game October 10, 2008^[13]

Patrik Berglund 1st NHL Goal October 13, 2008^[14]

Keith Tkachuk 1,000th NHL Point (511th Goal) November 30, 2008^[2]

Tyson Strachan 1st NHL Game December 18, 2008^[15]

Jonas Junland 1st NHL Game December 18, 2008^[16]

Roman Polak 1st NHL Goal December 20, 2008^[17]

Tyson Strachan 1st NHL Point (Assist) December 21, 2008^[18]

Keith Tkachuk 500th NHL Assist (#16) January 19, 2009^[19]

Andy Murray (coach) 300th NHL Win February 19, 2009^[20]^[21]

Andy Murray (coach) 100th Blues Win April 10, 2009^[22]

Transactions

Trades

June 4, 2008
To St. Louis Blues
T. J. Fast (D) To
2009

June 19, 2008
To
2008
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Jamal Mayers (RW)

June 20, 2008
To St. Louis Blues
Chris Mason (G)^{[citation needed]} To
2008

November 24, 2008
To St. Louis Blues
Alexander Steen (C), Carlo Colaiacovo (D)^[23] To Toronto Maple Leafs
Lee Stempniak (RW)

December 19, 2008
To St. Louis Blues
Jonathan Filewich (RW)^[24] To
2010

March 4, 2009
To St. Louis Blues
Danny Richmond (D)^[25] To Pittsburgh Penguins
Andy Wozniewski (D)

Free agents

Player Former team Contract Terms

Mike Weaver Vancouver Canucks ($ unknown) Blues Sign Defenseman Mike Weaver (July 10)

Matt Foy Minnesota Wild ($ unknown) Blues Sign Forward Matt Foy (July 14)

Cam Paddock San Antonio Rampage (AHL) ($ unknown) Blues Sign Forwards Paddock, Regier (July 15)

Steve Regier
Bridgeport Sound Tigers (AHL
) ($ unknown) Blues Sign Forwards Paddock, Regier (July 15)

Brad Winchester Dallas Stars ($ unknown) Blues Ink Forward Brad Winchester (July 16)

Andy Wozniewski Toronto Maple Leafs ($ unknown) Blues Sign Defenseman Andy Wozniewski (July 17)

Tyson Strachan (D) Peoria Rivermen (AHL) ($ unknown) Blues Sign Free Agent Tyson Strachan (Oct. 9)

Chris Holt New York Rangers ($ unknown) Blues Add Depth, Sign Goalie Chris Holt (Oct. 30)

Player New team

Ryan Johnson Vancouver Canucks (July 2)

Matt Walker Chicago Blackhawks (July 7)

Mike Glumac Montreal Canadiens (July 16)

Claimed from waivers

Player Former team Date claimed off waivers

David Koci (LW) Tampa Bay Lightning October 21^[26]

B. J. Crombeen (RW) Dallas Stars November 18^[27]

Placed on waivers

Player Waiver Date

Manny Legace February 6^[28]

Signed prospects

Player Signing Date

Philip McRae (F) March 12^[29]

Anthony Peluso (F) March 12^[29]

Brett Sonne (F) March 12^[29]

Aaron Palushaj (F) April 3^[30]

Contract renewals

Player Contract Terms (yrs, $/yr.)

Yan Stastny 2 yrs. ($ unknown) Blues Sign Stastny to 2-Year Deal (July 3, 2008)

Andy McDonald 4 yrs. ($4.7 mil./yr.) Blues Ink McDonald to 4-Year Extension
Blues sign center Andy McDonald to 4-year, $18.8 million contract extension (February 9)

Jay McClement 3 yrs. ($ $1.45 mil./yr.) McClement signs 3-year extension McClement Signs Multi-Year Contract (May 26)

Keith Tkachuk 1 yr. ($2.15 mil.) St. Louis Blues sign Keith Tkachuk to one-year, $2.15 million deal (June 19) Blues Re-Sign Keith Tkachuk: 5-Time All-Star returns for 18th NHL season, wanted to remain a Blue

Draft picks

St. Louis's picks at the
2008 NHL Entry Draft in Ottawa, Ontario, June 20-June 21, 2008.^[31]

Round Pick Player Position Shoots Nationality League Birthplace, Date Height, Weight

1 4 Alex Pietrangelo^[8]^[32] D R Canada Ontario Hockey League
King City, ON
January 18, 1990 6' 3", 206 lbs.

2 (from ATL) 33 Philip McRae C L United States Ontario Hockey League
Minneapolis, MN
March 15, 1990 6' 2", 189 lbs.

2 34 Jake Allen G L (gloves) Canada
Quebec Major Junior Hockey League

Fredericton, NB
August 7, 1990 6' 2", 175 lbs.

3 65 Jori Lehtera C L Finland SM-liiga Helsinki, Finland December 23, 1987 6' 2", 191 lbs.

3 (from FL) 70 James Livingston RW R Canada Ontario Hockey League
Halifax, NS
March 8, 1990 6' 1", 200 lbs.

3 (from SJ) 87 Ian Schultz RW R Canada Western Hockey League
Calgary, AB
March 8, 1990 6' 1", 179 lbs.

4 95 David Warsofsky D L United States US National Team Development Program U-18 Marshfield, MA May 30, 1990 5' 8", 160 lbs.

5 125
Kristoffer Berglund
D L Sweden Sweden-2 League Umeå, Sweden August 12, 1988 5' 10", 180 lbs.

6 155 Anthony Nigro C L Canada Ontario Hockey League
Vaughan, ON
January 11, 1990 6' 0", 189 lbs.

7 185 Paul Karpowich G L (gloves) Canada
Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League

Thunder Bay, ON
October 25, 1988 6' 0", 160 lbs.

See also

2008–09 NHL season

St. Louis Blues seasons

St. Louis (sports)

Farm teams

Peoria Rivermen

The Peoria Rivermen are the Blues American Hockey League affiliate in 2008–09.

Alaska Aces

The Alaska Aces are the Blues affiliate in the ECHL.

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^ "Pietrangelo Named Top Prospect: Blues' rookie T.J. Oshie makes Top 10 Prospects at Hockey's Future, (Apr. 9, 2009)". Archived from the original on April 13, 2009. Retrieved April 11, 2009.

External links

Official website of the St. Louis Blues

2008-09 St. Louis Blues GAMES

2008-09 St. Louis Blues TEAM and PLAYER Statistics

Internet Hockey DB, Current Player Roster/Stats - St. Louis Blues

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Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2008–09_St._Louis_Blues_season&oldid=1219783354"

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[blues.nhl.com-2] Tkachuk Reaches Another New Milestone Archived 2008-12-02 at the Wayback Machine, St. Louis Blues, November 30, 2008

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[4] "St. Louis Blues - Recap: St. Louis @ Dallas, Blues 3, Stars 1 (February 26, 2009)". Archived from the original on March 5, 2009. Retrieved February 27, 2009.

[5] "St. Louis Blues - Recap: St. Louis @ Detroit, Blues 5, Red Wings 4 (April 2, 2009)". Archived from the original on April 8, 2009. Retrieved April 3, 2009.

[6] Oshie Named NHL Rookie of the Month: Blues' rookie helped spark Playoff surge with 13 points in 14 games (Apr. 2) Archived April 8, 2009, at the Wayback Machine

[7] "Young Blues on Cusp of Playoffs (Apr. 1)". Archived from the original on April 9, 2009. Retrieved April 5, 2009.

[hockeysfuture.com-8] Hockey's Future Top 50 prospects, Spring 2009 1-10, (Apr. 9, 2009)

[9] "St. Louis Blues - Recap: Columbus @ St. Louis - 04/10/2009". Archived from the original on April 14, 2009. Retrieved April 11, 2009.

[10] Blues Go Marchin' In: St. Louis is back in the playoffs for the first time since 2004 Archived 2009-04-14 at the Wayback Machine, (Apr. 11, 2009)

[11] Blues Assign Pietrangelo to Peoria, (Apr. 10) Archived 2009-04-14 at the Wayback Machine

[12] "St. Louis Blues - Recap: Vancouver @ St. Louis - 04/21/2009". Archived from the original on April 25, 2009. Retrieved April 22, 2009.

[13] Rookie will start season on blue line Archived 2008-10-09 at the Wayback Machine, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, October 7, 2008

[14] Blues 5, Maple Leafs 4, SO Archived 2009-02-23 at the Wayback Machine, St. Louis Blues, October 13, 2008

[15] "Recap Capitals 4, Blues 2". Archived from the original on December 21, 2008. Retrieved December 19, 2008.

[16] "Blues Assign Bishop, Junland to Peoria". Archived from the original on December 21, 2008. Retrieved December 19, 2008.

[17] St. Louis Blues - Recap: Minnesota @ St. Louis (Dec. 20, 2008) Archived 2008-12-24 at the Wayback Machine

[18] "St. Louis Blues - Recap: Boston @ St. Louis (Dec. 21, 2008)". Archived from the original on December 22, 2008. Retrieved December 22, 2008.

[19] "St. Louis Blues - Recap: St. Louis @ Boston (Jan. 19, 2009)". Archived from the original on January 24, 2009. Retrieved January 22, 2009.

[20] "St. Louis Blues - Team - Andy Murray". Archived from the original on February 4, 2009. Retrieved February 22, 2009.

[21] "St. Louis Blues - Recap: St. Louis @ Nashville (Feb. 19, 2009)". Archived from the original on February 27, 2009. Retrieved February 22, 2009.

[22] "St. Louis Blues - Recap: Columbus @ St. Louis (Apr. 10, 2009)". Archived from the original on April 14, 2009. Retrieved April 11, 2009.

[23] "NHL.com - Blues Acquire Steen, Colaiacovo". Archived from the original on November 29, 2008. Retrieved November 25, 2008.

[24] "NHL.com - Blues Acquire Filewich from Pittsburgh". Archived from the original on December 21, 2008. Retrieved December 19, 2008.

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[26] "Blues Claim David Koci from Waivers". Archived from the original on October 22, 2008. Retrieved October 23, 2008.

[27] "Blues Claim B.J. Crombeen from Waivers". Archived from the original on October 1, 2011. Retrieved November 21, 2008.

[28] St. Louis Blues place goalie Manny Legace on waivers Archived March 13, 2009, at archive.today

[McRae-Peluso-Sonne-29] "Blues Sign 3 Prospects to Pro Contracts: Philip McRae, Anthony Peluso & Brett Sonne signed contracts on Thursday". Archived from the original on March 16, 2009. Retrieved March 24, 2009.

[30] Blues Sign Aaron Palushaj Archived 2009-04-05 at the Wayback Machine

[31] 2008 NHL Entry Draft Results Blues Draft History Archived 2008-06-20 at the Wayback Machine

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