First Community becomes presenting sponsor of Blues Hall of Fame

ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis Blues proudly announced today that First Community has become the presenting sponsor of the Blues Hall of Fame.

In celebration of the expanded partnership with St. Louis' largest credit union that has been a team sponsor since 2021, the Blues will initiate fan voting for the class of 2024 on July 24 at noon CT.

Blues fans can visit stlouisblues.com/halloffame or log-in to their Bluenatics account to cast their vote for the Blues legend they feel is most deserving of being enshrined in Blues history.

The voting will close on Monday, July 31 at noon (CT) and the 2024 Class will be officially announced prior to the beginning of the 2023-24 regular season.

While Blues fans have the opportunity to submit votes for a write-in candidate of their choice, the following 20 candidates have been announced as finalists for this year's class by the Blues Hall of Fame selection committee:

The Class of 2024 will be the second to enter the Blues Hall of Fame, following last year's inaugural class including Red Berenson, Scott Bowman, Glenn Hall and Garry Unger along with 10 automatic inductees - Al MacInnis, Bob Gassoff, Bobby Plager, Barclay Plager, Brian Sutter, Brett Hull, Bernie Federko, Chris Pronger, original team owners Sid Salomon Jr. and Sid Salomon III, and Foster Hewitt Award-winning broadcaster Dan Kelly.

Blues Hall of Fame inductees may include players, coaches, management or broadcasters that have made a profound impact on the franchise. Prior to the beginning of each season, members of the Blues Hall of Fame selection committee, comprised of former and current members of the Blues organization, Blues Alumni and members of the media, each submit nominations for consideration.