FEATURED: St. Louis Blues Coverage (2022)

Oct. 16, 2022

Like a good Neighbour[s], Jake [from St. Louis] was there. Right place, right time to deliver a Columbus-crushing blow as the Blues rallied for three late goals and a 5-2 season-opening win.

Jake Neighbours picked up some big insurance Saturday just 20 seconds after his new linemate Ivan Barbashev potted a late go-ahead goal. Trenched in a 2-2 tie for nearly half an hour’s worth of regulation, the Blues pulled ahead just halfway through the third period and doubled their output in a short manner of time.

“The building had so much energy,” said Neighbours. “Everyone was kind of on their feet. It was a high-energy moment. Getting two back-to-back there was pretty big for the team.”

Neighbours tacked on so quickly that the Blues P.A. announcer Tom Calhoun couldn’t even finish announcements from Barbashev’s goal just moments before. The two goals now rank within the Blues’ Top 10 for the fastest pair of goals scored at any point of a game in franchise history, according to Records.NHL.com.

Now in his second NHL stint, Neighbours logged 13 minutes of ice time, delivered four hits and needed only one shot on goal to find the back of the net in the 2022-23 season opener. After making his NHL debut last year, he has a chance to build on that experience and proves he belongs at the top level. 

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May 14, 2022

Thousands of cheers rocked the Enterprise Center as the Blues clinched their first-round playoff series Thursday against the Minnesota Wild. But unlike the Stanley Cup run of 2019, Laura Branigan’s hit “Gloria” did not accompany the cheers after the final buzzer.

The Blues retired “Gloria” as their anthem after their first Stanley Cup title three years ago. In recent months, another classic has taken over the role as the go-to anthem after Blues home victories. Enter the Beach Boys.

As the Blues advanced past Round 1 for the first time since being crowned champs, the 1960s hit “Fun, Fun, Fun” marked the end of a hard-fought playoff series. Some fans may have just picked up on that Thursday, but it’s not the first time the Beach Boys have played after a home win. In fact, the song played after the Blues’ first home victory of the 2022 calendar year on January 7.

It wasn’t by random chance that the Beach Boys, synonymous with summer-like hits, became tied to the 2021-22 St. Louis Blues. A previous high-profile matchup with the Minnesota Wild looks to be the most likely reason for it. The Blues and Wild met outdoors for the 2022 NHL Winter Classic, wearing beach day attire amid subzero temperatures. 

“We knew it was a bold move,” Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington told NHL.com. “I think it was something we just figured, when you’re 50 years old and looking back, are you going to want to see you getting off the bus in a suit or something funny like (beachwear)?”

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