ST. LOUIS — The night began with memories, and after 54 years with the Blues, there were no shortage of them when it came to Bobby Plager.
The Blues players took the ice Friday night in the team’s powder blue heritage jerseys, all with Plager and No. 5 on the back. The team’s game jerseys for the remainder of this season have a 5 inside a heart on the right breast.
Kelly Chase, a Plager disciple, narrated a tribute to his former minor league coach on the scoreboard before the game, as both teams stood on each end of the rink, watching, and the crowd of about 4,000 in Enterprise Center responded with a standing ovation, which then segued into a moment of silence for Plager. When that was done, members of the Plager family, who were assembled in the stands on the concourse level, were introduced, and the Blues players came over to the glass to salute them.
