Blues Coaches
Since entering the NHL as an expansion team in 1967, the St. Louis Blues have employed 24 men to serve as its head coach. The position has been held by such coaching legends like Scotty Bowman, or former Blues players such as Al Arbour, Red Berenson, Barclay Plager and Brian Sutter.
Below is a list of current active Blues coaches, along with their complete bios.
Since entering the NHL as an expansion team in 1967, the St. Louis Blues have employed 24 men to serve as its head coach. The position has been held by such coaching legends like Scotty Bowman, or former Blues players such as Al Arbour, Red Berenson, Barclay Plager and Brian Sutter.
Below is a list of current active Blues coaches, along with their complete bios.
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Ken Hitchcock Head Coach Ken Hitchcock was named the 24th Head Coach in franchise history on Nov. 6, 2011. Hitchcock has coached 1,042 National Hockey League games with Dallas, Philadelphia and Columbus, compiling a record of 534-350-88-70. COMPLETE BIO |
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Brad Shaw Associate Coach Brad Shaw was named an assistant coach for the Blues on July 11, 2006. He became Associate Coach on June 15, 2012. He originally joined the Blues from the New York Islanders, where he served as an interim head coach and assistant coach. Prior to joining the Islanders, he spent three seasons (2002-2005) as the head coach for the American Hockey League’s Cincinnati Mighty Ducks. COMPLETE BIO |
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Ray Bennett Assistant Coach Ray Bennett joined the St. Louis Blues coaching staff as an assistant on December 13, 2006. He served seven seasons as an assistant coach with the Los Angeles Kings from 1999-2006. While with the Kings, Bennett was involved in all areas of tactical and technical play while specializing in video analysis, computer assistance and statistical support. COMPLETE BIO |
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Gary Agnew Assistant Coach Gary Agnew joined the St. Louis Blues coaching staff as an assistant on June 15, 2012. Prior to working in St. Louis, he served as Head Coach for the Oshawa Generals of the OHL. He also served as an assistant coach with the Columbus Blue Jackets under Ken Hitchcock from 2006-2010. COMPLETE BIO |
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Corey Hirsch Goaltending Consultant NHL veteran Corey Hirsch began work as the Blues' Goaltending Coach on July 1, 2010. He works with the club's goalies in St. Louis and Peoria and will also work with prospects. Hirsch played with four NHL teams (New York Rangers, Vancouver, Washington and Dallas). COMPLETE BIO |
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Danny Brooks Video Coach Danny Brooks joined the Blues as Video Coach after previously serving as an assistant coach for the team's AHL affiliate, the Peoria Rivermen, since the 2010-11 season. COMPLETE BIO |
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Nelson Ayotte Strength & Conditioning Coach Nelson Ayotte is recognized as one of the top sports performance training coaches in the world. He is a level five Canadian National Certified Coach and has been chosen as Canadian Coach of the Year in 1998, Quebec Coach of the Year in 1998, 1999, and 2000, Coach of the Year of the Canadian Military Land forces in 2002 and has served as coach at more than 20 world cup competitions. COMPLETE BIO |
