1997–98 St. Louis Blues | |
Division | 3rd Central |
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Conference | 4th Western |
1997–98 record | 45–29–8 |
Home record | 26–10–5 |
Road record | 19–19–3 |
Goals for | 256 |
Goals against | 204 |
Team information | |
General manager | Larry Pleau |
Coach | Joel Quenneville |
Captain | Chris Pronger |
Arena | Kiel Center |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Geoff Courtnall (31) |
Assists | Pierre Turgeon (46) |
Points | Brett Hull (72) |
Penalty minutes | Kelly Chase (231) |
Plus/minus | Chris Pronger (+47) |
Wins | Grant Fuhr (29) |
Goals against average | Jamie McLennan (2.17) |
The highlight of the 1997–98 St. Louis Blues season would mark an end of an era as Brett Hull was not re-signed following the season.
Offseason[]
In his first full season as Coach Joel Quenneville decided to employ a defensive formula. The move worked wonders as even Brett Hull brought into the new system as the Blues finished in 3rd place with a solid 45–29–8 record. In the playoffs the Blues would dominate the Los Angeles Kings sweeping them in 4 straight. However, in the 2nd round the Blues would be upended by the Detroit Red Wings in 6 games. The season would mark an end of an era as Brett Hull is not resigned following the season as he sign a free agent deal with the Dallas Stars.[1]
Regular season[]
Final standings[]
# | CR | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | 1 | Dallas Stars | 82 | 49 | 22 | 11 | 242 | 167 | 109 |
2 | 3 | Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 44 | 23 | 15 | 250 | 196 | 103 |
3 | 4 | St. Louis Blues | 82 | 45 | 29 | 8 | 256 | 204 | 98 |
4 | 7 | Phoenix Coyotes | 82 | 35 | 35 | 12 | 224 | 227 | 82 |
5 | 9 | Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 30 | 39 | 13 | 192 | 199 | 73 |
6 | 12 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 30 | 43 | 9 | 194 | 237 | 69 |
Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.
Game log[]
No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
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1 | L | October 1, 1997 | 1–3 | Buffalo Sabres (1997–98) | 0–1–0 |
2 | W | October 3, 1997 | 7–2 | Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98) | 1–1–0 |
3 | W | October 4, 1997 | 2–1 | @ Dallas Stars (1997–98) | 2–1–0 |
4 | W | October 9, 1997 | 3–2 OT | Los Angeles Kings (1997–98) | 3–1–0 |
5 | W | October 11, 1997 | 5–3 | Florida Panthers (1997–98) | 4–1–0 |
6 | W | October 13, 1997 | 3–1 | Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98) | 5–1–0 |
7 | W | October 17, 1997 | 2–0 | @ Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98) | 6–1–0 |
8 | W | October 18, 1997 | 5–3 | New York Rangers (1997–98) | 7–1–0 |
9 | T | October 20, 1997 | 3–3 OT | @ Detroit Red Wings (1997–98) | 7–1–1 |
10 | L | October 22, 1997 | 3–4 | @ Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98) | 7–2–1 |
11 | W | October 23, 1997 | 4–1 | Vancouver Canucks (1997–98) | 8–2–1 |
12 | W | October 25, 1997 | 5–2 | Washington Capitals (1997–98) | 9–2–1 |
13 | W | October 29, 1997 | 3–2 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98) | 10–2–1 |
14 | T | October 30, 1997 | 2–2 OT | Colorado Avalanche (1997–98) | 10–2–2 |
15 | W | November 1, 1997 | 2–0 | San Jose Sharks (1997–98) | 11–2–2 |
16 | L | November 3, 1997 | 1–5 | Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98) | 11–3–2 |
17 | L | November 6, 1997 | 1–2 | @ Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98) | 11–4–2 |
18 | L | November 8, 1997 | 1–4 | @ Colorado Avalanche (1997–98) | 11–5–2 |
19 | W | November 10, 1997 | 7–1 | @ Dallas Stars (1997–98) | 12–5–2 |
20 | W | November 13, 1997 | 4–2 | Boston Bruins (1997–98) | 13–5–2 |
21 | W | November 15, 1997 | 5–2 | Detroit Red Wings (1997–98) | 14–5–2 |
22 | W | November 17, 1997 | 3–2 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98) | 15–5–2 |
23 | L | November 20, 1997 | 0–3 | Edmonton Oilers (1997–98) | 15–6–2 |
24 | L | November 22, 1997 | 0–2 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98) | 15–7–2 |
25 | L | November 25, 1997 | 2–3 | @ Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98) | 15–8–2 |
26 | T | November 27, 1997 | 2–2 OT | Los Angeles Kings (1997–98) | 15–8–3 |
27 | L | November 29, 1997 | 2–4 | @ New York Islanders (1997–98) | 15–9–3 |
28 | W | December 2, 1997 | 3–1 | @ New Jersey Devils (1997–98) | 16–9–3 |
29 | W | December 4, 1997 | 4–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98) | 17–9–3 |
30 | W | December 6, 1997 | 4–3 OT | Calgary Flames (1997–98) | 18–9–3 |
31 | W | December 8, 1997 | 5–1 | Vancouver Canucks (1997–98) | 19–9–3 |
32 | L | December 10, 1997 | 3–4 OT | @ Montreal Canadiens (1997–98) | 19–10–3 |
33 | W | December 11, 1997 | 2–1 | @ Ottawa Senators (1997–98) | 20–10–3 |
34 | L | December 13, 1997 | 1–4 | Edmonton Oilers (1997–98) | 20–11–3 |
35 | L | December 15, 1997 | 1–3 | Ottawa Senators (1997–98) | 20–12–3 |
36 | T | December 18, 1997 | 4–4 OT | New Jersey Devils (1997–98) | 20–12–4 |
37 | W | December 20, 1997 | 4–1 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–98) | 21–12–4 |
38 | T | December 22, 1997 | 2–2 OT | @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1997–98) | 21–12–5 |
39 | W | December 23, 1997 | 3–2 | @ Florida Panthers (1997–98) | 22–12–5 |
40 | L | December 26, 1997 | 1–4 | Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98) | 22–13–5 |
41 | T | December 27, 1997 | 5–5 OT | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98) | 22–13–6 |
42 | L | December 29, 1997 | 2–4 | @ Washington Capitals (1997–98) | 22–14–6 |
43 | L | December 31, 1997 | 2–5 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1997–98) | 22–15–6 |
44 | W | January 3, 1998 | 4–3 | Calgary Flames (1997–98) | 23–15–6 |
45 | W | January 6, 1998 | 5–1 | @ San Jose Sharks (1997–98) | 24–15–6 |
46 | W | January 7, 1998 | 3–2 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1997–98) | 25–15–6 |
47 | W | January 10, 1998 | 5–1 | @ Calgary Flames (1997–98) | 26–15–6 |
48 | L | January 12, 1998 | 1–2 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1997–98) | 26–16–6 |
49 | L | January 14, 1998 | 1–2 OT | Dallas Stars (1997–98) | 26–17–6 |
50 | L | January 20, 1998 | 1–3 | @ New York Rangers (1997–98) | 26–18–6 |
51 | T | January 22, 1998 | 3–3 OT | New York Islanders (1997–98) | 26–18–7 |
52 | L | January 24, 1998 | 4–5 | @ Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98) | 26–19–7 |
53 | L | January 26, 1998 | 2–4 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–98) | 26–20–7 |
54 | T | January 27, 1998 | 3–3 OT | @ Buffalo Sabres (1997–98) | 26–20–8 |
55 | W | January 29, 1998 | 2–0 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98) | 27–20–8 |
56 | W | January 31, 1998 | 6–3 | Dallas Stars (1997–98) | 28–20–8 |
57 | L | February 4, 1998 | 2–3 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98) | 28–21–8 |
58 | W | February 5, 1998 | 3–1 | @ Boston Bruins (1997–98) | 29–21–8 |
59 | W | February 7, 1998 | 4–1 | Detroit Red Wings (1997–98) | 30–21–8 |
60 | L | February 26, 1998 | 1–3 | @ San Jose Sharks (1997–98) | 30–22–8 |
61 | W | February 28, 1998 | 5–2 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1997–98) | 31–22–8 |
62 | W | March 1, 1998 | 6–2 | @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98) | 32–22–8 |
63 | W | March 3, 1998 | 5–3 | Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98) | 33–22–8 |
64 | W | March 5, 1998 | 4–0 | Montreal Canadiens (1997–98) | 34–22–8 |
65 | W | March 7, 1998 | 2–1 | Dallas Stars (1997–98) | 35–22–8 |
66 | W | March 9, 1998 | 4–0 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1997–98) | 36–22–8 |
67 | L | March 11, 1998 | 2–3 | @ Colorado Avalanche (1997–98) | 36–23–8 |
68 | L | March 14, 1998 | 0–2 | Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98) | 36–24–8 |
69 | L | March 21, 1998 | 0–2 | @ Edmonton Oilers (1997–98) | 36–25–8 |
70 | L | March 22, 1998 | 3–5 | @ Calgary Flames (1997–98) | 36–26–8 |
71 | W | March 26, 1998 | 3–2 | Tampa Bay Lightning (1997–98) | 37–26–8 |
72 | W | March 28, 1998 | 3–2 | Detroit Red Wings (1997–98) | 38–26–8 |
73 | W | March 30, 1998 | 6–2 | San Jose Sharks (1997–98) | 39–26–8 |
74 | W | April 1, 1998 | 6–4 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98) | 40–26–8 |
75 | W | April 4, 1998 | 4–1 | Colorado Avalanche (1997–98) | 41–26–8 |
76 | L | April 7, 1998 | 3–5 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1997–98) | 41–27–8 |
77 | W | April 9, 1998 | 3–2 | Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98) | 42–27–8 |
78 | L | April 11, 1998 | 3–4 | Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98) | 42–28–8 |
79 | L | April 12, 1998 | 3–4 | @ Dallas Stars (1997–98) | 42–29–8 |
80 | W | April 16, 1998 | 7–3 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1997–98) | 43–29–8 |
81 | W | April 18, 1998 | 5–4 | @ Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98) | 44–29–8 |
82 | W | April 19, 1998 | 5–3 | @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98) | 45–29–8 |

Playoffs[]
Conference Quarter-finals | Conference Semi-finals | Conference Finals | Stanley Cup Finals | |||||||||||||||
1 | Stars | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Sharks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Stars | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Oilers | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Blues | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | Kings | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Stars | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Eastern Conference | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | Red Wings | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Oilers | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Avalanche | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Blues | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Red Wings | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Red Wings | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Coyotes | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
E1 | Red Wings | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
W1 | Capitals | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
15 | Capitals | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
16 | Bruins | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Sabres | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | Canadiens | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
13 | Penguins | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
14 | Canadiens | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Sabres | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Western Conference | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | Capitals | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
9 | Senators | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
10 | Devils | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Capitals | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Senators | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
11 | Sabres | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
12 | Flyers | 1 |
Player stats[]
Regular season[]
- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brett Hull | RW | 66 | 27 | 45 | 72 | 26 | -1 | 10 | 0 | 6 |
Pierre Turgeon | C | 60 | 22 | 46 | 68 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
Geoff Courtnall | LW | 79 | 31 | 31 | 62 | 94 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 5 |
Steve Duchesne | D | 80 | 14 | 42 | 56 | 32 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
Pavol Demitra | LW | 61 | 22 | 30 | 52 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
Al MacInnis | D | 71 | 19 | 30 | 49 | 80 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 2 |
Craig Conroy | C | 81 | 14 | 29 | 43 | 46 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
Jim Campbell | RW | 76 | 22 | 19 | 41 | 55 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 |
Chris Pronger | D | 81 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 180 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Scott Pellerin | LW | 80 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 62 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Blair Atcheynum | RW | 61 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Terry Yake | C | 65 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 38 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Darren Turcotte | C | 62 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Pascal Rheaume | C | 48 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Joe Murphy | RW | 27 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Harry York | C | 58 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Marc Bergevin | D | 81 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 90 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chris McAlpine | D | 54 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 36 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Todd Gill | D | 11 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Michel Picard | LW | 16 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rudy Poeschek | RW/D | 50 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 64 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kelly Chase | RW | 67 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 231 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Jamie Rivers | D | 59 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 36 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Tony Twist | LW | 60 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 105 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Grant Fuhr | G | 58 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chris Kenady | RW | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Eastwood | C | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Libor Zabransky | D | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jamie McLennan | G | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rich Parent | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ricard Persson | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
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Grant Fuhr | 3274 | 58 | 29 | 21 | 6 | 138 | 2.53 | 3 | 1354 | 1216 | .898 |
Jamie McLennan | 1658 | 30 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 60 | 2.17 | 2 | 618 | 558 | .903 |
Rich Parent | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 |
Team: | 4944 | 82 | 45 | 29 | 8 | 198 | 2.40 | 5 | 1973 | 1775 | .900 |
Playoffs[]
- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jim Campbell | RW | 10 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
Geoff Courtnall | LW | 10 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 18 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Chris Pronger | D | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 26 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pierre Turgeon | C | 10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | -5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Al MacInnis | D | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Pavol Demitra | LW | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brett Hull | RW | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Todd Gill | D | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Pascal Rheaume | C | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Steve Duchesne | D | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Terry Yake | C | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Craig Conroy | C | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Scott Pellerin | LW | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Eastwood | C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Marc Bergevin | D | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Grant Fuhr | G | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Blair Atcheynum | RW | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kelly Chase | RW | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chris McAlpine | D | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jamie McLennan | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rudy Poeschek | RW/D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Darren Turcotte | C | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Grant Fuhr | 616 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 2.73 | 0 | 297 | 269 | .906 |
Jamie McLennan | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.29 | 0 | 4 | 3 | .750 |
Team: | 630 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 2.76 | 0 | 301 | 272 | .904 |
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;
Awards and records[]
Masterton Trophy: | Jamie McLennan, St. Louis Blues |
Clancy Trophy: | Kelly Chase, St. Louis Blues |
Transactions[]
Roster[]
Center |
Right Wing |
Left Wing |
Defense |
Goalie
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Draft picks[]
Farm teams[]
See also[]
- List of Stanley Cup champions
- 1996 NHL Entry Draft
- 46th National Hockey League All-Star Game
- National Hockey League All-Star Game
- NHL All-Rookie Team
- 1997 in sports
- 1997 in sports
References[]
- ↑ St. Louis Blues (1967-Present)
- ↑ 1997-98 St. Louis Blues Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com. hockey-reference.com. Retrieved on 2009-06-15.
External links[]
- Blues on Hockey Database
- Hickok Sports
- The National Hockey League Web Site
- Official website of the St. Louis Blues
- The HockeyNut
1997–98 NHL season by team | |
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Northeast Division | Boston • Buffalo • Carolina • Montreal • Ottawa • Pittsburgh |
Atlantic Division | Florida • New Jersey • NY Islanders • NY Rangers • Philadelphia • Tampa Bay • Washington |
Central Division | Chicago • Dallas • Detroit • Phoenix • St. Louis • Toronto |
Pacific Division | Anaheim • Calgary • Colorado • Edmonton • L.A.• San Jose • Vancouver |
See also | 1997 NHL Entry Draft • Stanley Cup Playoffs • Stanley Cup Finals |
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