The St. Louis Blues entered the National Hockey League for
the 1967-68 season along with five other teams, doubling the league in size. It
took until the 1980-81 season before the Blues had a player surpass the 100
point plateau in a single season. Six different players to date have
accomplished the feat in St. Louis history, two have done it four times and one
has done it twice. 1993-94 was the last time a Blues player surpassed 100.
Bernie Federko
Bernie Federko was the first ever St. Louis Blues player to
reach 100 points in a season. Bernie accomplished the feat a total of four
times over his career with St. Louis. In 1980-81, he totalled 104 then topping
that with 107 in 1983-84. He added 103 in 1984-85 and 102 the following season.
In the first three years, he finished ninth in the NHL for points. In 1985-86,
his 102 points weren’t good enough to make the top 10.
Federko played with St. Louis from 1976-77 to 1988-89 after
being the seventh overall pick by the club at the 1976 NHL Amateur Draft. In
junior hockey, he was awarded the Brownridge Trophy as the WHL’s top scorer,
accumulating 187 points with the Saskatoon Blades. The Brownridge Trophy has
since been renamed the Bob Clarke
Trophy.
Brett Hull
Brett Hull also surpassed 100 points four times as a member
of the Blues. In four consecutive seasons, starting in 1989-90, he accomplished
the feat. In 1990-91, he recorded 131 points with the help of 86 goals. The
point total is a St. Louis Blues record and the 86 goals is the second highest
total in NHL history, behind Wayne Gretzky’s 92. In 1989-90, Hull has 113
points, in 1991-92 it was 109 and in 1992-93 he totalled 101.
Hull was originally drafted in the sixth round of the 1984
NHL Entry Draft by the Calgary Flames. He played with St. Louis from 1987-88 to
1997-98. Brett was awarded the Hart Trophy as NHL MVP in 1990-91 for his
stellar performance.
Adam Oates
Adam Oates twice recorded more than 100 points in a season
with the Blues, 1989-90 (102) and 1990-91 (115). He would accomplish the feat
twice more with the Boston Bruins, topping out at 142 points in 1992-93. Oates
was undrafted and started out his NHL career with the Detroit Red Wings. Adam
played for the Blues from 1989-90 to 1991-92.
Doug Gilmour
Doug Gilmour contributed 105 points in 1986-87, finishing
fifth in the NHL. Gilmour played with St. Louis from 1983-84 to 1987-88 after
being a late seventh round pick by the club at the 1982 NHL Entry Draft. He
topped 100 points twice more in his career, both times with Toronto, topping
out at 127 points in 1992-93. Gilmour earned the Eddie Powers Trophy in the
Ontario Hockey League after a 177 point performance with the Cornwall Royals.
Craig Janney
Craig Janney had a 106 point season in 1992-93. The total
didn’t even place in the top ten that season, with Mark Recchi’s 123 points
holding down tenth spot. Janney played with St. Louis from 1991-92 to 1994-95.
He was originally a first round pick of the Boston Bruins in 1986.
Brendan Shanahan
Brendan Shanahan was the last St. Louis player to crack the
100 point plateau. In 1993-94, Shanahan reached 102 points and finished eighth
in the NHL. Brendan played for the Blues from 1991-92 to 1994-95. He was
originally a second overall pick by the New Jersey Devils in 1987.
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