With a Blues team that’s coming off back-to-back disappointing starts to their season, it’s somewhat surprising to see Armstrong seemingly take the pressure off getting off to a good start when speaking before training camp.
The biggest move of the St. Louis Blues’ summer was trading Jordan Kyrou to the Washington Capitals. The return included forward Connor McMichael, whom new General Manager (GM) Alexander Steen signed to a six-year extension, making him an unrestricted free agent when it expires after 2031-32.
When Doug Armstrong was hired as general manager of the St. Louis Blues in the summer of 2010, the franchise was searching for stability, consistency, and, above all, a championship.
Can you name every winner of the Hart Trophy, which honors the most valuable player in the NHL, since 1983?
Darren Dreger: There are upwards of six teams that have shown interest in Carolina Hurricanes pending RFA defenseman Alexander Nikishin. Nikishin’s contract asking price is a major factor.
People love a good mid-round draft pick that pans out, and in the NHL you used to see those fairly often, but that’s obviously partially luck. If the Red Wings thought Nicklas Lidstrom was going to become a top-five defenseman in history, they wouldn’t have waited until the 53rd pick to take him.
After making trades on the deadline to part ways with Justin Faulk and Brayden Schenn, it seemed likely that a rebuild was on the horizon in St. Louis.
Jeremy Rutherford of The Athletic: The St. Louis Blues have three first-round picks this year, and 12 picks in total in the 2026 NHL draft. Scott Wheeler had the Blues’ prospect pool ranked 10th out of the 32, which makes one wonder if they’d consider trying to trade up in the first round?
As the Toronto Maple Leafs continue their search for their next president of hockey operations and/or general manager, The Athletic’s Chris Johnston and Jonas Siegel unveiled some new information about the process.
As previously announced a few summers ago, Alexander Steen will become the full-time General Manager of the St. Louis Blues on July 1st, 2026, while current General Manager Doug Armstrong will become the team’s President of Hockey Operations.
A couple of veteran personnel will not be back behind the St. Louis Blues‘ bench next year. On Friday, Blues general manager Doug Armstrong announced that the contracts of assistant coaches Mike Weber and Claude Julien will not be renewed for the 2026-27 season.
The Toronto Maple Leafs are in the midst of a full-scale search for their next general manager after dismissing Brad Treliving last week. Their list of candidates is growing quickly but isn’t expected to include current St.
People will talk about the “Mount Rushmore” for a franchise, which is to say the four people, usually four players, that most define the franchise. Not always the four-best players, but the four that evoke the essence of the franchise.
NHL Rumour Report: David Pagnotta on Hello Hockey on college free agent forward TJ Hughes: “There is obviously a lot of interest, there are a number of
Doug Armstrong’s tenure as general manager of Team Canada has come to an end, closing the chapter on one of the most successful runs in Hockey Canada history.
Following the 2026 Winter Olympics, Doug Armstrong has stepped down as the general manager of Team Canada’s Olympic men’s hockey team per Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic.
St. Louis Blues general manager Doug Armstrong voiced his displeasure Friday with leaked reports of a proposed trade between his team and the Buffalo Sabres that centered around defenseman Colton Parayko.
It’s no surprise at this point that the St. Louis Blues and GM Doug Armstrong are not just looking to make a trade, but really want to make one. Since early in the season, Armstrong has made it clear the Blues are open to moves after the team got off to a slow and uneven start.
Hockey Canada announced its men’s roster for the 2026 Winter Olympics on Wednesday.
The 2025-26 season will be the last for Doug Armstrong as the general manager (GM) of the St. Louis Blues. After 16 seasons at the helm, Armstrong will turn over the reins this coming summer.
Doug Armstrong looks like a man with one eye on the present — and the other on the future of the St. Louis Blues. As Elliotte Friedman noted on 32 Thoughts, this might be Armstrong’s final season as GM before Alex Steen takes over, and the veteran executive isn’t about to leave his protégé in a bad spot.
Now, seeing scouts at Habs games isn’t all that impressive or surprising: it’s their job to attend team games. But seeing GMs or assistant GMs is a little rarer.
This NHL off-season has been slower than usual, and in his latest interview, St. Louis Blues GM Doug Armstrong has revealed how weird it's been on the inside.
The St. Louis Blues hold five picks in the first three rounds of the 2024 NHL Entry Draft. They made three selections in the first round last year, going all European prospects with the picks.
He’s been a part of two other Olympic Games, both in an assistant general manager capacity, and seven different World Championship or World Cup tournaments.
It looks like Doug Armstrong is back on the international scene. TSN’s Darren Dreger is reporting that Hockey Canada is expected to name Armstrong the general manager for the 2026 Winter Olympic team.
Doug Armstrong was hopeful that the St. Louis Blues could add, albeit small addition(s), and not subtract by Friday's NHL Trade Deadline. Well, the Blues general manager did neither, outside of a minor league deal sending American Hockey League goalie Malcolm Subban to the Columbus Blue Jackets for future considerations.
After the decision to fire his head coach Craig Berube, St. Louis Blues GM Doug Armstrong was highly critical of himself during a press conference on Wednesday.
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