2012–13 St. Louis Blues season

National Hockey League team season March 2026 June 2013 NHL 2012–13 2012 St. Louis Blues St. Louis Blues Western 4th Central 2nd 29–17–2 15–8–1 14–9–1 129 115 Doug Armstrong Ken Hitchcock David Backes Barret JackmanJamie Langenbrunner (Oct.–Feb.)Andy McDonaldAlex Pietrangelo (Feb.–May.)Alexander Steen Scottrade Center 414,328 avg. 17,263 (90.1%)2012–2013 NHL Attendance – National Hockey League – ESPN http://espn.go.com/nhl/attendance https://web.archive.org/web/20081214165302/http://espn.go.com/nhl/attendance dead December 14, 2008 ESPN April 27, 201324 games Chris Stewart (18) David Backes (22) Chris Stewart (36) Barret Jackman (+6) Ryan Reaves (79) Brian Elliott (14) Jaroslav Halak (2.14) The 2012–13 St. Louis Blues season was the 46th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 5, 1967.National Hockey League The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011 2010 Triumph Books 111 978-1-60078-422-4 The regular season was reduced from its usual 82 games to 48 due to the 2012–13 NHL lockout. Off-season On January 6, 2013, after a 113-day lockout, the NHL Owners and Players reached a new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), ratified on both sides by January 12, 119-days after the lockout. The old CBA expired on September 15, 2012, precipitating the lockout of the players by the owners. The new CBA has to be ratified by both the owners and players before the season can begin.NHL, NHLPA Agree to Framework of CBA, NHL.com (January 6, 2013) On the same day, team owner Tom Stillman released a statement apologizing to the fans for the more-than-three-month lockout.|STL|home Statement from Blues Owner Tom Stillman, NHL.com (Jan 6, 2013) The Blues and the NHL released the new playing schedules for 2013, covering 48 games instead of the usual 82. The Blues open the season at home on January 19 against the Detroit Red Wings.Blues Release 2012–13 Season Schedule: The Blues open the season at home vs. Detroit on Saturday, Jan. 19, NHL.com (January 12, 2013) Fox Sports Midwest will broadcast 41 of the 48 games. NBC/NBC Sports will broadcast the remaining seven.Blues, FS Midwest Release TV Schedule: FSMW will broadcast 41 games; NBC / NBC Sports will air remaining seven, NHL.com (Jan 16, 2013) On the eve of the start of the abbreviated 2012–13 season on January 19, the Blues trimmed their roster to 23 by the January 18 deadline.Blues are back for real, St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Jan 19, 2013) Regular season January The first game of the 48-game season scored a first for the Blues: the first shutout in the first game of the season in their 46-year history. A 6–0 shutout of Detroit at home by Jaroslav Halak (14th with the Blues; facing only 14 shots) featured a two-goal game on his first two NHL shots by acclaimed Russian rookie Vladimir Tarasenko, two goals by Chris Stewart and a short-handed goal by T. J. Oshie, with four of the six goals on the power-play, to a standing-room-only crowd of 20,035 in attendance.Blues rout Red Wings 6–0 in Opener , NHL.com (January 19, 2013) The opening game was the highest-rated Blues season or home opener on FOX Sports Midwest. It averaged a 6.0 household rating, making it the highest-rated program in prime time in St. Louis on Saturday. The second game of the season, on Monday January 21 against the Nashville Predators, was the highest-rated regular season Blues telecast ever on FOX Sports Midwest. The Blues' 4–3 shootout win at Nashville generated a 7.4 household rating in the St. Louis DMA, according to Nielsen Media Research. That easily tops the previous regular season high of 6.3 set March 13, 2012 at Chicago. The Monday telecast peaked at a 9.1 rating (113,000 households) during the shootout. The Blues Live postgame show followed with an impressive 4.7 rating.Jan. 21 game sets ratings record: Blues' 4–3 SO win in Nashville was the highest rated regular season game, NHL.com (Jan 22, 2013) On January 27, the Blues honored the late St. Louis Cardinals' baseball Hall of Famer Stan Musial, who died in Ladue, Missouri, on January 19 at the age of 92. The Blues wore number 6 (Musial's number) on their warmup jerseys that were autographed and then auctioned to benefit Cardinals Care and the St. Louis Blues 14 fund.http://blues.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=652401 https://web.archive.org/web/20130128000301/http://blues.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=652401 dead January 28, 2013 Blues Honor Musial on Jan. 27 vs. Wild: Players wore Musial 6 jerseys during warmups, which will be auctioned NHL.com January 27, 2013 February On February 4, Blues' forward Vladimir Tarasenko was named by the NHL as January's Rookie of the Month, as he led all rookie forwards with nine points (five goals and four assists) in seven games in the month.http://blues.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=653971 https://web.archive.org/web/20130207062332/http://blues.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=653971 dead February 7, 2013 Tarasenko Named Rookie of the Month: The Blues' rookie led all forwards in scoring for the month of January NHL.com February 4, 2013 February 8, 2013 On February 13, goaltender Jake Allen made his first start in goal, against the Detroit Red Wings at Joe Louis Arena, where his team beat Detroit 4–3 in overtime, stopping 15 of 18 shots.Steen's tally lifts Blues past Red Wings in OT , NHL.com (Feb 13, 2013) Vladimir Tarasenko was the early favorite to win the Calder Memorial Trophy as Rookie of the Year after the one-quarter mark (12 games) of the season, scoring six goals and five assists (11 points) in 13 games, playing only 14:27 average per game.Tarasenko an Early Favorite for Calder: Blues' forward is NHL.com's early pick for League Rookie of the Year, NHL.com (Feb 14, 2013) On February 22, he was placed on the injured reserve list after getting hit on the head in the February 20 game in Colorado. His five points in his first two games tied him with Wayne Babych for the best start by a rookie in Blues' history.Tarasenko Placed on Injured Reserve: The Blues have recalled forward Chris Porter from the Peoria Rivermen, NHL.com (Feb 22, 2013) On February 23 at home, Barret Jackman became the all-time Blues' leader in games played by a defenseman with his 616th game played since his debut on April 14, 2002. He has 22 goals and 121 assists for 143 points in his career and a plus-minus rating of +37. This season, he passed Bob Plager (615), Barclay Plager (614), Al MacInnis (613), Larry Patey (603) and Chris Pronger (598). Only forwards Bernie Federko (927), Brian Sutter (779), Brett Hull (744) and Garry Unger (662) have played in more games than Jackman.Jackman Reaches Franchise Milestone: Jackman now ranks first overall in games played by a Blues defenseman, NHL.com (Feb 23, 2013) After starting out with a 6–1 record in January, the Blues skidded to a 4–7–1 record in February, with a 1–5–1 record at home; in that span, they scored only 11 goals while giving up 26.Bernie: Time has come for Blues to grow up, St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Mar 3, 2013) March Rookie goaltender Jake Allen earned his first NHL shutout at home against the Phoenix Coyotes, stopping all 28 shots on March 14. It boosted his record to 7–1 in his first eight games.Stewart scores two, Allen gets first shutout for Blues , NHL.com (Mar 14, 2013)Allen Making Most of Opportunity, NHL.com (Mar 19, 2013) Goaltender Jaroslav Halak tied Glenn Hall for the Blues' franchise record of 16 career shutouts when Halak shut-out the Edmonton Oilers on March 23, stopping all 19 shots on net. It was his 25th career shutout in the NHL. Roman Turek is third on the franchise list with 13 shutouts.Halak Ties Franchise Shutout Record: Blues goalie moves into a tie for first in team history with 16 shutouts, NHL.com (Mar 23, 2013) A freefall at the end of March, losing four of five games, dropped the Blues to eighth place in the Conference, just barely hanging on to a playoff spot. A few days before the NHL trade deadline (April 3), the Blues, on March 30, picked up a left-shooting defenseman Jordan Leopold in a trade with the Buffalo Sabres to bolster its defense. April In his second trade in two days, on April 1, general manager Doug Armstrong, after pushing for 10 months,http://blues.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=663399 https://web.archive.org/web/20130405042127/http://blues.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=663399 dead April 5, 2013 Blues Excited to Land Bouwmeester: Blues GM Doug Armstrong said deal took "better part of 10 months" NHL.com April 2, 2013 finally acquired left-shooting defenseman Jay Bouwmeester from the Calgary Flames. In his final trade, his third in four days, just before the deadline on April 3, Armstrong traded defenseman Wade Redden to the Boston Bruins for a conditional seventh-round draft pick in 2014. April 16 saw head coach Ken Hitchcock earn his 600th NHL win with the 2–1 shootout victory over the Vancouver Canucks. He became the 11th NHL coach to reach that milestone. Of the 11, only two have higher career point percentages: Scotty Bowman (.657) and Joel Quenneville (.612), with Hitchcock at .595. Ironically, Bowman and Quenneville were both former Blues' coaches.http://blues.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=666070 https://web.archive.org/web/20130420095828/http://blues.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=666070 dead April 20, 2013 Hitchcock Reaches 600-Win Milestone: Blues Head Coach becomes 11th coach in NHL history to reach the mark NHL.com April 16, 2013 The Blues clinched a playoff spot in the top eight teams in the Western Conference after their 3–1 home win against the Colorado Avalanche on April 23, giving them a 27–17–2 (56 points) record. Final seeding will depend on the result of their final two games of the season at home against the Calgary Flames and Chicago Blackhawks, with a chance for fourth place giving them home advantage in the first round. They reached the playoffs for 25 consecutive years from 1979 to 2004, and their third in the last eight seasons.Blues Clinch Spot in Stanley Cup Playoffs, NHL.com (April 23, 2013) The team was 17–14–2 (36 points), sitting at ninth place in the Western Conference at the end of March, and were in danger of not making the playoffs. A 12–3 run in April, however, pushed them to fourth place and home ice in the first round of the playoffs against the Los Angeles Kings.http://blues.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=668203 https://web.archive.org/web/20130507013442/http://blues.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=668203 dead May 7, 2013 Round 1 Preview: Blues vs. Kings NHL.com April 28, 2013http://blues.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=668094 https://web.archive.org/web/20130508223316/http://blues.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=668094 dead May 8, 2013 Breakdown: Blues vs. Kings NHL.com April 28, 2013 Goaltender Brian Elliott was named the NHL's Second Star of the Month for April, with his franchise-record (including post-season) 11 wins in the month. He had an 11–2–0 record, 1.28 goals against average and .948 save percentage, with three shutouts in 13 games, to push the Blues into fourth place. The Blues tied the Vancouver Canucks for most shutouts for in the NHL, with seven.https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2013.html 2012-13 NHL Summary May After the Blues' first-round loss, their third playoff loss in four seasons, sportswriter Bernie Miklasz asked why the Blues are so easily satisfied.https://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/bernie-miklasz/why-are-the-blues-so-easily-satisfied/article_871ecb11-8fd6-5268-b409-ac2fdb6564b6.html Why are the Blues so easily satisfied? St. Louis Post-Dispatch May 18, 2013 He previously wrote that the team was good, but just not good enough.https://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/bernie-miklasz/bernie-blues-are-good-just-not-good-enough/article_d1148dc0-3c59-5343-9fcb-eb622805de60.html Bernie: Blues are good, just not good enough St. Louis Post-Dispatch May 13, 2013 Standings STL STL Schedule and results (all games on Fox Sports Midwest, except those on NBC/NBC Sports marked with a * ) Blues' Schedule NBC/NBC Sports schedule 2012–13 Game LogLegend: #ccffcc Win (2 points) 1px solid #ccffcc #ffcccc Loss (0 points) 1px solid #ffcccc #ffffff Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) 1px solid #AAAAAA January: 6–1–0 (Home: 3–0–0; Road: 3–1–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 January 19 Detroit 0–6 St. Louis Halak 20,035 1–0–0 2 StL 6, Det 0 2 January 21 St. Louis 4–3 Nashville SO Elliott 17,113 2–0–0 4 StL 4, Nsh 3   SO 3 January 22 St. Louis 2–3 Chicago Elliott 21,455 2–1–0 4 Chi 3, StL 2 4 January 24 Nashville 0–3 St. Louis Halak 16,047 3–1–0 6 StL 3, Nsh 0 5 January 26 St. Louis 4–3 Dallas Halak 17,131 4–1–0 8 StL 4, Dal 3 6 January 27 * Minnesota 4–5 St. Louis OT Elliott 18,265 5–1–0 10 StL 5, Min 4   OT 7 January 31 St. Louis 4–1 Columbus Elliott 11,155 6–1–0 12 StL 4, CBJ 1 February: 4–7–1 (Home: 1–5–1; Road: 3–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 8 February 1 St. Louis 3–5 Detroit Elliott 20,066 6–2–0 12 Det 5, StL 3 9 February 5 Nashville 6–1 St. Louis Elliott 15,206 6–3–0 12 Nsh 6, StL 1 10 February 7 Detroit 5–1 St. Louis Elliott 17,699 6–4–0 12 Det 5, StL 1 11 February 9 Anaheim 6–5 St. Louis SO Elliott 18,835 6–4–1 13 Ana 6, StL 5  SO 12 February 11 Los Angeles 4–1 St. Louis Elliott 14,498 6–5–1 13 LAK 4, StL 1 13 February 13 * St. Louis 4–3 Detroit OT Allen 20,066 7–5–1 15 StL 4, Det 3   OT 14 February 15 St. Louis 5–2 Calgary Allen 19,289 8–5–1 17 StL 5, Cgy 2 15 February 17 St. Louis 4–3 Vancouver SO Allen 18,910 9–5–1 19 StL 4, Van 3  SO 16 February 19 * San Jose 2–1 St. Louis Allen 16,100 9–6–1 19 SJS 2, StL 1 17 February 20 * St. Louis 0–1 Colorado OT Halak 14,651 9–6–2 20 Col 1, StL 0  OT 18 February 23 Columbus 1–2 St. Louis Halak 19,457 10–6–2 22 StL 2, CBJ 1 19 February 28 Chicago 3–0 St. Louis Halak 19,533 10–7–2 22 Chi 3, StL 0 March: 7–7–0 (Home: 4–2–0; Road: 3–5–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 20 March 1 Edmonton 2–4 St. Louis Halak 19,476 11–7–2 24 StL 4, Edm 2 21 March 3 St. Louis 1–4 Dallas Elliott 16,663 11–8–2 24 Dal 4, StL 1 22 March 5 St. Louis 4–6 Los Angeles Halak 18,118 11–9–2 24 LAK 6, StL 4 23 March 7 St. Louis 6–3 Phoenix Allen 11,482 12–9–2 26 StL 6, Phx 3 24 March 9 St. Louis 4–3 San Jose OT Allen 17,562 13–9–2 28 StL 4, SJD 3  OT 25 March 10 St. Louis 2–4 Anaheim Halak 17,174 13–10–2 28 Ana 4, StL 2 26 March 12 San Jose 2–4 St. Louis Allen 16,583 14–10–2 30 StL 4, SJS 2 27 March 14 Phoenix 0–3 St. Louis Allen 17,852 15–10–2 32 StL 3, Phx 0 28 March 16 Anaheim 1–2 St. Louis OT Allen 19,593 16–10–2 34 StL 2, Ana 1  OT 29 March 19 St. Louis 2–3 Vancouver Allen 18,910 16–11–2 34 Van 3, StL 2 30 March 23 St. Louis 3–0 Edmonton Halak 16,839 17–11–2 36 StL 3, Edm 0 31 March 24 St. Louis 2–3 Calgary Halak 19,289 17–12–2 36 Cgy 3, StL 2 32 March 26 Edmonton 3–0 St. Louis Allen 17,260 17–13–2 36 Edm 3, StL 0 33 March 28 Los Angeles 4–2 St. Louis Halak 19,770 17–14–2 36 LAK 4, StL 2 April: 12–3–0 (Home: 7–1–0; Road: 5–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 34 April 1 St. Louis 4–1 Minnesota Elliott 18,786 18–14–2 38 StL 4, Min 1 35 April 4 St. Louis 4–3 Chicago SO Elliott 22,081 19–14–2 40 StL 4, Chi 3  SO 36 April 5 Columbus 1–3 St. Louis Allen 19,224 20–14–2 42 StL 3, CBJ 1 37 April 7 * St. Louis 1–0 Detroit Elliott 20,066 21–14–2 44 StL 1, Det 0 38 April 9 St. Louis 1–0 Nashville Elliott 15,063 22–14–2 46 StL 1, Nsh 0 39 April 11 St. Louis 2–0 Minnesota Elliott 18,947 23–14–2 48 StL 2, Min 0 40 April 12 St. Louis 1–4 Columbus Allen 17,007 23–15–2 48 CBJ 4, StL 1 41 April 14 * Chicago 2–0 St. Louis Elliott 19,385 23–16–2 48 Chi 2, StL 0 42 April 16 Vancouver 1–2 St. Louis SO Elliott 17,709 24–16–2 50 StL 2, Van 1 SO 43 April 18 Phoenix 1–2 St. Louis SO Elliott 17,205 25–16–2 52 StL 2, Phx 1 SO 44 April 19 Dallas 1–2 St. Louis Elliott 19,328 26–16–2 54 StL 2, Dal 1 45 April 21 * St. Louis 3–5 Colorado Elliott 14,606 26–17–2 54 Col 5, StL 3 46 April 23 Colorado 1–3 St. Louis Elliott 15,427 27–17–2 56 StL 3, Col 1 47 April 25 Calgary 1–4 St. Louis Elliott 15,302 28–17–2 58 StL 4, Cgy 1 48 April 27 Chicago 1–3 St. Louis Elliott 19,841 29–17–2 60 StL 3, Chi 1Legend: #ccffcc Win (2 points) 1px solid #ccffcc #ffcccc Loss (0 points) 1px solid #ffcccc #ffffff Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) 1px solid #AAAAAA Playoffs Key: #ccffcc darkgray Win #ffbbbb darkgray Loss 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs Western Conference Quarterfinals: vs. (5) Los Angeles Kings – Los Angeles won series 4–2 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series (STL–LAK) Recap 1 April 30 Los Angeles 1–2 St. Louis 13:26 Elliott 17,612 1–0 StL 2, LAK 1  OT 2 May 2 Los Angeles 1–2 St. Louis Elliott 18,681 2–0 StL 2, LAK 1 3 May 4 St. Louis 0–1 Los Angeles Elliott 18,118 2–1 LAK 1, StL 0 4 May 6 St. Louis 3–4 Los Angeles Elliott 18,334 2–2 LAK 4, StL 3 5 May 8 Los Angeles 3–2 St. Louis 8:00 Elliott 18,269 2–3 LAK 3, StL 2  OT 6 May 10 St. Louis 1–2 Los Angeles Elliott 18,346 2–4 LAK 2, StL 1 Player statistics Final stats2012–2013 Regular Season Stats – Points – St. Louis Blues – Statistics http://blues.nhl.com/club/stats.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20090724145549/http://blues.nhl.com/club/stats.htm dead July 24, 2009 St. Louis Blues May 13, 2013 Skaters Regular season   FINAL Player GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points +/- Plus/minus PIM Penalty minutes Chris Stewart Chris Stewart (ice hockey, born 1987) 48 18 18 36 0 40 David Backes 48 6 22 28 5 62 Alexander Steen 40 8 19 27 5 14 Patrik Berglund 48 17 8 25 −2 12 David Perron 48 10 15 25 0 44 Alex Pietrangelo 47 5 19 24 0 10 Kevin Shattenkirk 48 5 18 23 2 20 Andy McDonald Andy McDonald (ice hockey) 37 7 14 21 −2 16 T. J. Oshie 30 7 13 20 −5 15 Vladimir Sobotka Vladimír Sobotka 48 8 11 19 −4 35 Vladimir Tarasenko 38 8 11 19 1 10 Jaden Schwartz 45 7 6 13 −4 4 Barret Jackman 46 3 9 12 6 39 Chris Porter Chris Porter (ice hockey) 29 2 6 8 5 0 Jay Bouwmeester† 14 1 6 7 5 6 Kris Russell 33 1 6 7 6 9 Wade Redden ‡ (1/24-4/3) 23 2 3 5 −2 11 Roman Polak Roman Polák 48 1 5 6 −2 48 Adam Cracknell 20 2 4 6 3 4 Ryan Reaves 43 4 2 6 3 79 Jordan Leopold† 15 0 2 2 −2 0 Matt D'Agostini ‡ ( -3/22) 16 1 1 2 −4 2 Jamie Langenbrunner + * (active 1/19-2/5) 4 0 1 1 1 0 Scott Nichol ice hockey 30 1 0 1 −2 25 Ian Cole 15 0 1 1 −4 10 Andrew Murray Andrew Murray (ice hockey) 1 0 0 0 0 0 Dmitrij Jaskin Dmitrij Jaškin 2 0 0 0 −1 0 Totals 48 124 210 334 4 531 2012–13 NHL season – Skater – Summary – Wins * indicates not currently on the active roster. + indicates on Injured Reserve. ‡Traded away mid-season, date of last game in ( ). Stats reflect time with Blues only. †Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Blues, date of first game in ( ). Stats reflect time with Blues only. Bold = leading team in category. Playoffs   FINAL Player GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points +/- Plus/minus PIM Penalty minutes Alexander Steen 6 3 0 3 2 6 David Backes 6 1 2 3 0 0 Vladimir Sobotka Vladimír Sobotka 6 0 3 3 4 0 Barret Jackman 6 1 1 2 −1 10 T. J. Oshie 6 2 0 2 −4 2 Patrik Berglund 6 1 1 2 −3 2 Kevin Shattenkirk 6 0 2 2 −1 6 David Perron 6 0 2 2 −3 6 Alex Pietrangelo 6 1 1 2 2 2 Jay Bouwmeester 6 0 1 1 0 0 Chris Porter Chris Porter (ice hockey) 6 1 0 1 0 0 Roman Polak Roman Polák 6 0 1 1 −2 2 Chris Stewart Chris Stewart (ice hockey, born 1987) 6 0 1 1 0 0 Jaden Schwartz 6 0 1 1 1 2 Jordan Leopold 6 0 0 0 −2 0 Andy McDonald Andy McDonald (ice hockey) 6 0 0 0 0 0 Adam Cracknell 5 0 0 0 −1 0 Ryan Reaves 6 0 0 0 −1 2 Vladimir Tarasenko 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 6 10 16 26 −9 40 Goaltenders (through game on April 27, 2013)   FINAL Regular season Player GP Games played GS Games started TOI Time on ice W Win L Loss OT Overtime loss GA Goals against GAA Goals against average SA Shots against SV% Save percentage SO Shutouts G Goals A Assists PIM Penalty minutes Brian Elliott 24 20 1,291:56 14 8 1   49 2.28   526 .907 3 0 0 0 Jaroslav Halak Jaroslav Halák 16 15    812:35  6 5 1   29 2.14   286 .899 3 0 1 0 Jake Allen Jake Allen (ice hockey) 15 13    803:53  9 4 0   33 2.46   346 .905 1 0 0 0 Totals 48 2,908:24 29 17 2 111 2.29 1,158 .904 7 0 1 0 (through game on May 10, 2013)   FINAL Playoffs Player GP Games played GS Games started TOI Time on ice W Win L Loss OT Overtime loss GA Goals against GAA Goals against average SA Shots against SV% Save percentage SO Shutouts G Goals A Assists PIM Penalty minutes Brian Elliott 6 6 378:29 2 4 1 12 1.90 149 .919 0 0 0 0 †Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Blues. Stats reflect time with the Blues only. ‡Traded mid-season Bold/italics denotes franchise record Awards and milestones Awards Regular Season Player Award AwardedChris StewartStewart Named No. 1 Star of the Week, NHL.com (March 18, 2013) NHL First Star of the Week March 17, 2013Jake Allen and Chris StewartAllen, Stewart Make NHL.com's Hot List, NHL.com (March 18, 2013) NHL Hot List March 17, 2013Brian ElliottElliott Named No. 2 Star of the Week, NHL.com (April 8, 2013) NHL Second Star of the Week April 7, 2013Brian Elliott Elliott Named Second Star for April: Brian Elliott set a Blues franchise record with 11 wins in April, NHL.com (April 29, 2013) NHL Second Star for April April 29, 2013 Milestones Regular Season Player Milestone Reached Jake Allen 1st Career NHL Shutout March 14, 2013 David BackesBlues beat Blackhawks, finish fourth in West , NHL.com (April 27, 2013) 300th NHL Point April 27, 2013 Transactions The Blues have been involved in the following transactions during the 2012–13 season Trades DateDetails July 10, 2012Blues Acquire Picks from TB for Crombeen To Tampa Bay LightningB. J. Crombeen 5th-round pick in 2014 To St. Louis Blues4th-round pick in 20134th-round pick in 2014 February 19, 2013Nashville Predators Acquire Defenseman Scott Ford From St. Louis To Nashville Predators Scott Ford To St. Louis Blues Jani Lajunen March 22, 2013Blues Get Conditional Pick for D'Agostini To New Jersey Devils Matt D'AgostiniConditional 7th-round pick in 2015 To St. Louis Blues Conditional 4th or 5th-round pick in 2015Condition satisfied to render pick 5th-round pick. March 30, 2013Blues Acquire Leopold from Buffalo To Buffalo Sabres 2nd-round pick in 2013Conditional 5th-round pick in 2013Condition satisfied. To St. Louis Blues Jordan Leopold April 1, 2013Blues Acquire Bouwmeester from Calgary To Calgary Flames Mark CundariReto BerraConditional 1st-round pick in 2013Condition satisfied. To St. Louis Blues Jay Bouwmeester April 3, 2013Blues Acquire Conditional Pick for Redden: The Blues get a conditional seventh round pick in 2014 for Wade Redden To Boston Bruins Wade Redden To St. Louis Blues Conditional 6th-round pick in 2014Condition satisfied. Free agents signed Player Former team Contract terms Mike McKennaBlues Sign McKenna, Chorney and Ford, NHL.com (July 1, 2012) Binghamton Senators 1 year, $525,000 Scott Ford Milwaukee Admirals 1 year, $575,000 Taylor Chorney Edmonton Oilers 1 year, $575,000 Jeff WoywitkaBlues Sign Defenseman Jeff Woywitka, NHL.com (July 2, 2012) New York Rangers 1 year, $700,000 Andrew MurrayBlues Sign Forward Andrew Murray, NHL.com (July 5, 2012) Detroit Red Wings 1 year, $600,000 Wade ReddenRedden, Blues Agree to Deal in PrincipleRangers buy out Redden's contract New York Rangers 1 year, $800,000 * $468,293 (pro-rated over 48 games) Free agents lost Player New team Contract terms Carlo ColaiacovoColaiacovo signs with Red Wings Detroit Red Wings 2 years, $5 million Kent HuskinsWings sign Huskins to one-year deal Detroit Red Wings 1 year, $750,000 Claimed via waivers Player Former team Date claimed off waivers Lost via waivers Player New team Date claimed off waivers Anthony PelusoJets claim Anthony Peluso off waivers Winnipeg Jets January 16, 2013 Lost via retirement Player Date Scott Nichol June 5, 2013 Nichol Joins Predators Front Office Staff: Blues forward was named the Director of Player Development on June 5 Andy McDonald June 6, 2013 Concussions prompt McDonald's retirement from Blues Player signings Player Date Contract terms Chris StewartBlues Sign Stewart to One-Year Deal, NHL.com (June 14, 2012) June 14, 2012 1 year, $3 million Barret JackmanBlues Sign Jackman to 3-Year Deal, NHL.com (June 18, 2012) June 18, 2012 3 years, $9.5 million Scott NicholNichol Signs One-Year Deal, NHL.com (June 28, 2012) June 28, 2012 1 year, $650,000 David PerronPerron Signs 4-Year Deal with the Blues, NHL.com (July 5, 2012) July 5, 2012 4 years, $15.25 million Jamie LangenbrunnerBlues Sign Langenbrunner for One Year, NHL.com (July 10, 2012) July 10, 2012 1 year, $1.5 million Anthony PelusoBlues Re-Sign Porter, Peluso and Sonne, NHL.com (July 10, 2012) July 16, 2012 1 year, $605,000 Chris Porter July 16, 2012 1 year, $650,000 Brett Sonne July 16, 2012 1 year, $660,000 T. J. OshieBlues Sign Oshie to 5-Year Deal, NHL.com (July 20, 2012) July 20, 2012 5 years, $20.875 million Joel EdmundsonBlues Sign Edmundson and Veilleux, NHL.com (March 6, 2013) March 6, 2013 3 years, $2.2275 million entry-level contract Yannick Veilleux March 6, 2013 3 years, $2.025 million entry-level contract Ryan TesinkTesink Agrees in Principle to Entry-Level Deal, NHL.com (March 13, 2013) March 13, 2013 3 years, $1.87 million entry-level contract Sergey AndronovAndronov Agrees to Deal in Principle, NHL.com (March 24, 2013) March 24, 2013 1 year, $627,500 entry-level contract Dmitrij JaskinJaskin Signs 3-Year Entry-Level Contract, NHL.com (April 3, 2013) April 3, 2013 3 years, $2.41 million entry-level contract Chris PorterBlues, Porter Agree to Two-Year Deal, NHL.com (April 3, 2013) April 4, 2013 2 years, $1.35 million contract extensionPorter rewarded by Blues for dedication, St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Apr 5, 2013) Niklas LundstromBlues sign goalie prospect Lundstrum, St. Louis Post-Dispatch (May 24, 2013)Blues Sign Goalie Prospect Lundstrom, NHL.com (May 21, 2013) May 21, 2013 3 years, $1.9675 million entry-level contract Adam CracknellBlues re-sign forward Adam Cracknell, St. Louis Post-Dispatch (May 25, 2013)Blues Re-Sign Cracknell to One-Year Deal, NHL.com (May 25, 2013) May 25, 2013 1 year, $600,000 Ian ColeBlues Sign Cole to Two-Year Deal, NHL.com (May 28, 2013) May 28, 2013 2 years, $1.65 million Taylor ChorneyBlues Sign Chorney to One-Year Deal, NHL.com (June 18, 2013) June 18, 2013 1 year, $600,000 Patrik BerglundBlues, Berglund Agree on One-Year Deal, NHL.com (June 25, 2013) June 25, 2013 1 year, $3.25 million Kevin ShattenkirkBlues, Shattenkirk Agree to 4-Year Deal, NHL.com (June 26, 2013) June 26, 2013 4 years, $17 million Draft picks St. Louis' picks at the 2012 NHL entry draft in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, at the Consol Energy Center from June 22–23, 2012. Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team (League) 1 25 Jordan Schmaltz D United States Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) 2 56 Samuel Kurker RW United States St. John's Preparatory School (USHS-MA) 3 67 (from Anaheim) Mackenzie MacEachern LW United States Brother Rice High School (USHS-MI) 3 86 Colton Parayko D Canada Fort McMurray Oil Barons (AJHL) 4 116 Nicholas Walters D Canada Everett Silvertips (WHL) 5 146 Francois Tremblay G Canada Val d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL) 6 176 Petteri Lindbohm D Finland Jokerit U20 (Jr. A SM-liiga) 7 206 Tyrel Seaman C Canada Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) Farm teams Peoria Rivermen The Peoria (Illinois) Rivermen are the Blues American Hockey League affiliate in 2012–13. On April 1, 2013, the Blues announced that the Vancouver Canucks on March 29 agreed to buy the Rivermen from the Blues, pending approval from the NHL. Details not available.Canucks Agree to Buy Rivermen, NHL.com (Apr 1, 2013) It is expected the Blues will affiliate with the AHL's Chicago Wolves for the 2013–14 season.Report: Vancouver Canucks Purchase Peoria Rivermen, thecanuckway.com (Mar 29, 2013) The Blues officially announced their affiliation with the Wolves on April 23, for at least three seasons. They play in the Allstate Arena in the Chicago suburb of Rosemont. The team was formerly affiliated with the Vancouver Canucks from 2011–2013, and the Atlanta Thrashers from 2001–2011.Blues Announce Affiliation with Wolves: Chicago Wolves will serve as the Blues' AHL affiliate for at least three seasons, NHL.com (April 23, 2013) The swap was hard to take for the fans of the team, but the team's attendance was light, and the sponsorship not very strong. The team is one of the premier franchises in the AHL. The team's owner is Don Levin, coached by Scott Arniel, and their GM is Wendell Young.Blues swap of AHL affiliates is hard for Peoria, St. Louis Post-Dispatch (May 21, 2013) Evansville IceMen The Evansville IceMen are the Blues affiliate in the ECHL.Press Release Rivermen cut ties with Alaska, sign Evansville as ECHL farm club http://www.pjstar.com/rivermen/x55384861/Rivermen-cut-ties-with-Alaska-sign-Evansville-as-ECHL-farm-club Peoria Journal Star August 30, 2012 See also 2012–13 NHL season St. Louis Blues seasons St. Louis (sports) References External links 2012–13 St. Louis Blues season at ESPN 2012–13 St. Louis Blues season at Hockey Reference Category:St. Louis Blues seasons S St Louis St Louis