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Doug Armstrong is the current general manager of the St. Louis Blues.

The St. Louis Blues are an American professional ice hockey team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They play in the Central Division of the Western Conference in the National Hockey League (NHL).^[1] The team joined the NHL in 1967 as an expansion team with five other teams. The Blues first played their home games at the St. Louis Arena until 1994; they have played their home games at the Scottrade Center, first named the Kiel Center, since then. The franchise has had eleven general managers since their inception.

Key

Key of terms and definitions
Term	Definition
No.	Number of general managers^[a]
Ref(s)	References
–	Does not apply
†	Elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in the Builder category

General managers

General managers of the St. Louis Blues
No.	Name	Appointment	Departure	Accomplishments and events during this term	Ref(s)
1	Lynn Patrick	May 5, 1966	May 29, 1968	Appeared in Stanley Cup Finals in 1968	^[2]^[3]
2	Scotty Bowman†	May 29, 1968	April 30, 1971	Appeared in Stanley Cup Finals in 1969 and 1970	^[3]^[4]
–	Lynn Patrick	May 7, 1971	October 30, 1971		^[5]^[6]
3	Sid Abel	October 30, 1971	April 17, 1973		^[6]^[7]
4	Charles Catto	May 7, 1973	May 1974		^[8]^[9]
5	Gerry Ehman	May 24, 1974	1975		^[9]
6	Denis Ball	1975	1976
7	Emile Francis†	April 12, 1976	May 2, 1983	25-year playoff appearance streak begins in 1980	^[10]^[11]
8	Ron Caron	August 13, 1983	July 17, 1994		^[12]^[13]
9	Mike Keenan	July 17, 1994	December 19, 1996		^[13]^[14]
–	Ron Caron (Interim)	December 19, 1996	June 21, 1997		^[14]^[15]
10	Larry Pleau	June 21, 1997	July 1, 2010	25-year playoff appearance streak ends in 2004	^[15]^[16]
11	Doug Armstrong	July 1, 2010	–		^[16]

Notes

^a A running total of the number of general managers of the franchise. Thus any general manager who has two or more separate terms as general manager is only counted once. Interim general managers do not count towards the total.

References

^ "Rosters, Arena Information, and Aerial Maps". NHL Enterprises, L.P. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
^ "Patrick To Head St. Louis Blues". Eureka Humboldt Standard. May 6, 1966. p. 8. Retrieved July 22, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b "Blues Promote Bowman to GM Hire Harvey". Ottawa Journal. May 30, 1968. p. 14. Retrieved July 22, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Scotty Bowman Quits NHL Blues". Warren Times-Mirror and Observer. May 1, 1971. p. 9. Retrieved July 22, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Abel Named Coach of Blues". The Decatur Herald. May 8, 1971. p. 15. Retrieved July 22, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b "Blues Name New Coach". Aiken Standard. November 1, 1971. p. 7. Retrieved July 22, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Sid Abel to become manager of new KC hockey franchise". The Daily Capital News. April 18, 1973. p. 9. Retrieved July 22, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "New Blues manager wants 'hungry hockey players'". The Daily Capital News. May 8, 1973. p. 7. Retrieved July 22, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b "EHMAN NAMED ST. LOUIS". The Herald. May 25, 1974. p. 20. Retrieved July 22, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Blues name Francis to coach, manager". The Daily Journal. April 13, 1976. p. 11. Retrieved July 22, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Francis Looks To Build Whalers Into Winner" (PDF). The Journal-Register. May 3, 1983. p. 9. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
^ "Blues name Caron to post". The Pantagraph. August 14, 1983. p. 73. Retrieved July 22, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b Lapointe, Joe (July 18, 1994). "HOCKEY; Two Days Later, Keenan Is Back: As Coach of the Blues". The New York Times. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
^ ^a ^b Lapointe, Joe (December 20, 1996). "Keenan Is Out As the Coach Of the Blues". The New York Times. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Blues hire Larry Pleau as general manager". AP. June 9, 1997. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
^ ^a ^b Pinkert, Chris (July 1, 2010). "Armstrong Takes Over as Blues GM". St. Louis Blues. Retrieved July 22, 2015.

[1] "Rosters, Arena Information, and Aerial Maps". NHL Enterprises, L.P. Retrieved July 22, 2015.

[2] "Patrick To Head St. Louis Blues". Eureka Humboldt Standard. May 6, 1966. p. 8. Retrieved July 22, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.

[PatrickBowman-3] "Blues Promote Bowman to GM Hire Harvey". Ottawa Journal. May 30, 1968. p. 14. Retrieved July 22, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.

[4] "Scotty Bowman Quits NHL Blues". Warren Times-Mirror and Observer. May 1, 1971. p. 9. Retrieved July 22, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.

[5] "Abel Named Coach of Blues". The Decatur Herald. May 8, 1971. p. 15. Retrieved July 22, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.

[PatrickAbel-6] "Blues Name New Coach". Aiken Standard. November 1, 1971. p. 7. Retrieved July 22, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.

[7] "Sid Abel to become manager of new KC hockey franchise". The Daily Capital News. April 18, 1973. p. 9. Retrieved July 22, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.

[8] "New Blues manager wants 'hungry hockey players'". The Daily Capital News. May 8, 1973. p. 7. Retrieved July 22, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.

[CattoEhman-9] "EHMAN NAMED ST. LOUIS". The Herald. May 25, 1974. p. 20. Retrieved July 22, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.

[10] "Blues name Francis to coach, manager". The Daily Journal. April 13, 1976. p. 11. Retrieved July 22, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.

[11] "Francis Looks To Build Whalers Into Winner" (PDF). The Journal-Register. May 3, 1983. p. 9. Retrieved July 22, 2015.

[12] "Blues name Caron to post". The Pantagraph. August 14, 1983. p. 73. Retrieved July 22, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.

[CaronKeenan-13] Lapointe, Joe (July 18, 1994). "HOCKEY; Two Days Later, Keenan Is Back: As Coach of the Blues". The New York Times. Retrieved July 22, 2015.

[KeenanCaron-14] Lapointe, Joe (December 20, 1996). "Keenan Is Out As the Coach Of the Blues". The New York Times. Retrieved July 22, 2015.

[CaronPleau-15] "Blues hire Larry Pleau as general manager". AP. June 9, 1997. Retrieved July 22, 2015.

[PleauArmstrong-16] Pinkert, Chris (July 1, 2010). "Armstrong Takes Over as Blues GM". St. Louis Blues. Retrieved July 22, 2015.

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-==Notes==
-*{{note label|Note1|a|a}} A running total of the number of general managers of the franchise. Thus any general manager who has two or more separate terms as general manager is only counted once. Interim general managers do not count towards the total.
 ==See also==
 *[[List of National Hockey League general managers|List of NHL general managers]]
+==Notes==
+*{{note label|Note1|a|a}} A running total of the number of general managers of the franchise. Thus any general manager who has two or more separate terms as general manager is only counted once. Interim general managers do not count towards the total.
 ==References==

v t e St. Louis Blues
Founded in 1967 Based in St. Louis, Missouri
Franchise	Team General managers Coaches Players Captains Draft picks Expansion draft Seasons Current season
History	1967 expansion Records Award winners Retired numbers Broadcasters
Personnel	Owner(s) St. Louis Blues Hockey Club, Inc. (Tom Stillman, chairman) General manager Doug Armstrong Head coach Drew Bannister Team captain Brayden Schenn Current roster
Arenas	St. Louis Arena Enterprise Center
Rivalries	Chicago Blackhawks
Affiliates	AHL Springfield Thunderbirds ECHL Florida Everblades
Media	TV Bally Sports Midwest Radio 101 ESPN
Culture and lore	Blues–Flyers brawl "Saint Louis Blues" "When the Blues Go Marching In" Dan Kelly The Monday Night Miracle Louie the Bear 2017 NHL Winter Classic "Gloria" "Play Gloria" Origin "Take Me Home, Country Roads" 2022 NHL Winter Classic
Category Commons

v t e General managers of the National Hockey League
Pacific	Pat Verbeek (Anaheim) Craig Conroy (Calgary) Stan Bowman (Edmonton) Rob Blake (Los Angeles) Mike Grier (San Jose) Ron Francis (Seattle) Patrik Allvin (Vancouver) Kelly McCrimmon (Vegas)
Central	Kyle Davidson (Chicago) Chris MacFarland (Colorado) Jim Nill (Dallas) Bill Guerin (Minnesota) Barry Trotz (Nashville) Doug Armstrong (St. Louis) Bill Armstrong (Utah) Kevin Cheveldayoff (Winnipeg)
Atlantic	Don Sweeney (Boston) Kevyn Adams (Buffalo) Steve Yzerman (Detroit) Bill Zito (Florida) Kent Hughes (Montreal) Steve Staios (Ottawa) Julien BriseBois (Tampa Bay) Brad Treliving (Toronto)
Metropolitan	Eric Tulsky (Carolina) Don Waddell (Columbus) Tom Fitzgerald (New Jersey) Lou Lamoriello (N.Y. Islanders) Chris Drury (N.Y. Rangers) Daniel Briere (Philadelphia) Kyle Dubas (Pittsburgh) Chris Patrick (Washington)
Defunct teams: Arizona Coyotes (inactive) Atlanta Flames Atlanta Thrashers California Golden Seals Cleveland Barons Colorado Rockies Hartford Whalers Kansas City Scouts Minnesota North Stars Quebec Nordiques Winnipeg Jets (1972–96)