2017–18 St. Louis Blues season
| 2017–18 St. Louis Blues | |
|---|---|
| Division | 5th Central |
| Conference | 9th Western |
| 2017–18 record | 44–32–6 |
| Home record | 24–17–0 |
| Road record | 20–15–6 |
| Goals for | 226 |
| Goals against | 222 |
| Team information | |
| General Manager | Doug Armstrong |
| Coach | Mike Yeo |
| Captain | Alex Pietrangelo |
| Alternate captains |
Jaden Schwartz Paul Stastny (Oct-Feb) Alexander Steen Vladimir Tarasenko |
| Arena | Scottrade Center |
| Average attendance | 18,356 (95.9% 752,624) |
| Minor league affiliate(s) | Tulsa Oilers (ECHL) |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Vladimir Tarasenko (33) |
| Assists | Brayden Schenn (42) |
| Points | Brayden Schenn (70) |
| Penalties in minutes | Chris Thorburn (60) |
| Plus/minus | Jaden Schwartz (+16) |
| Wins | Jake Allen (27) |
| Goals against average | Carter Hutton (2.09) |
The 2017–18 St. Louis Blues season was the 51st season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 5, 1967. The Blues missed the playoffs for the first time since the 2010–11 season.
The Blues made a decision to change the goalie coach on May 9, 2017, allowing Martin Brodeur to concentrate on his front office duties. Brodeur will lead the search for a new goalie coach.
All the other assistant coaches were let go on May 16. The team's president of hockey operations and general manager Doug Armstrong announced that Ray Bennett, Steve Thomas, Rick Wilson and Ty Conklin will not return to the Blues' coaching staff next season.
Armstrong announced on May 16 that the Blues had ended their minor league affiliation with the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League (AHL). The Wolves then became the first affiliate of the NHL expansion team, the Vegas Golden Knights. With 31 teams in the NHL and 30 teams in the AHL, the Blues would partner with the Golden Knights and continue sending prospects to the Wolves while also looking into having their own affiliate for the 2018–19 season. They would eventually affiliate with the Tulsa Oilers of the ECHL in August.
Armstrong announced on May 24, that Darryl Sydor, has been named assistant coach, signing a three-year contract. He spent last season as an assistant with AHL's Chicago Wolves, helping the club finish first in the Central Division in the regular season and reach the second round of the 2017 Calder Cup playoffs. Prior to that one season, he served as an assistant on Blues head coach Mike Yeo's staff during his five-season stint with the Minnesota Wild. Before beginning his coaching career, Sydor, the seventh overall draft pick to the Los Angeles Kings in 1990, appeared in 1,291 NHL regular season games across 18 seasons. The Edmonton, Alberta native played his final NHL season in St. Louis in 2009–10.
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