The Blues announced Wednesday morning that Andy Taylor has sold his minority ownership stake in the team to his niece, Carolyn Kindle.
Taylor was part of the original ownership group led by Tom Stillman that bought the team in 2012. Kindle is the CEO of St. Louis City SC, the MLS club that will begin its third season in February.
“Andy Taylor was a key member of the all-local ownership group that purchased the Blues franchise back in 2012,†Stillman said in a statement. “We are eternally grateful to Andy for his tremendous support of the Blues, along with his monumental contributions to the St. Louis region. Andy will always be a respected member of the Blues family.
“Carolyn Kindle is a welcome addition to our ownership group. Through her work in sports and philanthropy, Carolyn has demonstrated a strong passion for St. Louis that is shared by our entire group.â€
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The team did not announce the valuation of the sale nor the exact share of team ownership purchased.
It was the second time in the past year that a minority stake of the Blues was sold. In July, World Wide Technology founder David Steward sold his share to Michael W. Riney. Riney is the son of Scottrade founder Rodger Riney.
In December, Forbes valued the Blues at $1.45 billion. Stillman’s group bought the Blues for a reported $120 million in 2012.
Dvorsky an AHL All-Star
Blues prospect Dalibor Dvorsky was named an AHL All-Star on Wednesday afternoon, the latest accolade for him during his rookie season in Springfield, Massachusetts. Dvorsky, 19, has 11 goals and 10 assists in 27 AHL games this season despite being one of the youngest players in the league.
He will return to the AHL after competing for Slovakia at the recent World Junior Championship. Slovakia lost in the quarterfinals, but Dvorsky had nine points in five games while logging more than 23 minutes of ice time per game.
The AHL Skills Competition will be held at 8 p.m. Feb. 2, with the game at 8 p.m. Feb. 3.
The Thunderbirds are next in action Jan. 11 against Providence. Springfield is currently seventh in the eight-team Atlantic Division.
Suter at home
When the Blues made the decision to go directly from Columbus to Minnesota last week (the team scrapped a plan to come home between the games due to the winter storm over the weekend in St. Louis), at least one Blues player was happy.
Defenseman Ryan Suter is in his first season with the Blues but is living by himself while his wife and four kids live in Minnesota. So spending an extra few days in his home in Minnesota was welcome for the 39-year-old veteran.
“Obviously, you don’t get a lot of time when I’m down here and they’re there,†Suter said before the trip. “To be there a couple days is going to be a lot of fun.â€
Suter has been able to see his family during Thanksgiving, Christmas and at the Winter Classic, so the family time has piled up recently, but that hasn’t been the case for a lot of the season.
“It’s so different,†Suter said. “I’ve never lived in an apartment. Honestly, I haven’t really grocery shopped much. I haven’t really had to cook. Everything is new, but it’s been a fun year. These guys have been great to me. The staff has been great. Hopefully, we can keep this thing rolling here.â€
Suter signed a one-year contract with the Blues after he was bought out by the Stars over the summer. He earns a league-minimum $775,000 salary but has already earned $1.125 million in bonuses. Suter can earn $600,000 by playing 60 games and $500,000 if he makes the playoffs and he plays 60 games.
- On Friday, Centene Community Ice Center in Maryland Heights will host Pack the House for Colin, a doubleheader that will raise money for the family of Colin Brown, the high school hockey player shot and killed by a stray bullet on Interstate 55 late last year.
Affton will play Littleton at 8 p.m., followed by CBC against SLUH at 9:45 p.m. Tickets are $10 and can be .
