Once AGAIN the Blues have lost their AHL affiliate, this time to the act of God known as COVID. Tom and Wags discuss that as well as the NHL start times for those damned West Coast games plus early Blues lines and pairings. Then, the boys bring in Nate Thomas and Carter Potts of The Quack Report to educate Blues fans on one of their new division mates: the Anaheim Ducks! Intro to 9:16 - Springfield Thunderbirds out, Utica Comets in for AHL. 9:16 to 12:22 - Late start times and how the NHL cut us...
Jan 07, 2021•47 min
SEASON 2, EPISODE 9: ALL SAID AND DUNN The boys are back! And so is Vince Dunn! Open to 6:55 - Introductions, including Tom forgetting how the intro goes. 6:55 to 20:56 - Where Mike Hoffman fits in with the Blues, along with a little more whining about late starts 20:56 to 31:41 - Vince Dunn resigns and it's time for him to step up 31:41 to 50:02 - NOTES THAT ARE BLUE: Kostin/Toropchenko/Alexandrov overseas, Joel Hofer to taxi squad?, World Junior semifinals, quick NHL notes INCLUDING Lake Tahoe...
Jan 04, 2021•1 hr 26 min
FOX SPORTS MIDWEST'S SCOTT WARMANN In a first-ever Bluenotes/Hawaii Blues Fan collaboration, Tom and Guy sit down with Fox Sports Midwest's Blues pregame and postgame host Scott Warmann! The boys chat with him about his favorite Blues memories, Ryan O'Reilly being named captain, and whether his network contacted the NHL and asked the Blues to be placed in the West Division, as has been rumored! THE BLUENOTE FAN REPORT: https://www.youtube.com/c/BlueNoteFanReport/ TEESPRING STORE: https://teespri...
Dec 28, 2020•1 hr 19 min
S2 E7 | O'REILLY IS THE ONE I COULD CALL KING Ryan O'Reilly has been officially crowned the 23rd captain of the St. Louis Blues. Tom discusses how it's the right choice, then dives into the NHL schedule for the season ahead in a SURPRISE Christmas Eve episode! LUKE WIDBIN'S LATEST MASTERPIECE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdWMRXatFqo&feature=youtu.be TOM CALHOUN INTERVIEW PART TWO: https://bluenotes-podcast.pinecast.co/episode/6f47821c8ea1417e/st-louis-blues-bluenotes-podcast-ep5-s2-featu...
Dec 24, 2020•36 min
S2 E6 | AND THEN THERE WAS HOCKEY...BUT NO STEEN The ultimate "Good News, Bad News" episode of Bluenotes. Good news: We will have a 2020-21 NHL season! We will be watching our Blues in the Pacific Division! We DON'T know where they'll play yet, but by God there will be hockey again. Bad news: Alex Steen's career is over. A bum back forced an early end, and speculation over what the Blues will do with his LTIR money. Tom and Wags go over the options, The Hawaii Blues Fan has a career retrospectiv...
Dec 21, 2020•1 hr 33 min
TOM CALHOUN INTERVIEW PART 2 "Make some noise tonight!" Blues fans at the St. Louis Arena and the Kiel/Savvis/Scottrade/Enterprise Center have been greeted by the man behind those words since January 4th, 1987. He's Tom Calhoun, and he joined Bluenotes this week to talk about his experiences and memories behind the mic for every single home game the Blues have played since he started! Open to 3:55 - Intro 4:14 to 6:15 - Tom's charity Cameos during the pandemic 6:15 to 10:30 - Emotional moments a...
Dec 17, 2020•37 min
Episode 86 The divisions and schedule for 2021 remain in flux, but the latest rumors have the St. Louis Blues going to the Pacific to join the California teams, Arizona, Vegas, and whichever of Minnesota and Dallas draws the short straw. Tom and Wags go over the implications of 9 p.m. weeknight start times for the Blues fanbase, whether the Pacific is easier/harder than the Central, and perspective on the Blues playing more west coast teams from a west coaster: Guy the Hawaii Blues Fan! Open to ...
Dec 14, 2020•1 hr 29 min
"Make some noise tonight!" Blues fans at the St. Louis Arena and the Kiel/Savvis/Scottrade/Enterprise Center have been greeted by the man behind those words since January 4th, 1987. He's Tom Calhoun, and he joined Bluenotes this week to talk about his experiences and memories behind the mic for every single home game the Blues have played since he started! Open to 2:28 - Intro 2:28 to 4:54 - On being "on the shelf" for the longest stretch of his career and if he expects fans at Blues games this ...
Dec 10, 2020•30 min
No one seems to have any real clue when we'll see actual NHL hockey again, so Tom and Wags are taking an inventory of the St. Louis Blues going forward, courtesy of The Athletic's Jeremy Rutherford's fan survey. How concerned should we be? Did they make the right moves this offseason? And how worried should we be about Tarasenko and his shoulder made of glass? Start to 5:44 - Introduction/Jake Neighbours interview recap 5:44 to 8:28 - Tom's hockey jersey collection that's earned him the nickname...
Dec 07, 2020•1 hr 32 min
To celebrate our return to Thursday episodes, Bluenotes reached out and got Jake Neighbours, Blues 1st round pick in 2020, to come on the show! We discussed: > His growth within the game of hockey > His childhood hockey hero (hint: he's an Oiler) > His reaction to being drafted by the Blues > Which Blues reached out to him first...and the order they came in! > His favorite team growing up (Blues fans, get ready to groan) > And much more! THE BLUENOTE FAN REPORT: https://www.you...
Dec 03, 2020•34 min
To celebrate our return to Thursday episodes, Bluenotes reached out and got Jake Neighbours, Blues 1st round pick in 2020, to come on the show! We discussed: > His growth within the game of hockey > His childhood hockey hero (hint: he's an Oiler) > His reaction to being drafted by the Blues > Which Blues reached out to him first...and the order they came in! > His favorite team growing up (Blues fans, get ready to groan) > And much more! THE BLUENOTE FAN REPORT: https://www.you...
Dec 03, 2020•34 min
1 MOST STOMACH-TURNING BLUES MOMENT: GRETZKY HAD IT...LOST IT Without hockey in our lives, Tom and Wags will be going over the Top 5 Most-Stomach Turning Moments in St. Louis Blues history, and their associated honorable mentions. 5 - Saskatoon/1983 NHL Draft no-show. Honorable: Bowman walks #4 - Blues trade Chris Pronger. Honorable: Erik Johnson, #1 Overall Pick. #3 - The Scott Stevens Saga. Honorable: Losing 3 great centers. #2 - Mike. Effing. Keenan. Honorable: 1999-00 President's Trophy disa...
Nov 30, 2020•1 hr 22 min
Episode 80 2 MOST STOMACH-TURNING MOMENT IN BLUES HISTORY: MIKE. EFFING. KEENAN. Without hockey in our lives, Tom and Wags will be going over the Top 5 Most-Stomach Turning Moments in St. Louis Blues history, and their associated honorable mentions. 5 - Saskatoon/1983 NHL Draft no-show. Honorable: Bowman walks 4 - Blues trade Chris Pronger. Honorable: Erik Johnson, #1 Overall Pick. 3 - The Scott Stevens Saga. Honorable: Losing 3 great centers. 2 - Mike. Effing. Keenan. Honorable: 1999-00 Preside...
Nov 23, 2020•1 hr 26 min
Episode 79 Without hockey in our lives, Tom and Wags will be going over the Top 5 Most-Stomach Turning Moments in St. Louis Blues history, and their associated honorable mentions. 5 - Saskatoon/1983 NHL Draft no-show. Honorable: Bowman walks 4 - Blues trade Chris Pronger. Honorable: Erik Johnson, #1 Overall Pick. 3 - The Scott Stevens Saga. Honorable: Losing 3 great centers. 2 - 1 - THE BLUENOTE FAN REPORT: https://www.youtube.com/c/BlueNoteFanReport/ TEESPRING STORE: https://teespring.com/store...
Nov 16, 2020•1 hr 20 min
BLUES MOST STOMACH-TURNING MOMENT #4: PRONGER TRADED Without hockey in our lives, Tom and Wags will be going over the Top 5 Most-Stomach Turning Moments in St. Louis Blues history, and their associated honorable mentions. 5 - Saskatoon/1983 NHL Draft no-show. Honorable: Bowman walks 4 - Blues trade Chris Pronger. Honorable: Erik Johnson, #1 Overall Pick. 3 - 2 - 1 - THE BLUENOTE FAN REPORT: https://www.youtube.com/c/BlueNoteFanReport/ TEESPRING STORE: https://teespring.com/stores/bluenotes LUKE ...
Nov 09, 2020•1 hr 6 min
BLUES STOMACH-TURNING MOMENT #5 - SASKATOON/1983 NHL DRAFT Without hockey in our lives, Tom and Wags will be going over the Top 5 Most-Stomach Turning Moments in St. Louis Blues history, and their associated honorable mentions. 5 - Saskatoon/1983 NHL Draft no-show. Honorable: Bowman walks 4 - 3 - 2 - 1 - THE BLUENOTE FAN REPORT: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0Y7yJph9-Lik-ziPVWr10Q TEESPRING STORE: https://teespring.com/stores/bluenotes Our podcast: https://bluenotes-podcast.pinecast.co/ Twit...
Nov 02, 2020•46 min
EPISODE 76: CHILLIN' ON THE HAWAII BEACH It's the offseason and, just like the hockey players, Tom and Wags are taking their talents to Oahu Beach (virtually) and bring in Guy "The Hawaii Blues Fan" as a special guest host PLUS a special LIVE Aloha Commentary! THE BLUENOTE FAN REPORT: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0Y7yJph9-Lik-ziPVWr10Q TEESPRING STORE: https://teespring.com/stores/bluenotes Our podcast: https://bluenotes-podcast.pinecast.co/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/bluenotespod Facebook...
Oct 26, 2020•1 hr 40 min
EPISODE 75: AIN'T NO VOLCANO HIGH ENOUGH The free-agent frenzy has been reduced to a mere simmer, and there's talk of some special COVID divisions next season. One proposal has the Blues shedding the Minnesota Wild and Dallas Stars as division rivals and replacing them with...Tampa Bay Lightning and Florida Panthers?! Plus, an EPIC Aloha Commentary from the Hawaii Blues Fan...proving there's no lengths Guy won't go to "bleed Blue wit u!" And a primer on Torey Krug and a walk down Stanley Cup mem...
Oct 19, 2020•57 min
EPISODE 74: GLORY TO TOREY An era for the #stlblues is on the verge of closing, but a new one begins. Alex Pietrangelo is in Vegas on a two-day tour and in his place, Armstrong wastes no time in signing his potential replacement, Torey Krug, to a 7 year, $45.5 million deal. Tom and Wags break down the signing as well as other FA happenings and come up with some desperation tactics to keep Petro in the Bluenote. BLUENOTES STORE: https://teespring.com/stores/bluenotes YOUTUBE, APPLE, SPOTIFY, SOUN...
Oct 12, 2020•1 hr 17 min
This is Tom and Wags' final chance to nervously fret over the future of Alex Pietrangelo and the St. Louis Blues. They discuss a recent article by The Athletic's Jeremy Rutherford that rattled off some names that could be traded, and discuss whether they're a good idea or not. Then, the Hawaii Blues Fan taps into the spirit of Joni Mitchell for a very spirited and positive Aloha Commentary! Finally, rising hockey analytics star JFresh joins Bluenotes to provide an autopsy on the St. Louis Blues ...
Oct 05, 2020•1 hr 36 min
EPISODE 72: TO PETRO OR NOT TO PETRO Tom and Wags are back to discuss the latest rumblings around the Alex Pietrangelo saga and also explore just how this deal can get done...including overcoming Doug Armstrong's own hubris. Then, Tom brings in Karlo, Dave Aikman, and Erik Simonis of THPN's Weekly Knightly podcast to discuss Vegas' interest in Petro, how realistic it is, and how Vegas has taken good care of our former (and a present) Blue. BLUENOTES COVID MASKS: https://teespring.com/enforcer-le...
Sep 28, 2020•1 hr 25 min
EPISODE 71: PANIC WITH THE PETRO Alex Pietrangelo is going to free agency. Tom is joined by the returning Wags AND Trainwreck to discuss the breakdown in talks and ponder a future without Petro in a Blues uniform. Plus, the Hawaii Blues Fan chimes in with his Aloha Commentary on the situation. Then, the boys are joined by Michael Farley of the Clean Skate Podcast and Chase Crawshaw of the Bolts Broadcast podcast to have them convince us Blues fans why we should support the Stars or Lightning res...
Sep 21, 2020•1 hr 23 min
EPISODE 70: WE SACRIFICED WAGS TO THE HOCKEY GODS ...and we got more than just this lousy shirt. Tom Franklin is solo today, but he's got company today. He had a chance to talk to St. Louis Blues organist Jeremy Boyer about his experience playing with Blues fans...and without. Plus, we'll play some clips from KMOX's Garage Happy Hour, where Tom Ackerman interviewed Blues defensive legends Bob Plager and Barrett Jackman! Plus some discussion on free agency with the Hawaii Blues Fan in this week's...
Sep 14, 2020•1 hr 11 min
EPISODE 69: THE NIIIIICE EPISODE! With the Blues out of the playoffs, Tom and Wags talk about the teams still in the darn thing to start us off. Then, they talk about the Allen trade, whether it was the right move, and reflect on a tumultuous era. The Hawaii Blues Fan pops in with an Aloha Commentary, including some comments from former Blues goaltending great Mike Liut! Finally, the guys bring in Ken Stapon from TSN 1050 in Toronto and "Not Another Leafs Podcast" on The Hockey Podcast Network t...
Sep 07, 2020•1 hr 14 min
EPISODE 68: EDMONTON SYNDROME Tom and Wags discuss a recent poll about recent Colton Parayko/Toronto trade rumors. Then, the Hawaii Blues Fan weighs in on how Parayko can take the next leap in his career if Pietrangelo walks. Then the boys are joined by St. Louis Blues beat writer Jim Thomas of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch to discuss: > How was life in the Edmonton bubble? > The source of Binnington's struggles > The future of Vladimir Tarasenko > Parayko trade rumors > What the Bl...
Aug 31, 2020•1 hr 55 min
EPISODE 67: THE TRAINWRECK The St. Louis Blues have exited the 2020 NHL Playoffs in a fiery collapse. Tom and Wags evaluate what went wrong and where these Blues go from here, including where Vladimir Tarasenko goes from here: full recovery, traded away, or the Physically Unable to Perform list. Then, the guys bring on Hold The Mayo's Alex "The Trainwreck" Traina to discuss which team(s) Blues fans should be supporting the rest of the playoffs. NOTE: Audio issues with Wags' audio are rectified b...
Aug 24, 2020•1 hr 30 min
EXECUTE EPISODE 66 Are the Blues about to execute Order 66 on the Canucks after sleepwalking through the Return to Play games? Tom and Wags break down what went right...and what's still going wrong...for the Blues after the Game 3 OT win. Then, they discuss where this series goes from here with Elijah and Josh from THPN's StickInRick Podcast! A fun hour-long conversation with two sleep-deprived St. Louisans and two demoralized Canadians! You've gotta love it! Note: No "Aloha Commentary" this wee...
Aug 17, 2020•1 hr 1 min
EPISODE 65: WHAT IS IT GOOD FOR? Join Tom and Wags as they watch the St. Louis Blues somehow blow another 3rd-period lead. They're joined by Michael Farley of The Clean Skate Podcast to break down the Blues/Stars game as it happens, including postgame observations, where the Blues and Stars go from here, and 1st round predictions! Plus, Aloha Commentary from Guy, the Hawaii Blues Fan! Twitter: http://twitter.com/bluenotespod Facebook: http://facebook.com/bluenotespod Youtube: https://www.youtube...
Aug 10, 2020•1 hr 25 min
Welcome to Bluenotes Podcast on The Hockey Podcast Network! Stay up to date in the world of hockey with The Hockey Podcast Network. Every Monday The Hockey Podcast Network offers a unique podcast dedicated to Stanley Cup Champions the St.Louis Blues. Podcasts’ are available at thehockeypodcastnetwork.com or wherever you get your podcasts from. Make sure you follow The Hockey Podcast Network on Twitter @hockeypodnet as well as your favourite host @TomFranklinKMOX. Show: Bluenotes Podcast Twitter:...
Aug 03, 2020•2 hr 18 min
EPISODE 63: THE EXPERIMENT This week on Bluenotes, Tom and Wags bring in Cori Crenshaw and Richie Flores of "Sporty with Cori and Richie." Together, as The Alliance To See The Preds Lose, they talk about: The awesomeness of the Seattle Kraken The crappiness that the Coyotes have to move because of the Kraken The John Chayka kerfuffle in Arizona Predictions in an unpredictable playoffs How the Coyotes will beat the Preds in the Play-in Round! Also, in this week's "Aloha Commentary," tells us whic...
Jul 27, 2020•1 hr 11 min
