St. Louis Jr. Blues

The team was formed in 1978 in the St. Louis Metro Junior B Hockey League by the St. Louis Blues president and general manager Emile Francis.

[1] In 1987, the Jr. Blues merged with the Affton Americans organization and competed in the North American Junior Hockey League, Junior B Division.

[2] The Jr. Blues competed in junior B division of USA Hockey's Tier III level.

In 2010, the Jr. Blues won the Tier III Jr. A National Championship.

[3] The Jr. Blues have had many alumni move on to, higher levels of junior ice hockey, NCAA Division I, Division III, ACHA College, at professional levels, including the NHL.