Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 156. Chapters: 1967-68 St. Louis Blues season, 1968 Stanley Cup Finals, 1968-69 St. Louis Blues season, 1969 Stanley Cup Finals, 1969-70 St. Louis Blues season, 1970 Stanley Cup Finals, 1970-71 St. Louis Blues season, 1971-72 St. Louis Blues season, 1972-73 St. Louis Blues season, 1973-74 St. Louis Blues season, 1974-75 St. Louis Blues season, 1975-76 St. Louis Blues season, 1976-77 St. Louis Blues season, 1977-78 St. Louis Blues season, 1978-79 St. Louis Blues season, 1979-80 St. Louis Blues season, 1980-81 St. Louis Blues season, 1981-82 St. Louis Blues season, 1982-83 St. Louis Blues season, 1983-84 St. Louis Blues season, 1984-85 St. Louis Blues season, 1985-86 St. Louis Blues season, 1986-87 St. Louis Blues season, 1987-88 St. Louis Blues season, 1988-89 St. Louis Blues season, 1989-90 St. Louis Blues season, 1990-91 St. Louis Blues season, 1991-92 St. Louis Blues season, 1992-93 St. Louis Blues season, 1993-94 St. Louis Blues season, 1994-95 St. Louis Blues season, 1995-96 St. Louis Blues season, 1996-97 St. Louis Blues season, 1997-98 St. Louis Blues season, 1998-99 St. Louis Blues season, 1999-2000 St. Louis Blues season, 2000-01 St. Louis Blues season, 2001-02 St. Louis Blues season, 2002-03 St. Louis Blues season, 2003-04 St. Louis Blues season, 2004-05 St. Louis Blues season, 2005-06 St. Louis Blues season, 2006-07 St. Louis Blues season, 2007-08 St. Louis Blues season, 2008-09 St. Louis Blues season, 2009-10 St. Louis Blues season, 2010-11 St. Louis Blues season, 2011-12 St. Louis Blues season, 2012-13 St. Louis Blues season, List of St. Louis Blues seasons, The Monday Night Miracle (ice hockey). Excerpt: The 2011-12 St. Louis Blues season was the 45th season of operation (44th of play) for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 5, 1967. The Blues qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since the 2008-09 NHL season, and the second time since the end of the lockout. They also won their first Central division title since the 1999-2000 NHL season. The Blues extended contracts for all four of their coaches on May 26: Brad Shaw and Ray Bennette (assistant coaches), Corey Hirsch (goaltending consultant), and Scott Masters (video coach). Forward David Backes is named team captain, filling a vacancy left by Eric Brewer's departure during the previous season. On November 3, St. Louis Cardinals' ace pitcher, 36-yr-old Chris Carpenter laced up the skates for a practice session with other Blues' players, taking shots and making passes. He played ice hockey in high school at 16 and was an all-state defenseman his last three years for Trinity High School in Manchester, New Hampshire, with scouts from the Chicago Blackhawks and Boston Bruins pursuing him for a hockey career, which he turned down to pursue baseball. He loved this hockey experience with the Blues, holding season tickets, and will be at Cardinals Night on November 4. The Blues celebrated Cardinals Night before the game on November 4. Former manager Tony La Russa dropped the ceremonial first puck. The Blues fired head coach Davis Payne (6-7-0 12 pts., 13th in Western Conference) on November 6, and replaced him with Ken Hitchcock. Hitchcock will be the 24th head coach in Blues' history and agreed to a contract through the 2012-13 season. The Blues paid tribute before a home game on November 8, to two of their past players, Pavol Demitra (1996-2004) and Igor Korolev (1992-1994), who died in a September 7 plane crash near Yaroslavl, Russia that carried the Lokomotiv_Yaroslavl team. Both players wore uniform number 38 while with the team. The accident killed 45 players, coaches,