Seated high above downtown St. Louis on Wednesday morning while having breakfast at Club 360, members of the USA Hockey committee had a good view of not only the Arch and Busch Stadium but also across the Mississippi River into Illinois.
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Tag Archives: Chris Butler
Butler feels Blues are still a good fit
Although Chris Butler was cut by the Blues at the end of training camp last year and dressed in only 33 games after being recalled from the American Hockey League, St. Louis was where the defenseman wanted to stay.
Blues Sign Butler to One-Year Deal
St. Louis Blues President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Doug Armstrong announced today the club has signed defenseman and St. Louis native Chris Butler to a one-year contract.
St. Louis becomes gateway to the NHL
When the NCAA Frozen Four begins in Boston next week, four St. Louis products will be spread among the programs playing for college hockey supremacy. They include Brian O’Rourke (Nebraska-Omaha), Dominic Zombo (Nebraska-Omaha), Nick Saracino (Providence) and Michael Parks (North Dakota).
Chaminade threesome on the ice tonight for Blues-Lightning
When the Nos. 3-4 teams in the NHL standings meet tonight at Scottrade Center, there will be more than two points on the line — there will be local bragging rights.
The Blues’ Chris Butler and Paul Stastny and Tampa Bay’s Ben Bishop all played on the same team at Chaminade Prep in 2005.
Blues’ Stastny, Butler inspire dreams of local youth hockey players
When the Blues signed forward Paul Stastny and Chris Butler this past offseason, they didn’t just get one of the league’s best centers and a reliable veteran defenseman. They brought home two St. Louis natives who are providing plenty of inspiration for the next generation.
Blues’ Butler is happy to be home
Chris Butler was 10 or 11 when he got one of his favorite Christmas presents ever: A gold, aluminum Easton Brett Hull-model hockey stick. For a kid in St. Louis who loved to play hockey, what could possibly be better than that?
Butler has a solid debut for hometown Blues
St. Louis native Chris Butler admitted to having some nervous energy in his Blues’ debut Sunday, but overall his performance was solid, coach Ken Hitchcock said.
Butler joins the Blues after “humbling” AHL stint
The start to Chris Butler’s seventh season of professional hockey wasn’t exactly picturesque. In fact, it was a rather disappointing beginning to the defenseman’s tenure with St. Louis.
Blues send Butler, Jaskin, Lindbohm to AHL
The Blues set their 23-man opening day roster on Tuesday, sending defensemen Chris Butler and Petteri Lindbohm and forward Dmitrij Jaskin to Chicago and sending forward Robby Fabbri to his junior team.
