Hockey Trivia 55 – St. Louis Blues Individual Records

The St. Louis Blues were one of six teams to enter the National Hockey League in 1967-68 as part of the first wave of modern expansion. The individual records of the Blues were certainly not all set in a couple of magical seasons, as is with the case with many NHL teams. The current team records range in the date they were set from the second year of the franchise to just three years ago.

Test and expand your hockey trivia knowledge of the St. Louis Blues individual records with these four St. Louis Blues trivia questions.

Q. What player holds the St. Louis Blues record for most assists in a single season?

A. Adam Oates had 90 assists in the 1990-91 season, mostly setting up line mate Brett Hull. This was not the best season for Oates when it came to assists. The setup man had 97 helpers with the Boston Bruins in 1992-93. He currently sits in sixth on the NHL all-time list for assists.

Q. In their second season in the NHL, what goaltender set the current mark for shutouts in a season?

A. Glenn Hall, the team’s main goalie for their first two seasons in the NHL, held opponents goal-less eight times in the 1968-69 season. The effort earned him his third Vezina Trophy.

Q. Who holds the St. Louis Blues record the most penalty minutes in a single season?

A. In 1975-76 Bob Gassoff sat out 306 minutes. Gassoff was killed shortly after the end of the following season in a freak motorcycle accident. His number 3 was retired by the team the following season and is one of only six St. Louis Blues retired numbers. 1975-76 was the third of just four seasons Bob played in the NHL before his untimely demise.

Q. What St. Louis Blues goaltender holds the team record for the highest save percentage in a single regular season (minimum 30 games played)?

A. In 2008-09, Chris Mason had a .916 save percentage over 57 games. It was not his highest save percentage over his career, however. In 2006-07, he played in 40 games with the Nashville Predators and recorded a .925 save percentage. Mason played this past season with the Atlanta Thrashers and is expected to move to Winnipeg with the rest of the franchise for the 2011-12 season. In 2006, Mason became the eleventh goalie in the NHL to score a goal and is the last to accomplish the feat.

Need more hockey trivia? Check out these previous articles in the hockey trivia series:

Hockey Trivia Fifty-four – The Esposito Brothers

Hockey Trivia Fifty-three – Bill Barilko

Hockey Trivia Fifty-two – Los Angeles Kings Retired Numbers

Hockey Trivia Fifty-one – New York Islanders

Hockey Trivia Fifty – Joe Malone

Hockey Trivia Forty-nine – Bobby Hull’s NHL Career

Hockey Trivia Forty-eight – Chicago Blackhawks Retired Numbers

Hockey Trivia Forty-seven – Los Angeles Kings Individual Records

Hockey Trivia Forty-six – Ontario Hockey League Arenas

Hockey Trivia Forty-five – The Brampton Battalion of the Ontario Hockey League