TheBand Posted July 16, 2003 Share Posted July 16, 2003 Blues Schedule was released today. Good news!!! The Arizona game will be a nite game!! Blues play Sat Dec 6 at 2 pm at Kiel. The Butler game on sat Dec 27 will likely be a nite game as well since the blues are not scheduled at all. Press release and schedule follow. ENHANCED DIVISION RIVALRIES, WEEKEND GAMES HIGHLIGHT 2003-2004 SCHEDULE ST. LOUIS, July 16, 2003 ¡V Three home games apiece against longtime division rivals Chicago and Detroit, and 17 weekend games in all highlight the St. Louis Blues¡¦ 2003-2004 schedule, released by the team and the National Hockey League today. Beginning next season, the Blues and all NHL teams will play their division rivals six times ¡V three home, three away ¡V while continuing to face their conference rivals twice at home and twice on the road. The last time Chicago and Detroit each visited St. Louis three times was 1993-1994. Meanwhile, the 17 home weekend games represent two more than last season. Of the 17 weekend games, 13 are Saturday nights and two are Saturday afternoons. ¡§In addition to the weekend games, we again were able to schedule a host of home games during the holidays,¡¨ said Jim Woodcock, Blues senior vice president, marketing and communications. ¡§Above all, we¡¦re happy with the increased emphasis on divisional play, which will be good for building the rivalries against Nashville and Columbus while elevating our Chicago and Detroit rivalries to another level.¡¨ Among the highlights on the 2003-2004 schedule: „h The Blues start the season with a three-game road trip beginning Friday, Oct. 10, in Phoenix. Following stops at Colorado and Nashville, the Blues will return for their home opener on Saturday, Oct. 18, vs. the Washington Capitals. „h The Blues will play only two games in October, the fewest in team history. „h The longest road trip for the season is five games, Feb. 20-29, through four time zones to Detroit, Chicago, Colorado, Vancouver and San Jose. „h The longest homestand is four games, on six different occasions throughout the season. „h The Blues will play Detroit at home twice within a week, first during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend on Saturday, Nov. 29, and then five days later on Thursday, Dec. 4. „h Other holiday weekend home games include Friday, Dec. 26, vs. Colorado; Tuesday, Dec. 30, vs. Philadelphia; Thursday, Jan. 1, vs. New York Rangers; and on Presidents Day, Monday, Feb. 16, vs. Phoenix. „h The Blues will wear throwback jerseys against the Los Angeles Kings on two occasions ¡V Saturday, Nov. 15, at Staples Center and here on Tuesday, Dec. 2. The Blues and Kings are two of six teams selected by the NHL to test the Vintage Jersey Program, an initiative geared towards capitalizing on the heritage trend that has been embraced nationally the last few seasons. The Blues will wear jerseys that the team introduced during the 1979-1980 season, during the days of Bernie Federko, Brian Sutter and Mike Liut, while the Kings will wear their original purple-and-gold sweaters. „h The Stanley Cup champion New Jersey Devils will visit Savvis Center on Saturday, Jan. 31. „h The Blues will play two home-and-home/back-to-back series, vs. Dallas (away Jan. 21, home Jan. 22) and vs. Chicago (home March 27, away March 28). „h The Blues will play back-to-back games 19 times, five more occasions than last season. „h The Blues' busiest months of the season at home will be December and March, with nine home games each month. „h Next season, the Blues will face three Eastern Conference opponents ¡V Florida, Tampa Bay and the New York Islanders ¡V both home and away. In other Eastern Conference action, the Blues will play home games only against the New York Rangers, Philadelphia, New Jersey, Boston, Washington and Pittsburgh, and road games only against Buffalo, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Carolina and Atlanta. „h The Blues home preseason schedule includes three games: Friday, Sept. 19, vs. Columbus, 1 p.m.; Saturday, Sept. 20, vs. Dallas, 7 p.m.; and Friday, Sept. 26, vs. Nashville, 7 p.m. The preseason game vs. Columbus will conclude the first week of training camp, which will be held for the first time in Savvis Center. The days of training camp prior to the Columbus game will be free and open to the public. Season tickets are on sale starting at only $368, or $8 per game, for 46 games ¡V three preseason, 41 regular season and two playoff games. And for the first time ever, season tickets in the lower bowl Plaza Level are available for only $30 per game. Call 314/622-BLUE to purchase season tickets or learn more. Partial season ticket packages will be sold in three seven-game plans beginning Monday, Aug. 4. # # # ST. LOUIS BLUES 2003-2004 SCHEDULE All Times Central Friday October 10 at Phoenix 8 p.m. Sunday October 12 at Colorado 8 p.m. Thursday October 16 at Nashville 7 p.m. Saturday October 18 Washington 7 p.m. Tuesday October 21 at Edmonton 8 p.m. Wednesday October 22 at Vancouver 9:30 p.m. Friday October 24 at Calgary 8 p.m. Tuesday October 28 Nashville 7 p.m. Wednesday October 29 at Detroit 6:30 p.m. Saturday November 1 Chicago 7 p.m. Tuesday November 4 Anaheim 7 p.m. Thursday November 6 Vancouver 7 p.m. Saturday November 8 Florida 7 p.m. Thursday November 13 at San Jose 9:30 p.m. Saturday November 15 at Los Angeles 3 p.m. Sunday November 16 at Anaheim 6 p.m. Wednesday November 19 at Phoenix 9 p.m. Saturday November 22 Dallas 7 p.m. Tuesday November 25 Boston 7 p.m. Friday November 28 at Tampa Bay 6:30 p.m. Saturday November 29 Detroit 7 p.m. Tuesday December 2 Los Angeles 7 p.m. Thursday December 4 Detroit 7 p.m. Saturday December 6 Nashville 2 p.m. Tuesday December 9 at Toronto 6:30 p.m. Friday December 12 at Columbus 6 p.m. Saturday December 13 Los Angeles 7 p.m. Tuesday December 16 Columbus 7 p.m. Thursday December 18 San Jose 7 p.m. Saturday December 20 Phoenix 7 p.m. Monday December 22 at Detroit 6:30 p.m. Tuesday December 23 at Chicago 7:30 p.m. Friday December 26 Colorado 7 p.m. Monday December 29 at Columbus 6 p.m. Tuesday December 30 Philadelphia 7 p.m. Thursday January 1 New York Rangers 7 p.m. Saturday January 3 San Jose 7 p.m. Monday January 5 Minnesota 7 p.m. Tuesday January 6 at Carolina 6 p.m. Saturday January 10 at Nashville 7 p.m. Monday January 12 Chicago 7 p.m. Tuesday January 13 at Montreal 6:30 p.m. Thursday January 15 Columbus 7 p.m. Saturday January 17 Minnesota 7 p.m. Monday January 19 at Florida 4 p.m. Wednesday January 21 at Columbus 6 p.m. Friday January 23 at Dallas 7:30 p.m. Saturday January 24 Dallas 7 p.m. Wednesday January 28 at Atlanta 6:30 p.m. Thursday January 29 Vancouver 7 p.m. Saturday January 31 New Jersey 7 p.m. Monday February 2 at Minnesota 7 p.m. Wednesday February 4 at Edmonton 8 p.m. Thursday February 5 at Calgary 8 p.m. ALL STAR BREAK Tuesday February 10 at Ottawa 6:30 p.m. Thursday February 12 Colorado 7 p.m. Saturday February 14 Pittsburgh 7 p.m. Monday February 16 Phoenix 2 p.m. Thursday February 19 Tampa Bay 7 p.m. Friday February 20 at Detroit 6:30 p.m. Sunday February 22 at Chicago 2:30 p.m. Thursday February 26 at Colorado 7 p.m. Saturday February 28 at Vancouver 9 p.m. Sunday February 29 at San Jose 8 p.m. Tuesday March 2 Calgary 7 p.m. Thursday March 4 Edmonton 7 p.m. Saturday March 6 at NY Islanders 6 p.m. Sunday March 7 at Buffalo 6 p.m. Tuesday March 9 New York Islanders 7 p.m. Thursday March 11 Nashville 7 p.m. Saturday March 13 Columbus 7 p.m. Sunday March 14 Calgary 7 p.m. Tuesday March 16 at Los Angeles 9:30 p.m. Wednesday March 17 at Anaheim 9:30 p.m. Saturday March 20 at Dallas 2 p.m. Thursday March 25 Anaheim 7 p.m. Saturday March 27 Chicago 4 p.m. Sunday March 28 at Chicago 3 p.m. Tuesday March 30 Edmonton 7 p.m. Thursday April 1 Detroit 7 p.m. Saturday April 3 at Nashville 2 p.m. Sunday April 4 at Minnesota 2 p.m. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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