Wayne Gretzky plays his first game at Kiel Center with the Blues, as his longtime teammate Grant Fuhr stops all 25 Florida shots to help St. Louis to a 2-0 victory.
Brian Noonan tallies a goal and an assist for the Blues, while Mike Hudson adds the other St. Louis goal. Florida goalie Mark Fitzpatrick stops 23 of 25 shots but takes the loss in net.
The only fight of the game takes place in the first period between Florida’s Scott Mellanby and Blues forward Shayne Corson.
First Intermission interviews: Blues forward Tony Twist; plus Blues highlights from the entire month of February 1996.
Second Intermission interview: Blues president Jack Quinn
Post-game interview: Blues winger Brian Noonan
Game originally played on March 5, 1996 and broadcast locally on KPLR-11.
14 Comments
thanks for posting…..you got some real great games here…..keep em comin…..i kno your not taking requests but any early 90s kings games would be awesome if you have em….thanks again for what your doin
I remember how exciting this was for or the city and franchise… then Keenan fudged it up. So many HoFs on this team! Gretzky, Hull, MacInnis, Pronger, Fuhr, Hawerchuk
Thank you for posting! Do you have the 12/4/1993 Blues vs Stars game?
Do you happen to have the Blues/Whalers game from 3/9/96?
Well, one of these two teams would play for the Cup that season…
hockey really went to shit around 95/96. 0-0…2nd intermission. lame
Fuhr was playing in his 64th CONSECUTIVE GAME?! WOW.
Watching this the day after Dave Lowry's Jets beat the Blues =[
dead puck era hockey 🙁
COMMENTATORS:
KEN WILSON
JOE MICHELETTI
TV NETWORK:
KPLR 11 (WB; NOW CW)
DATE:
5 MARCH 1996
Oooooooooooooh BABY how I miss the HELL out of Kenny Wilson
KENNY ANNNNNND JOE!!!!
one of my all time favorite announcing combos
My dad, cousin, and I went to the next game against the Flames.
And what did he do there NOTHING