St. Louis Blues Hockey Legends

Carl "The Intern" Middleman- Blues DJ for 30 Years

A Blues star of game presentation since the late 90s. He’s known to radio listeners as Carl “The Intern”. Carl Middleman has been the music coordinator of the Blues since

The Arena- 1929-1999

The Arena on St. Louis' Oakland Avenue was a special place, and the original home of the St. Louis Blues. Of course, it hosted much more than professional hockey. It was

He's a Pest, and Proud of It! Tyson Nash

He was a hockey "pest" in the late 90s and early 2000s for the Blues...later the Coyotes. He's gone on to be one of hockey's elite communicators. Tyson Nash talks about h

Hockey Hall-of-Famer Emile "The Cat" Francis w/Susie Mathieu

Emile "The Cat" Francis was a Vice President and General Manager for the Blues during the franchise's most turbulent period in the late 1970's and early 80's. This after

90s Star Geoff Courtnall

A Victoria, BC native, Geoff Courtnall had two stints with the Blues. A short one in '90 before the ill-fated multi-player deal with Vancouver, and another longer run in

Name Game- with 5 Legends

It's always fun to hear our Legends reminisce about the people of their careers and lives. This episode features five of our recent guest legends doing just that. Perry T

Jeff Brown- Blues 90s Star Defenseman

Jeff Brown-- a Blues star of the 1990s who still holds some of the offensive team records for a defenseman. Only Hull and Oates had more scoring points during the Blues ‘

Gary Sabourin- Original Blue-Excellent NHL Career

An expansion draft trade with the Rangers brought Gary Sabourin and Bob Plager to the Blues. What a deal! Sabourin became a star right-winger on the early Blues and went

John Wensink- Blues Draftee- Bruins Career- Blues Alumni

John Wensink played in two Stanley Cup finals in the mid 70s with the Boston Bruins. Before that he learned, almost by accident, that he could be a good fighter when nece

Bonus Episode- 3 Blues Connected Cities - Same Name

There's an interesting connection to St. Louis Blues hockey with three cities with the same name. (Not St. Louis) And there's an interesting story or two with each. Blues

Hockey Fighting- With Blues Fighter Cam Janssen

Hockey’s beginnings are traced back to late-19th Century Canada…and fighting has always been a part of the sport. We review fighting...why it's allowed...why it's not as

Blues HOF Player & Coach Jimmy Roberts

We chat with Red Berenson about his late, long-time friend and hockey buddy on this one. -- Goalies were picked first in the 60s expansion draft, but after that, Jimmy Ro

Legendary Blues (and NHL) Names and Stories

The sport of hockey, and the Blues, have produced many unusual and interesting surnames over the years. In this episode, we focus on some of the more unusual, and sometim

80s Fan Favorite- Perry Turnbull

The Blues picked 2nd in the 1979 NHL entry draft and selected a big (for the time) forward Perry Turnbull. He wore the number 9 jersey and quickly became a favorite of ma

We Remember "The Professor" Ron Caron

Two of the people who were close to Ron Caron during his tenure with the Blues ('83-'94) were Charlie Hodges and George Csolak. Charlie worked in the PR office of the Blu

The Man on the Zamboni--Ice Man-Jim Schmuke

Nearing retirement, Jim Schmuke shares some of the behind-the-scenes stories from his years of ice maintenance, driving the Zam, and building maintenance for the Blues an

The Bob Gassoff Story-Tragedy and Triumph

Rising Blues star defenseman Bob Gassoff tragically died in a 1977 motorcycle accident at a team post-season party. Many think it was an event that may have prevented the

Name Game with 4 Legends

It’s another “name game” pod with four of our recent legends…where we ask them to react to the names of people from their hockey lives. We throw rapid-fire names at the g

Stanley Cup Inspirational Hero Laila Anderson

Laila was accepted as a sort-of team mascot during the Blues 2019 Stanley Cup run as she was battling a life-threatening auto-immune disorder. She required a bone marrow

Memories and Stories from Tom's Bar

Quite a few items have been accumulated at the man-cave bar of your host in 39 years as Blues PA guy. So, on this episode, the term "legend" takes on the meaning of "unau