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Jim Thomas

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Former sportswriter for the Post-Dispatch.

Joined March 2010
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Jim Thomas
7 years
Chris Long is donating his 1st 6 NFL game checks this season to fund scholarships that promote equality through education in Charlottesville
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As many of you know, I’m calling it a career shortly after this hockey season. Forty-eight years - all at the Post-Dispatch - have gone by quick. It has rarely felt like work. Extremely thankful for all the great people I’ve met along the way.
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5 years
This just in: w/trophy in tow, the Stanley Cup champions are working on their tans in Vegas.
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Pat Maroon can't wait till Saturday: "You got the Cards-Cubs and the Blues playoff game. So there's gonna be over 100,000 people in downtown St. Louis. It's a city that needs this, a city that's been, I feel like, down. This is what we needed just to amp the city back up again."
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Blues are back in StL
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Barbashev, on seeing Yadier Molina wear his jersey as a sign of support during suspension: "Yes, that's actually amazing. Just support from the city that I got after suspension. Just great. I was really excited to see it." Barbashev says he plans to buy a Molina jersey.
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3 years
Isaac Bruce told me he has visions of St. Louis getting an NFL expansion team and being part of the ownership group.
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Jim Thomas
7 years
After 26 years of covering the NFL, excited to announce I am now on the Blues hockey beat for the Post-Dispatch. Eager to get started.
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Jim Thomas
5 years
I can see the reasoning for the suspension on Barbashev, but tell me again why this celebrated hit on Robert Thomas was clean by Krug?
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5 years
Enjoy this St. Louis, Issac Bruce is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. #GreatestShow
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5 years
On Monday when Ryan O'Reilly dined in Buffalo with former Sabres teammates, Buffalo Bills QB Josh Allen _ who just happened to be at the same establishment _ ended up picking up the tab.
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Jim Thomas
8 years
Warner: "I will always have a special place in my heart for St. Louis. I understand they're in LA now, but my history goes to St. Louis."
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Jim Thomas
5 years
Greetings to you know who from the “dying market.”
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Jim Thomas
2 years
Pat Maroon, a St. Louisan to the core. . . . .
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This dude is my guy…👇
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3 years
I’m literally standing in the Pro Football Hall of Fame with one of tonight’s inductees. I never get my picture taken with pro athletes, that’s not how I operate. But had to make an exception for this one, on this day.
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Jim Thomas
5 years
So all 7 of Blues top defensemen from their Stanley Cup championship team are back next year.
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Jim Thomas
5 years
Isaac Bruce, Jackie Joyner Kersee, Chris and Howie Long all expected to be in the house Saturday for Game 3 of Blues-Bruins at Enterprise.
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Jim Thomas
4 years
Binnington said he drove around downtown St. Louis after he signed his contract, past Enterprise Center and over to Busch Stadium, just thinking about the journey to led him to his new contract.
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Jim Thomas
5 years
Stan’s legacy in St. Louis . . .
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The “Kroenke sucks” chants have started. ⁦ @XFLBattleHawks
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5 years
Blues will get their Stanley Cup rings at a team dinner tonight.
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5 years
So I'm guessing those of you watching on TV heard Binnington say this after his save streak win: "You know, haven't skated in a couple days, uh, had a few drinks and uh, you know I'm happy with the outcome."
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5 years
Ivan Barbashev's parents and brother are back in town from Russia. The last time they were here (in late March, he scored his first career hat trick (March 21 vs. Detroit). #expectations
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6 years
Despite the tremendous disappointment over Isaac Bruce and Hall of Fame vote, St. Louisans should take joy in Walter Payton Award winner Chris Long. What a quality individual, a man who represented himself and St. Louis with class and distinction during some dark days of football
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Jim Thomas
3 years
The last time the Rams were in the Super Bowl the Blues won the Stanley Cup.
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Jim Thomas
2 years
Gunnarsson, retired and living in Sweden, is visiting St. Louis and taking in a couple of Blues game this week. He said every time he takes a leak he thinks of Berube. #urinalgame
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6 years
Been told Isaac Bruce did not make the Hall of Fame. He finished his career 2nd only to Jerry Rice in receiving yards. Averaged 14.9 yards per catch _ more than any receiver in NFL history with 1,000 or more catches. Caught a dramatic game-winning TD in Super Bowl XXXIV,.
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5 years
Look who’s here!
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Jim Thomas
5 years
Vegas has a large banner on the concourse of T-Mobile that fans are signing for Jay Bouwmeester. They just had an announcement on the video board encouraging fans "regardless of what jersey you're wearing" to go sign the banner and wish Bouwmeester well.
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Jim Thomas
5 years
One last photo from the Blues’ weekend in Vegas.
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Jim Thomas
4 years
After a long 5 weeks with the COVID, I'm back on duty today and feeling pretty good. My heartfelt thanks to all who reached out during this time. And special thanks to @tomtimm for so ably minding the fort during my absence. Did I miss anything?
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Jim Thomas
5 years
Go crazy folks! Your St. Louis BattleHawks are 1-0 after a 15-9 victory over the Dallas Renegades in their XFL debut.
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Jim Thomas
2 years
Can someone explain to me how that isn't a penalty on Kadri?
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Jim Thomas
2 years
See you in St. Louis.
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Jim Thomas
3 years
Per NHL Public Relations, Sunday marked the first time in Blues history they won a game in regulation after trailing in the final minute.
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Jim Thomas
5 years
So on my way to Anaheim for Blues hockey Tuesday, thought I’d make a pit stop in Dallas to cover the inaugural game of the StL Battlehawks for the Post-Dispatch and .
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Jim Thomas
5 years
On summer days, I can hear the Oakville HS band practicing from my front yard. They sounded especially good today, although that one guy looks a little old for high school.
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Michelle Smallmon
5 years
No one is enjoying themselves more than @binnnasty
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5 years
Berube family portrait in Calahoo. Can you find Craig?
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2 years
Never gets old.
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5 years
Blues fans leaving Enterprise. Be sure to pick up your stadium edition copy of the Post-Dispatch as you leave the building. You might want to hang onto this commemorative edition.
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Jim Thomas
5 years
Sounds like you have no idea what St. Louis went through with regards to the NFL. Respectfully, you should stay out of this.
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@jthom1 @kentsomers Didn't you lose two teams? Kind of hurts your argument
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3 years
Pat Maroon going to his third straight Stanley Cup Final.
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Jim Thomas
5 years
Not the best picture, but this is Berube’s father Roger, age 81, about to drink some Bud Light out of the Cup with Craig pouring.
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Jim Thomas
2 years
Avalanche have skill, depth, tenacity. But they didn't play Vezina finalist Saros in Nashville series; Kadri collision knocked out Binnington - a Cup winner playing as well as any goalie in playoffs; then they faced 40-yr-old Mike Smith. Now, they face best goalie in the world.
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Jim Thomas
5 years
Stanley, meet Gloria. . . .Blues are Stanley Cup champions!
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Jim Thomas
4 years
Blues chairman/governor Tom Stillman has arrived in the Edmonton bubble, driving up yesterday from his place in Montana. He will be here for the duration of the Blues in the postseason; the man loves his hockey team.
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Jim Thomas
5 years
Not just a baseball town . . .
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Mark Lazerus
5 years
The top American TV markets for the NHL this season:
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Jim Thomas
5 years
Room for just 1 more on the puck rack. (Below the I and S).
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Jim Thomas
4 years
Been told that 2/3rds of the Blues' roster is back in St. Louis and that the full squad will be on hand by the middle of next week.
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5 years
Sign of the times on Telegraph Road in Oakville.
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Jim Thomas
5 years
You may not have heard this, but San Jose's Joe Thornton isn't the only longtime NHL veteran trying to win his 1st Cup. Introducing the Blues' Jay Bouwmeester, who didn't even play in one playoff game _ not one _ for the first 10 years of his career. . .
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4 years
As of today, this young man can now legally buy a drink in the U.S. . . .
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St. Louis Blues
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Happy birthday @RThomas_27 !!! #stlblues
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Jim Thomas
5 years
The Blues haven't scored an empty-net goal since the Civil War, I think.
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Jim Thomas
2 years
Berube confirms: Leddy & Bortuzzo in tonight.
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Jim Thomas
2 years
XFL cities: Arlington, Houston, Las Vegas, Orlando, St. Louis,!San Antonio, Seattle, Washington, DC
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Jim Thomas
5 years
Need to add Bruce and Holt to this photo.
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Orlando Pace
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GSOT Good seeing my guys #PFHOF19
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Jim Thomas
5 years
Ivan Barbashev agrees to a two-year contract w/Blues worth $1.475 million per year
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Jim Thomas
6 years
Isaac Bruce named a finalist for Pro Football Hall of Fame Thursday. He’s the only WR among this year’s finalists. Time to vote him in! #GreatestShow
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4 years
The pride of Oakville, Pat Maroon, is heading back to the Cup Final - this time with Tampa.
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Tampa Bay Lightning
4 years
YOUR TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING ARE GOING TO PLAY FOR THE STANLEY CUP!!!!!
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5 years
Edmundson had dinner w/about half the Blues team last night. In the same Clayton restaurant, Justin Faulk was dining with some of his former Carolina teammates.
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2 years
Lindenwood has just won its first ever Div. 1 hockey game, rallying from 6-2 deficit to defeat Air Force 7-6. I was just here as a spectator. It was a good time:
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Jim Thomas
5 years
Maroon says goodbye. . . .
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4 years
Blues prospect Scott Perunovich wins Hobey Baker Award as college hockey's player of the year.
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Jim Thomas
7 years
Very disappointed for Isaac Bruce. There's no way Terrell Owens belongs in the Hall of Fame before Bruce.
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Jim Thomas
5 years
Oh my gosh. Scwwartz from Bozak with 15 seconds left in regulation. 3-2 Blues. If this holds, this will be a game talked about for years in Blues lore.
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Jim Thomas
4 years
Two words for you tonight: Charles Glenn.
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Jim Thomas
2 years
Apparently, the injured Jordan Binnington threw a water bottle at Nazem Kadri.
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Jim Thomas
4 years
After 37 days in Canada, back in StL.
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Jim Thomas
5 years
First victory in franchise history for Blues in the Stanley Cup Final.
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Berube turned quipster when asked how long Bozak (illness) would be out. “It depends on how good his wife takes care of him tonight.”
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Jim Thomas
10 years
A tribute to Bryan Burwell in FedEx Field press box. http://t.co/E9QOLjLkFe
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10 years
Fisher w/a little sense of humor. He sent Jenkins, Brockers, Stacy, Bailey, Robinson, Ogletree out for pregame coin toss at FedEx.
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Jim Thomas
2 years
It's Sunny in St. Louis.
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St. Louis Blues
2 years
Look who showed up to support the boys! #WeAllBleedBlue #stlblues
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Jim Thomas
2 years
The one, the only David Perron.
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Jim Thomas
6 years
After more than 40 years covering sports for the Post-Dispatch, including several years covering college basketball all over the place, I’ve finally made it to Madison Square Garden.
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Jim Thomas
2 years
Things I'm hearing about XFL: 1. Team nicknames and logos will be announced in a couple weeks. Very surprised if the StL team is not the Battlehawks. 2. Training camp starts Jan. 9 (in Dallas area). 3. Interest in tickets in StL far outweighs other XFL cities at this point.
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Jim Thomas
5 years
How about this?
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NHL
5 years
Meanwhile in St. Louis... #StanleyCup
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2 years
Back in the US after our 5th trip to Canada this season covering Blues hockey. Proud of our company’s commitment to covering the team every game, every practice. Every day.
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5 years
First home win in Blues Stanley Cup Final history _ 4-2 over Boston. Series tied 2-2. There will be a Game 6 in St. Louis.
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5 years
This is the 7th Game 7 at home for the Blues in franchise history. It's May 7,. Game starts at 7 p.m. (OK, about 7:10 actually.) And it's Pat Maroon Rally Towel night (Jersey #7 ). What does it all mean?
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Jim Thomas
3 years
David Backes has signed a one-day contract with the Blues, a symbolic gesture so he can retire as a Blue.
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Jim Thomas
11 months
So proud of my brother Bernie, inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame this afternoon at the Chase. He’s one of the greatest in the history of St. Louis sports journalism.
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4 years
O’Reilly took the team out to dinner last night at the Chop House.
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4 years
Alexander Steen watching from a suite here tonight.
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3 years
Blues will require proof of COVID vaccination or a recent negative test for fans attending home games this season.
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Jim Thomas
5 years
According to @betonline_ag , Blues are now the Stanley Cup favorites: Blues 5/1 Capitals 6/1 Blue Jackets, Islanders 7/1 Golden Knights 8/1 Avalanche, Sharks 9/1 Bruins, Stars, Maple Leafs 10/1 Nashville 25/1 Hurricanes 40/1
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5 years
According to TickPick, average ticket prices for Sunday's BattleHawks home game are $93.63, the most expensive ticket in the XFL so far on the secondary market. On Dec. 17, 2015, for the last St. Louis Rams home game (against Tampa Bay), the average ticket price was $62.21.
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What a career. What a person. Handled his business with class, dignity and good spirit during difficult times in StL. #whitesquirrel
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Cheers. Been a hell of a journey. Eleven years and I can honestly say I put my soul into every minute of it. Highs and lows. I’ve seen them both and I appreciate the perspective. Gratitude and love to those who lifted me up.
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Crowd goes borderline delirious as Molina, Pujols shown at game on Jumbotron.
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5 years
Binnington agrees to 2-year contract worth $4.4 million per year.
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Two shifts into his return game, Vince Dunn took a high stick to his mouth (other side), leaving a cut and some blood. He was so excited to play in his first Stanley Cup Final, he said he was still shaking after the game.
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4-1 Blues, their first victory this postseason by more than one goal. Game 7 Tuesday, 7 p.m. at Enterprise Center. Are you ready St. Louis?
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That's the 33rd playoff goal for Tarasenko since start of 2014 postseason. Only Ovechkin (34) has more in that span.
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Jim Thomas
2 years
Some things never change.
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Mark Masters
2 years
Ryan O’Reilly the last skater on the ice at Leafs practice Helping collect the pucks
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Jim Thomas
4 years
NBCSN is picking up Blues-Blackhawks exhibition game as well as Blues-Avalanche round-robin opener. But in St. Louis, those games will be blacked out on NBCSN, giving way to Fox Sports Midwest in the local market.
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Jim Thomas
9 years
Was on the phone looking out window at owners' meeting hotel when I saw a truck go by w/large electric sign: Keep the Rams in St. Louis.
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3 years
Slipping on the jacket.
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5 years
Check out this group at the Blues’ alumni luncheon: (from left) Wayne Gretzky, Brett Hull, Guy Carbonneau, Al MacInnis, Chris Pronger, Peter Stastny, Bernie Federko. All Hall of Famers, over 3,200 goals, 9,200 points between them.
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Jim Thomas
3 years
Walking back from lunch in Vail.
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5 years
Today, June 1, marks the first Blues game played in June in franchise history.
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Jim Thomas
7 years
OK, this is my 5th time at IceZone in new duties. I've seen owner Tom Stillman 3 times already. #anti -Kroenke
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