New Era
St. Louis – The St. Louis Blues have been purchased by an all-local group led by Tom Stillman, previously a minority owner of the club. The new ownership group includes several prominent business and civic leaders.
“We are honored and humbled to take ownership of the St. Louis Blues,” said Stillman. “Our new ownership group is 100 percent local, and we are 100 percent committed to the Blues and to St. Louis. We see the Blues as an important civic institution, and we know what the Blue Note means to this city and to the best fans in the NHL.”
NHL Commissioner Gary B. Bettman, attending today’s announcement, said: "We are extremely pleased to welcome Tom and his group, who are so devoted to the Blues and to the community. Success on the ice, an outstanding home arena, tremendous fan support and Tom's passionate commitment all point toward an extremely positive future for the franchise."
The purchase, which closed yesterday (May 9), also includes the Scottrade Center lease, the Peoria Rivermen franchise (the Blues’ American Hockey League affiliate), and a substantial interest in the Peabody Opera House.
“We are fortunate to be taking over one of the best teams in the NHL, with a strong, mostly young nucleus and a very bright future,” said Stillman. “Our top priority will be to put a serious contender on the ice year in and year out and to establish the Blues as an elite NHL franchise.”
The Blues just completed the 2011-12 season, in which they compiled 109 points (tied for second in the league), advanced to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, and set a number of franchise records.
“We plan to put the franchise on solid financial footing and to make the Blues stable and sustainable, right here in St. Louis, for generations to come,” said Stillman. “To accomplish that, we will need the support of Blues fans, local businesses large and small, and the rest of the St. Louis community.”
The members of the new Blues ownership group are as follows:
Thomas H. Stillman
Chairman & CEO, Summit Distributing
Jerald L. Kent
Chairman & CEO, Suddenlink Communications
CEO, Cequel III
Donn S. Lux
Chairman & CEO, Luxco
James A. Cooper
Managing Partner, Thompson Street Capital Partners
Jo Ann Taylor Kindle
President, Enterprise Holdings Foundation
W. Stephen Maritz
Chairman & CEO, Maritz Inc.
Edward M. Potter
Private investor
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew C. Taylor
Mr. Taylor is Chairman & CEO of Enterprise Holdings, Inc.
David L. Steward
Chairman, World Wide Technology, Inc.
James P. Kavanaugh
CEO, World Wide Technology, Inc.
John C. Danforth
Partner, Bryan Cave LLP
Former U.S. Senator
Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations
Christopher B. Danforth
Owner & CMO, Kennelwood Pet Resorts
James L. Johnson
Senior Vice President, Stifel Nicolaus & Co.
Scott B. McCuaig
Former President, Stifel Nicolaus & Co.
John S. Ross, Jr.
President, Summit Development Group
Thomas F. Schlafly
Partner, Thompson Coburn
Founder, The Saint Louis Brewery
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Will this mean that the Blues might be players this off-season? Is a Parise or Suter NOT out of the question?
Andy...was that you who asked a question at the presser?
knowing andy recently called out a KSDK news reporter for "reporting" on the sale, i find it surprising that andy would consider plagiarism a good means for him to go about "reporting."
http://blues.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=631301&navid=DL|STL|home
to lose millions of dollars a year just to satisfy longsuffering blues "fans".
Wake up and smell the reefers you suck up fans.
The blues will only win if the so-called "fans" are willing to pay more for tickets and other money producing products.
There will gnashing and wailing if the blues do not sign a so-called big free agent this year or acquire a big money player in a trade.
so says lone wolf.
to lose millions of dollars a year just to satisfy longsuffering blues "fans".
Wake up and smell the reefers you suck up fans.
The blues will only win if the so-called "fans" are willing to pay more for tickets and other money producing products.
There will gnashing and wailing if the blues do not sign a so-called big free agent this year or acquire a big money player in a trade.
so says lone wolf.
i want to thank you for this forum to discuss blues hockey. i just joined this last year but have been a fan since real young. i love hockey. going on 22 years of either playing or watching.
i am excited that stillman (group) bought the club. being born and raised in stl and being a fan since i can remember, having local ownership means alot. i have and will support this team. if there is anything i can do? just ask me.
looking forward to the next couple of months.
i want the devils to win it all.
probably brodeur's last season.
let him go out on top of the world!!!!
he deserves another cup
I see Danforth is still there pushing this bull shit upon us. Let me feed GMOs to his granchildren and great grandchildren. See if he would allow that!
SEC Charges Stifel, Nicolaus & Co. and Executive with Fraud in Sale of Investments to Wisconsin School District http://www.sec.gov/news/press/2011/2011-165.htm
Seems like a group of people who really give a shit about people. Never would any of them try to make a buck at the cost of other people's lives. Some might not be bad but there are a number of them are pretty sick people who should be in jail rotting.
I think I cannot be a fan.