⚽ St. Louis Blues — Key Facts
| Owner | Tom Stillman (majority owner & Governor) |
| Ownership Since | 2012 (Blues Ownership Group LLC) |
| League | NHL (National Hockey League) |
| Founded | 1967 (original expansion team) |
| Stanley Cup | 1 (2019 — historic first for the franchise) |
| Home Arena | Enterprise Center, St. Louis, Missouri |
| Tom Stillman Background | St. Louis businessman; Blue Water Capital |
The St. Louis Blues are owned by a group led by Tom Stillman, a St. Louis businessman who has served as the franchise’s majority owner and Governor since 2012. Under Stillman’s ownership, the Blues ended 52 years of championship frustration by winning the Stanley Cup in 2019 — one of the most memorable championship runs in NHL history, marked by the team’s remarkable second-half turnaround and the viral anthem “Gloria” by Laura Branigan.
Who Is the Owner of the St. Louis Blues?
The St. Louis Blues are owned by Blues Ownership Group LLC, a partnership of St. Louis-area businesspeople led by Tom Stillman as majority owner and Governor. Stillman is a managing partner of Blue Water Capital and a long-time St. Louis business figure. He assembled a local ownership group in 2012 to purchase the Blues from previous owner Dave Checketts — keeping the franchise under St. Louis community ownership rather than allowing it to potentially move to another market. Other notable partners in the ownership group include local business and civic leaders from the St. Louis metropolitan area.
The 2019 Stanley Cup: “Gloria” and the Remarkable Run
The St. Louis Blues’ 2019 Stanley Cup win is one of hockey’s great stories. On January 3, 2019, the Blues sat in last place in the entire NHL — dead last with the worst record in the league. What followed was extraordinary: spurred by the chance playing of Laura Branigan’s 1982 song “Gloria” on the arena sound system (which became a touchstone rallying anthem), the Blues went on a historic second-half run, eventually defeating the Dallas Stars and San Jose Sharks in the Western Conference and beating the Boston Bruins in 7 games to win the franchise’s first ever Stanley Cup. Jordan Binnington, a previously undrafted goalie who debuted mid-season, played brilliantly throughout the run.
The Blues’ 52-Year Wait
The St. Louis Blues were one of the NHL’s 1967 expansion franchises and for 52 years were one of hockey’s most futile champions — reaching the Stanley Cup Finals in their first three seasons (1968, 1969, 1970) and losing all three, then enduring decades of playoff disappointments. The 2019 championship ended one of professional sports’ most agonizing droughts and was celebrated with extraordinary passion across all of metropolitan St. Louis.
