Maroon, a St. Louis native, came home when he signed with the Blues on July 10, 2018, 11 years after the Philadelphia Flyers selected him in the sixth round (No. 161) in the 2007 NHL Draft.

He had a 40-goal, 95-point season with St. Louis of the North American Hockey League during his draft year and followed that with 35 goals and 90 points for London of the Ontario Hockey League in 2007-08.

But Maroon, a power forward, spent much of the next five seasons with the American Hockey League affiliates of the Flyers and Anaheim Ducks, who acquired him in a trade on Nov. 21, 2010, and had 32 goals and 74 points for Syracuse in 2011-12. He played 15 NHL games with Anaheim during the 2011-12 and 2012-13 seasons before becoming a regular in 2013-14, when he had 11 goals and 29 points in 62 games.

Maroon began as a fourth-line wing with the Ducks, but his work with Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry in the 2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs drew notice around the NHL. His ability to use his body effectively along the boards and in the tough areas helped create space for his linemates to create scoring chances. He had 11 points (seven goals, four assists) during the 2015 playoffs but was traded to the Edmonton Oilers on Feb. 29, 2016.

The Oilers saw his size and physicality as qualities they could use, but Maroon also gave them offense right away. In 16 regular-season games with Edmonton, he had 14 points (eight goals, six assists), then had NHL career highs in 2016-17 with 27 goals and 42 points to help the Oilers qualify for the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time since 2006. He contributed eight points (three goals, five assists) in 13 postseason games.

Maroon had 30 points (14 goals, 16 assists) in 57 games for the Oilers in 2017-18 before being traded to the New Jersey Devils on Feb. 26, 2018. He helped the Devils advance to the playoffs for the first time since 2012 with 13 points (three goals, 10 assists) in 17 games after the trade.

In his first season with the Blues, Maroon had 28 points (10 goals, 18 assists) in 74 games. He also scored the series-deciding goal in double overtime of Game 7 against the Dallas Stars in the 2019 Western Conference Second Round on the way to winning the Stanley Cup. He had seven points (three goals, four assists) in 26 playoff games.

NOTES & TRANSACTIONS

• Traded to Anaheim by Philadelphia with David Laliberte for Danny Syvret and Rob Bordson, November 21, 2010.
• Traded to Edmonton by Anaheim for Martin Gernat and Edmonton's 4th round pick (Jack Kopacka) in 2016 NHL Draft, February 29, 2016.
• Traded to New Jersey by Edmonton for J.D. Dudek and New Jersey's 3rd round pick in 2019 NHL Draft, February 26, 2018.
• Signed as a free agent by St. Louis, July 10, 2018.