The St. Louis Jr. Blues long tradition of player development and advancement has produced players that have reached the highest of levels. The Jr. Blues Alumni List includes current professional players in the NHL, AHL, ECHL, CHL, SPHL, KHL-Russia, BEL-Germany. The Jr. Blues currently have numerous Alumni in the NCAA Division I and Division III and a large number of Alumni currently skating at higher level Junior Teams in the OHL, USHL, NAHL, EJHL. Below is a current list of Jr. Blues Alumni with their up to date stats for this season.
NHL
Player Years played Position Team GP G A Pts
Chris Butler 2002-2003 Defense Buffalo Sabres 14 0 3 3
Paul Stastny 2001-2002 Forward Colorado Avalanche 26 10 13 23
AHL
Player Years played Position Team GP G A Pts
Brandon Bollig 2004-2005 Forward Rockford 18 1 0 1
Michael Davies 2003-2004 Forward Chicago Wolves 12 2 4 6
Joe Vitale 2002-2004 Forward Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 24 6 7 13
Travis Turnbull 2002-2003 Forward Porland Pirates 18 4 4 8
ECHL
Player Years played Position Team GP G A Pts
Kyle Kraemer 2003-2004 Forward Ontario 5 2 1 3
CHL
Player Years played Position Team GP G A Pts
Ryan Kretzer 2004-2006 Forward Mississippi 12 1 2 3
SPHL
Player Years played Position Team GP G A Pts
Tom Craig 2004-2005 Forward Augusta 4 0 0 0
Eric Slais 2001-2002 Forward Knoxville 15 2 6 8
Ryan Kretzer 2004-2006 Forward Huntsville 5 0 2 2
KHL – Russia
Player Years played Position Team GP G A Pts
Yan Stastny 1998-1999 Forward CSKA Moscow 26 4 5 9
BEL – Germany
Player Years played Position Team GP G A Pts
Thomas Fortney 2002-2003 Forward ESV – Buchloe 30 30 20 50
NCAA Division I  
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Player Years played Position Team GP G A Pts
Jack Berger 2007-2008 Forward Princeton 11 0 5 0
J.P. Burkemper 2007-2008 Forward Minnesota State 13 1 4 5
Jarrod Mermis 2006-2007 Forward Denver 9 0 1 1
Chris Saracino 2005-2007 Defense RIT 14 1 5 6
Dan Weiss 2006-2007 Defense Niagra 14 0 4 0
Brendan Sheehan 2004-2006 Forward Niagra 5 0 2 2
Mike Hewkin 2003-2005 Defense Northeastern 15 0 4 4
Kyle O'Kane 2003-2005 Forward Western Michigan 16 3 5 8
Player Years played Position Team GP GAA SV%
Cal Heeter 2005-2006 Goal Ohio State 15 2.49 .916
Robby Moss 2005-2006 Goal St. Lawrence 3 4.73 .898
NCAA Division III
Player Years played Position Team GP G A Pts
Tony Giacin 2009-2010 Forward Skidmore 4 0 1 1
Paul Zuke 2007-2010 Forward Lawrence 10 1 2 3
Max Barron 2006-2008 Forward Suffolk 11 5 6 11
Andrew Kurlandski 2006-2008 Forward Amherst 5 2 0 2
Zach Hamilton 2007-2008 Forward Johnson & Wales 7 0 3 3
Paul Puglisi 2004-2007 Defense Plattsburgh 9 0 6 6
Eddie Effinger 2004-2006 Forward Amherst 6 3 3 6
Zach Barron 2003-2005 Forward Suffolk 4 2 0 2
Player Years played
Position Team GP GAA SV%
Jake Menzel 2008-2009 Goal Jonson & Wales 3 2.91 .877
OHL
Player Years played Position Team GP G A Pts
Tim Tankeev 2009-2010 Forward Erie 3 0 0 0
USHL
Player Years played Position Team GP G A Pts
Ryan McGrath 2008-2010 Forward Cedar Rapids 18 5 6 11
Nick Saracino 2008-2010 Forward Cedar Rapids 13 1 5 6
NAHL
Player Years played Position Team GP G A Pts
Eric Aldag 2007-2010 Defense Motor City 17 0 10 10
Sean Gammage 2008-2010 Defense Port Huron 19 1 2 3
Patrick Gregory 2008-2010 Forward Michigan 21 5 6 11
Tim Tankeev 2009-2010 Forward St. Louis 8 1 2 3
Ryan Trenz 2008-2010 Defense Michigan 24 3 11 14
Patrick Sheehan 2006-2007 Defense St. Louis 21 4 10 14
EJHL
Player Years played Position Team GP GAA SV%
Josh Hillegas 2009-2010 Goal Jersey 6 1.83 .920
