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One Father’s Journey Through Taking His Special Needs Child to a Blues Game

Of my favorite memories as a child, attending St. Louis Blues games with my father will always be at the top. It wasn’t just the thrill of seeing my favorite sport and team, but the crowd noise, the fan interaction, the food and that sharing of comradery with my father (and often the rest of my family). 

Even though I lost my father to Leukemia in November 2015, I still feel that excitement of entering through the 14th and Clark entrance with my dad and grabbing a program before heading to the concession stand. It’s a feeling that I will have every time I enter the Enterprise Center.

In January 2012, I found out I was going to be a father. A few months later, my wife and I discovered we were going to have a son. As most aspiring fathers do, I was a mixed bag of emotions. On the surface there was doubt in my abilities while on the inside, I looked forward to the things all fathers enjoy: the first little league game, the day he gets his license, his wedding day, etc. Most of all, though, I was looking forward to experiencing his love for the game of hockey as I did all those years ago. I was certain he was going to play the sport and we would attend every Blues game possible, as I did with my dad.

But every parent in the history of existence will tell you that what you expect of your child before his or her birth is never how it works out. My wife and I learned this lesson quicker than most.

Shea watching Stars pregame

Join Our Discord Server!

WOOT! We've launched a new St. Louis Blues community on Discord!


Join Link: discord.gg/FmkMuBJHzM <--Share this link!

What's Discord?

  • It's essentially a FREE chat room on steroids. An invite-only place (where we put the link to join out there for anyone to use,so please share it!) where hanging out with Blues fans is easy and fun. Text or voice chat, even video chat! Share images, links, or whatever. Desktop and smartphone apps make it easy to participate.

What Our Discord Server Offers:

  • St. Louis Blues General Chat Channel
    • Talk about general St. Louis Blues stuff
  • St. Louis Blues Gameday Chat Channel
    • Gameday chatter, starting lines, in-game chat, etc.
  • St. Louis Blues voice chat channel
    • Use your microphone to talk and have conversations with Blues fans!
  • General Chat Channel
    • Chit chat about whatever you want... movies, food, other sports, whatever!
  • Open Voice Chat Channel
    • Same as General Chat but you use your microphone. Lets Go Blues Radio hosts (Curt, Jeff, Bill) will often be in here after their live shows.
  • Post-Game Voice Chat Channel
    • Jump into this channel to discuss the game after it's over. The Lets Go Blues Radio hosts (Curt, Jeff, Bill) will often be in here talking hockey post-game.
  • Gaming Voice Channels
    • Feel free to use these channels to talk with others while gaming! NHL '21, Fortnite, Minecraft, Call of Duty, etc.

We just launched. But we'll be adding more features and bots as we go along!

How to Join & Become a Member?

  1. Go to discord.com and login, or register for a FREE account if you don't have one.
  2. Then join our server using this link: discord.gg/FmkMuBJHzM
  3. Once you've joined, just hop into any of the available channels.
  4. Have fun!

Blues Hockey Beer Sticker Now Available!

Custom Designed St. Louis Blues/Stag Beer mashup sticker


Stag Beer has roots just across the river in Belleville, IL. They also have a history with the St. Louis Blues as being a sponsor of the hockey club in their early years.

We figured it was only natural to design a cool mashup combining the two.

All proceeds from the sale of this sticker go to support LetsGoBlues.com and the Lets Go Blues Radio Podcast.

  • Stickers are a good size...4.5"x4.5"
  • $2.00ea...and if you buy 4, you get 1 FREE!
  • Shipping is .75 cents per order (not per sticker).
  • This design is also available on a T-Shirt...which can be found for sale HERE.

(Other folks have stolen this design and are selling it. (looking at you "guy in Belleville, IL) If it doesn't say "LETSGOBLUES.COM" on it, it's a stolen design. Please don't support them.)

 

Blues Hockey Beer Sticker

THANK YOU! LET'S GO BLUES!

The NHL Isn't Just About Speed Anymore

St. Louis Blues center Brayden Schenn (10) and Boston Bruins defenseman Brandon Carlo (25) battle for the puck during the second period of Game 4 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final Monday, June 3, 2019, in St. Louis. The Blues won 4-2 to even the series 2-2. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

When the Pittsburgh Penguins lifted the Stanley Cup in 2016, it was clear to all NHL organizations that one aspect of a team’s game plan was a must to succeed.

Speed.

Already with the likes of Sidney Crosby leading the roster, the Penguins acquired wingers Phil Kessel and Carl Hagelin that year, providing them with three of the fastest skaters on NHL record at that point. 

Players such as Evgeni Malkin, Matt Cullen, Patric Hornqvist and defenseman Olli Maatta also have been clocked as extremely fast skaters, according to PowerScout Hockey, an optical-tracking company.

Sidney Crosby, right, celebrates his overtime goal with Penguins teammate Matt Cullen. (Charles LeClaire/USA Today Sports)

The next two winners (Penguins again in 2017 and the Washington Capitals in 2018), followed this philosophy, as well as the Stanley Cup runners-up, the Nashville Predators and Vegas Golden Knights.

Every team in the league seemed to follow this philosophy. The highly coveted Erik Karlsson, who possesses top-end speed from the defensive side of the play, was picked up by as the believed final piece for the San Jose Sharks to win the franchise’s first Stanley Cup. Jeff Skinner, a quick-footed right-winger, became a focus around the league before the Buffalo Sabres added him last summer.

Then, the St. Louis Blues happened.

Season 8 of Lets Go Blues Radio Launches

  • The St. Louis Blues are Stanley Cup Champions for 2019 and we wrapped up another successful Season of Lets Go Blues Radio!
  • So what do we do next?
  • We waste NO TIME by firing up Season 8!
  • Curt & Bill are taking a much needed break for the summer, but Jeff Ponder's Summer (Podcast Only) Series is back and kicks off Season 8 of Lets Go Blues Radio with "Behind Enemy Lines". Jeff is talking to bloggers/podcasters from each NHL team to discuss their rivalry with the Blues, players both teams shared, past playoff meetings, interesting stories, etc...and with the shortened offseason, these shows are going to be released in rapid fire to the tune of a 2-3 shows a week throughout the summer!
  • Listen HERE on LetsGoBlues.com or...