Blues Training Camp Opens Sept. 17
by Staff Writer / St. Louis BluesST. LOUIS – St. Louis Blues Executive Vice President and General Manager Doug Armstrong has announced the daily schedule for the Blues' 2010-11 training camp.
Players will be divided into two teams and will begin on-ice testing on Friday, Sept. 17 at 9 a.m. at St. Louis Mills.
All practices at St. Louis Mills and Sunday, Sept. 19 at Scottrade Center are open to the public and free of charge. Sunday, Sept. 19 will feature a scrimmage between Team Gold and Team Blue starting at 10:30 a.m at Scottrade Center. Doors at Scottrade Center will open at 9 a.m.
In addition, there will be a Blues Equipment Sale at the Ice Zone at St. Louis Mills on Friday, Sept. 17 and Saturday, Sept. 18 from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Only cash and credit card will be accepted.
In preparation for the 2010-11 NHL regular season, the Blues will play eight preseason games. Their home schedule includes dates with Colorado (Tuesday, Sept. 21), Minnesota (Friday, Sept. 24), Chicago (Thursday, Sept. 30) and Dallas (Saturday, Oct. 2). All Blues preseason home games start at 7 p.m.
The Blues’ road preseason schedule will see them travel to Minnesota (Wednesday, Sept. 22), Dallas (Saturday, Sept. 25), Colorado (Sunday, Sept. 26) and Chicago (Sunday, Oct. 3).
Prior to the final home preseason game on Saturday, Oct. 2, Blues fans can kick off the 2010-11 season at FANfest. Fans will have the opportunity to meet Blues players and enjoy activities on the concourse.
For complete coverage of Training Camp, visit stlouisblues.com/trainingcamp
| TRAINING CAMP SCHEDULE | |||
| DATE | EVENT | TIME | LOCATION |
| * indicates Training Camp session that is open to the public. On Sunday, Sept. 19, doors to Scottrade Center will open at 9 a.m. | |||
| Friday, Sept. 17* | On-Ice Testing (Group One) | 9 a.m. | St. Louis Mills |
| On-Ice Testing (Group Two) | 11:30 a.m. | ||
| Saturday, Sept. 18* | Practice (Team Gold) | 10 a.m. | St. Louis Mills |
| Practice (Team Blue) | 12 p.m. | ||
| Sunday, Sept. 19* | Practice (Team Gold) | 9 a.m. | Scottrade Center |
| Warm Up (Both Teams) | 10:20 a.m. | ||
| Scrimmage (Gold vs. Blue) | 10:30 a.m. | ||
| Practice (Team Blue) | 11:45 a.m. | ||
| Monday, Sept. 20 | Practice (Team Blue) | 9 a.m. | Scottrade Center |
| Practice (Team Gold) | 11:15 a.m. | ||
| Tuesday, Sept. 21 | Practice (Team Blue) | 10 a.m. | Scottrade Center |
| Practice (Team Gold) | 11:30 a.m. | ||
| Blues vs. Colorado | 7 p.m. | ||
| Wednesday, Sept. 22 | Practice (Team Gold) | 10 a.m. | Scottrade Center |
| Practice (Team Blue) | 11:30 a.m. | ||
| Blues at Minnesota | 7 p.m. | Xcel Energy Center | |
| Thursday, Sept. 23 | Practice (Team Blue) | 9 a.m. | Scottrade Center |
| Practice (Team Gold) | 11:15 a.m. | ||
| Friday, Sept. 24 | Practice (Team Blue) | 10 a.m. | Scottrade Center |
| Practice (Team Gold) | 11:30 a.m. | ||
| Blues vs. Minnesota | 7 p.m. | ||
| Saturday, Sept. 25 | Practice (Team Gold) | 10 a.m. | Scottrade Center |
| Practice (Team Blue) | 11:30 a.m. | ||
| Blues at Dallas | 7 p.m. | American Airlines Center | |
| Sunday, Sept. 26* | Practice (Team Gold) | 10 a.m. | St. Louis Mills |
| Practice (Team Blue) | 11:30 a.m. | ||
| Blues at Colorado | 8 p.m. | Pepsi Center | |
| Monday, Sept. 27* | Practice (All players) | 10:30 a.m. | St. Louis Mills |
| Tuesday, Sept. 28* | Practice (All players) | 10:30 a.m. | St. Louis Mills |
| Wednesday, Sept. 29* | Practice (All players) | 10:30 a.m. | St. Louis Mills |