The Jr. Blues Opened with 2025-2026 regular season with a two game sweep over the Peoria Mustangs.
Saturday, September 6, 2025
Peoria 2 @ St. Louis 8 – The St. Louis Jr. Blues started their season with a huge victory over the Peoria Mustangs on Saturday evening. Cooper Palazzolo got the scoring started just under three minutes into the action. Wyatt Duke evened the game for Peoria with his first of the year just minutes later. In the closing minutes of the opening frame, Joseph Lopiccolo put St. Louis in the lead for good, making it 2-1. The final 40 minutes belonged to St. Louis as Mitchell Nappier, Caden Lindley and Jace Jordan all found the back of the net for St. Louis to blow the game open. Lindley notched his second of the game in the third period while Brady Cook and Teagan Lee also got on the scoresheet. Breyon Maroney would add a goal late for Peoria to make it an 8-2 final from Affton. Travis Visvadra earned the win in goal as he finished the night with 22 stops.
Sunday, September 7, 2025
Peoria 2 @ St. Louis 6 – The St. Louis Jr. Blues capped off their weekend with a decisive home victory over the Peoria Mustangs. In a physical, gritty contest, special teams played a major role in the outcome. Despite racking up 24 penalty minutes, St. Louis limited Peoria to just one power-play goal, while netting one of their own and striking shorthanded. That shorthanded goal opened the scoring, as Teagen Lee broke free on a breakaway and buried an unassisted goal for the lone tally of the first period. The Blues extended their lead in the second, with Jack Plager and Nicholas Morgan scoring back-to-back just five seconds apart. Niko Bezzole and Ryan Hogan earned assists on Plager’s marker. Peoria responded on the power play when Jordan Mini converted off feeds from Wyatt Duke and Owen Gruden, trimming the deficit to 3–1. But the third period was all St. Louis. Outshooting Peoria 17–3, the Jr. Blues added three more goals—Jace Jordan, Nicholas Morgan, and Caden Lindley finding the back of the net—while Owen Gruden tallied the Mustangs’ lone answer. Joseph Lopiccollo, Jaxson Karandjeff, and Aaron Siebert chipped in assists for St. Louis, with Breyon Maroney and Duke adding helpers for Peoria. Between the pipes, Siebert not only contributed offensively but also shut down the Mustangs with 34 saves on 36 shots. At the other end, Sam Burcal battled hard, stopping 38 of 44 shots against a relentless Jr. Blues attack. With the win, St. Louis improves to 2–0–0 to start the season, while Peoria falls to 0–2–0.
