Traverse City Tourney
Blues 9, Stars 6

The youngsters and prospects square off against the Stars young guns and emerge victorious by a score of 9 to 6, giving the young Notes a solid start to the tournament.

High scoring and another look at our prospects, what’s not to love? In the first game for the Blues in the eight team tournament, the Blues were all knotted up at four at the conclusion of the second period before exploding with a five goal third period.

Below is the boxscore from the game, but here are a few quick thoughts:

• Jack Combs (you may remember him from the stellar shootout video from the Prospect Camp in July) continues to impress, scoring a goal for the Note in this game.
• Also amongst the scorers, and possibly the holder of one of the best names currently in the NHL, was youngster T.J. Fast. Here’s to hoping he can make it in the NHL just so “Fast” jerseys appear at Blues games – awesome.
• While goaltender Jake Allen allowed six goals, he really wasn’t all that bad. Stopping 31 of 37 isn’t as horrific of a mark as the final tally may indicate, but clearly he will look to improve.
• Great start by the kids, hear’s to hoping they keep it up!

Boxscore

Scoring Summary
1st Period
St. Louis Blues – Brett Sonne (Aaron Palushaj) 7:00
St. Louis Blues – Jack Combs (powerplay) (Mark Cundari) 10:55
Dallas Stars – Mathieu Tousignant (unassisted) 19:12

2nd Period
Dallas Stars – Tomas Vincour (Brendon Milnamow) 8:42
Dallas Stars – Sergei Korostin (Guillaume Monast) 12:16
St. Louis Blues – TJ Fast (Anthony Peluso) 14:05
St. Louis Blues – Anthony Peluso (unassisted) 18:34
Dallas Stars – Tomas Vincour (Tristan King) 18:53

3rd Period
St. Louis Blues – Aaron Palushaj (powerplay) (Philip McRae) 1:03
St. Louis Blues – Philip McRae (David Shields) 5:21
Dallas Stars – Luke Gazdic (Colton Sceviour, Ivan Vishnevskiy) 9:15
St. Louis Blues – Aaron Palushaj (Brett Sonne) 10:29
Dallas Stars – Mathieu Tousignant (shorthanded) (unassisted) 13:57
St. Louis Blues – Tyler Shattock (Anthony Nigro) 14:21
St. Louis Blues – Ian Schultz (emptynet) (unassisted) 19:38

Penalties Summary
1st Period
Dallas Stars – Jamie Benn – (Tripping), 2 min, 10:09
St. Louis Blues – Anthony Nigro – (Hooking), 2 min, 13:10

2nd Period
St. Louis Blues – Alex Pietrangelo – (Delay of Game), 2 min, 6:19
Dallas Stars – Scott mcCulloch – (Too Many Men), 2 min, 9:47
Dallas Stars – Zak Stebner – (Elbowing), 2 min, 14:11
St. Louis Blues – Aaron Palushaj – (Holding), 2 min, 14:43
Dallas Stars – Brendon Milnamow – (Holding Stick), 2 min, 19:54

3rd Period
St. Louis Blues – Aaron Palushaj – (Hooking), 2 min, 3:48
Dallas Stars – Trevor Ludwig – (Tripping), 2 min, 4:38
Dallas Stars – Ivan Vishnevskiy – (Tripping), 2 min, 5:45
Dallas Stars – Kevin DeVergilio – (Delay of Game), 2 min, 13:33

Winning Goaltender – St. Louis Blues – Jake Allen (37 shots, 31 saves)
Losing Goaltender – Dallas Stars – Richard Backman (36 shots, 27 saves)