CHICAGO - The St. Louis Blues and Chicago Blackhawks are set for their second Winter Classic matchup on New Year's Eve. Tickets will officially go on sale next month. The National Hockey League announced that tickets for the outdoor hockey matchup will go on sale to the public on June 14. Tickets will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis through Ticketmaster.com. Tickets will be available at 10 a.m. CT. St. Louis split on Trump verdict, appeals anticipated by legal experts The upcoming Winter Classic matchup is set for Dec. 31, 2024, between the Blues and Blackhawks at Wrigley Field ..read more

Blues insider Andy Strickland, reporter for Bally Sports Midwest joined Fox 2 Sports Director Martin Kilcoyne on the Sports Final set. They discussed former Blues head coach getting hired by the Toronto Maple Leafs for their head coaching job. They also discussed Drew Bannister being named the permanent head coach for the Blues after stepping in for Berube after his firing. Strickland also gave his thoughts on possible moves the Blues could make this off season to improve the team ..read more

TORONTO - Craig Berube, the only head coach to ever lead the St. Louis Blues to a Stanley Cup championship, is set to join the Toronto Maple Leafs next season. The Blues parted ways with Berube last December after parts of six seasons with the team, the last two in which St. Louis ultimately missed playoffs at the end of the season. Berube will become the 32nd head coach in the history of the Maple Leafs, an Original Six NHL franchise. The Maple Leafs have the longest drought without a Stanley Cup title, dating back nearly six decades to 1967 ..read more

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Wednesday marks 40 years since Rock N' Roll legend Ozzy Osbourne sported a St. Louis Blues jersey in a mug shot, a pure coincidence that lives on as a quirky, but beloved part of Blues hockey history. On May 15, 1984, Osbourne was booked into the Shelby County Justice Complex in Memphis, Tennessee. John Osbourne (aka Ozzy Osbourne) was arrested by Memphis cops in May 1984 and charged with public intoxication. (Photo courtesy Bureau of Prisons/Getty Images) Police reports indicated that Osbourne was arrested just after midnight while he was "staggering drunk" on Memphis' Beale ..read more

ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis Blues have officially promoted Drew Bannister to head coach on a full-time basis, removing an interim tag he carried for more than four months. Bannister has agreed to a two-year contact extension to remain the head coach of the Blues, according to a team announcement Tuesday morning. The Blues went 30-19-5 under Bannister's first run to finish the 2023-24 season at 43-33-6 (92 points). The Blues missed the playoffs by six points, but were the closest team outside of the playoff picture. Bannister's record was the 12th best in terms of points percentage in his interim ..read more

The Blues season ended on Wednesday night with a 2-1 shootout loss to the Stars on Wednesday night. It marks the second straight season the Blues won't be going to the playoffs. First up on their off season to do list is to hire a permanent head coach. Drew Bannister was promoted from their AHL team at mid season replacing Craig Berube. Bannister was working on an interim coach tag. Blues President of hockey operations/GM Doug Armstrong confirmed that Bannister was a finalist for the job. He hopes to name a permanent coach by June 1st ..read more

DALLAS (AP) — Jake Oettinger made 26 saves in regulation and overtime before stopping all three attempts in the shootout as the Central Division champion Dallas Stars beat the St. Louis Blues 2-1 in their regular-season finale Wednesday night. When they earned one point by getting to overtime, the Stars clinched the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference playoffs. They ended up with two points thanks to Oettinger and Jason Robertson, who scored with a nifty backhand on the first shot of the shootout, which held up for the victory. “It was a good test for us, kind of getting us ready fo ..read more

ST. LOUIS - Drew Bannister will presumably coach his final game on an interim basis with the St. Louis Blues on Wednesday. After the season finale, the Blues will have a decision to make: To strip that title or start anew? Bannister took over as the Blues interim head coach after the team fired Craig Berube, the only coach to lead St. Louis to a Stanley Cup title, last December. Four months later, the Blues were the last team eliminated from contention in the Western Conference. It took all the way until Game 80 out of 82 to learn that cruel fate. The Blues will miss the playoffs for the seco ..read more

The home season for the St. Louis Blues 2023-24 campaign ended on Sunday with a 4-1win over the Seattle Kraken. Fox 2 Sports reporter Kevin Ryans reports on the happy ending at Enterprise Center and hopes for next season and a return to the playoffs. ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jordan Kyrou, Brayden Schenn and Nathan Walker scored in the third period, leading the St. Louis Blues to a 4-1 victory over the Seattle Kraken on Sunday. Kasperi Kapanen also scored for St. Louis. Joel Hofer made 19 saves and hiked his record to 15-12-1. Jared McCann scored a goal for the Kraken and Joey Daccord made 25 saves as ..read more

ST. LOUIS - For the third and final time this year, all four of St. Louis' professional sports teams will play regular season games on the same day. The St. Louis Blues and St. Louis CITY SC will both play on home grounds. The St. Louis Cardinals and St. Louis Battlehawks are on the road. Here's a breakdown of the action-packed sports day on Sunday. St. Louis Blues vs. Seattle Kraken (12 p.m. CT) at Enterprise Center. Broadcast: TNT St. Louis Battlehawks @ San Antonio Brahmas (2 p.m. CT) at The Alamodome. Broadcast: ABC St. Louis Cardinals @ Arizona Diamondbacks (3:10 p.m. CT) at Chase Field ..read more