In 1967 the St Louis Blues joined the NHL or Jason Chimera Elite Jersey National Hockey League. Some of the best players of the game have served their time here and are include amongst the rich history. Both teams of the past long ago and the more recent past have had some of the best all time players on board which has given them impressive rosters year after year.
Some of the original hockey stars that were a part of the team have included Jacques Plante, Doug Harvey, Glenn Hall, and Dickie Moore. While more recent hockey stars have featured Wayne Gretzky, Peter Stastny, Dale Hawerchuk, and Brett Hull. In addition to great and memorable players the team has also had memorable and great owners.
Some of the most famous co-owners of them were Emile Francis and Lynn Patrick who were most famous http://www.officialcapitalsteamshop.com/Womens_Youth_Dale_Hunter_Jersey for their role as architects. There were famous team builders who helped them to soar to great heights especially Jimmy Devellano and Cliff Fletchen. Then Scotty Bowman, Al Arbour, Jacques Demers, and Scotty Bowman served their time coaching and bringing in many victories.
The team has had many successes although has yet to win a Stanley Cup. However with those successes have come a whole list of tragedies from the tragic deaths of players, to that of sports casters and even staff. So the team has had to learn how to Craig Smith Predators Womens Jersey persevere through the tough times in order to be able to celebrate during the good.
Each new owner has given the team different rules and set the mood of how the players felt and therefore also seen in how they played. The earliest owners were the toughest and focused solely on the game itself with little fun and no special treatment of their players. There were also some owners throughout history that wanted fun and even treated their players to lavish gifts in order to attract the best players.
Ownership has often been co-ownership of the team and for the most part the co-owners have gotten along well. However there was a lot strife and tension during the years of 1971 through 1977 during which time one of the co-owners actually left. The years of 1976 through 1983 also saw the team in financial ruins that eventually forced them to shut the doors.
Just when it felt like this would be the end to the Blues they were purchased by another owner and although they missed the draft that season they were still able to play. This brought about many changes including that they were finally http://www.officialpredatorsteamshop.com/Womens_Youth_Colin_Wilson_Jersey looked at the leader that they had always been. Additionally the fans have a unique pride and spirit that they associate with their beloved team.
So it can easily be seen why a St Louis Blues fan is completely different from most sports fans. They have been through the good, bad, ups and downs with their team and continue to have pride in what could have been. There is no reason to predict anything but a positive future at this time.