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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.
Key
Key of terms and definitions
Term
Definition
No.
Number of general managers
[a]
Ref(s)
References
–
Does not apply
†
Elected to the
Hockey Hall of Fame in the
Builder category
General managers
General managers of the St. Louis Blues
No.
Name
Tenure
Accomplishments during this term
Ref(s)
1
Lynn Patrick
May 5, 1966 – May 29, 1968
1 Stanley Cup Finals appearance (
1968 )
1 playoff appearance
[2]
[3]
2
Scotty Bowman †
May 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
[6]
[7]
4
Charles Catto
May 7, 1973 – April 7, 1974
[8]
[9]
5
Lou Angotti
[b]
April 7, 1974 – August 24, 1974
[10]
6
Sid Salomon III
[b]
August 24, 1974 – April 12, 1976
[11]
7
Emile Francis †
April 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
[15]
[16]
–
Ron Caron (Interim)
December 19, 1996 – June 21, 1997
[16]
[17]
10
Larry Pleau
June 21, 1997 – July 1, 2010
[17]
[18]
11
Doug Armstrong
July 1, 2010 – present
playoff appearances
[18]
See also
Notes
a A running total of the number of general managers of the franchise. Thus any general manager who has two or more separate terms as general manager is only counted once. Interim general managers do not count towards the total.
b
Gerry Ehman and
Denis Ball have been wrongly identified as general manager when their official title was director of player personnel, whose main duties were to be in charge of the amateur scouting and made decisions regarding the NHL draft. The error must have begun when Chuck Catto was demoted from general manager to director of player personnel on April 7, 1974. Sid Salomon III took on the title of President and Managing Director after the position of general manager was eliminated on August 24, 1974.
References
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"Rosters, Arena Information, and Aerial Maps" . NHL Enterprises, L.P. Retrieved July 22, 2015 .
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"Patrick To Head St. Louis Blues" . Eureka Humboldt Standard . May 6, 1966. p. 8. Retrieved July 22, 2015 – via
Newspapers.com .
^
a
b
"Blues Promote Bowman to GM Hire Harvey" .
Ottawa Journal . May 30, 1968. p. 14. Retrieved July 22, 2015 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Scotty Bowman Quits NHL Blues" . Warren Times-Mirror and Observer . May 1, 1971. p. 9. Retrieved July 22, 2015 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Abel Named Coach of Blues" . The Decatur Herald . May 8, 1971. p. 15. Retrieved July 22, 2015 – via
Newspapers.com .
^
a
b
"Blues Name New Coach" .
Aiken Standard . November 1, 1971. p. 7. Retrieved July 22, 2015 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"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 .
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"New Blues manager wants 'hungry hockey players' " . The Daily Capital News . May 8, 1973. p. 7. Retrieved July 22, 2015 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"EHMAN NAMED ST. LOUIS" . The Herald . May 25, 1974. p. 20. Retrieved July 22, 2015 – via
Newspapers.com .
^
"Angotti Gets Promotion During Loss" . St. Louis Post Dispatch . April 8, 1974. p. 27. Retrieved August 26, 2016 – via
Newspapers.com .
^
"Blues Drop General Manager" . St. Louis Post Dispatch . August 25, 1974. p. 27. Retrieved August 26, 2016 – via
Newspapers.com .
^
"Blues name Francis to coach, manager" . The Daily Journal . April 13, 1976. p. 11. Retrieved July 22, 2015 – via
Newspapers.com .
^
"Francis Looks To Build Whalers Into Winner" (PDF) .
The Journal-Register . May 3, 1983. p. 9. Retrieved July 22, 2015 .
^
"Blues name Caron to post" .
The Pantagraph . August 14, 1983. p. 73. Retrieved July 22, 2015 – via
Newspapers.com .
^
a
b 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 .
^
a
b Lapointe, Joe (December 20, 1996).
"Keenan Is Out As the Coach Of the Blues" .
The New York Times . Retrieved July 22, 2015 .
^
a
b
"Blues hire Larry Pleau as general manager" .
AP . June 9, 1997. Retrieved July 22, 2015 .
^
a
b Pinkert, Chris (July 1, 2010).
"Armstrong Takes Over as Blues GM" . St. Louis Blues. Retrieved July 22, 2015 .
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