1988–89 St. Louis Blues season
The 1988–89 St. Louis Blues season was the St. Louis Blues' 22nd season in the National Hockey League.
Offseason
Team captain Brian Sutter retires to become the new Head coach. Forward Bernie Federko is named team captain.NHL Draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/Club Team |
| 1 | 9 | Rod Brind'Amour | Center | Notre Dame Hounds |
| 2 | 30 | Adrien Plavsic | Defense | University of New Hampshire |
| 3 | 51 | Rob Fournier | Goaltender | North Bay Centennials |
| 4 | 72 | Jaan Luik | Defense | Miami University |
| 5 | 105 | Dave LaCouture | Right Wing | Natick High School |
| 6 | 114 | Dan Fowler | Defense | University of Maine |
| 7 | 135 | Matt Hayes | Defense | New Hampton School |
| 8 | 156 | John McCoy | Left Wing | Edina High School |
| 9 | 177 | Tony Twist | Left Wing | Saskatoon Blades |
| 10 | 198 | Bret Hedican | Defense | North High School |
| 11 | 219 | Heath DeBoer | Defense | Spring Lake Park High School |
| 12 | 240 | Mike Francis | Goaltender | Harvard University |
| S | 14 | Mike McNeill | Left Wing | University of Notre Dame |
Regular season
The Blues tied the Washington Capitals for most shutouts in the league, with 6.Final standings
Schedule and results
Player statistics
Forwards
Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points| Player | GP | G | AST | PTS | PIM |
| Brett Hull | 78 | 41 | 43 | 84 | 33 |
| Bernie Federko | 66 | 22 | 45 | 67 | 54 |
| Cliff Ronning | 64 | 24 | 31 | 55 | 18 |
| Peter Zezel | 52 | 17 | 36 | 53 | 27 |
| Greg Paslawski | 75 | 26 | 26 | 52 | 18 |
| Tony Hrkac | 70 | 17 | 28 | 45 | 8 |
| Gino Cavallini | 74 | 20 | 23 | 43 | 79 |
| Tony McKegney | 71 | 25 | 17 | 42 | 58 |
| Rick Meagher | 78 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 53 |
| Sergio Momesso | 53 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 139 |
| Steve Tuttle | 53 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 6 |
| Doug Evans | 53 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 81 |
| Herb Raglan | 50 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 144 |
| Mike Bullard | 20 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 46 |
| Todd Ewen | 34 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 171 |
| Craig Coxe | 41 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 127 |
| Dave Lowry | 21 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 |
| Jim Vesey | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
Defencemen
Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points| Player | GP | G | AST | PTS | PIM |
| Brian Benning | 66 | 8 | 26 | 34 | 102 |
| Gordie Roberts | 77 | 2 | 24 | 26 | 90 |
| Paul Cavallini | 65 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 128 |
| Tom Tilley | 70 | 1 | 22 | 23 | 47 |
| Mike Lalor | 36 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 54 |
| Gaston Gingras | 52 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 6 |
| Dave Richter | 66 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 99 |
| Glen Featherstone | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 22 |
| Robert Dirk | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| Tim Bothwell | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Dominic Lavoie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending
Note: GP= Games played; W= Wins; L= Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against| Player | GP | W | L | T | SO | GAA |
| Greg Millen | 52 | 22 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 3.38 |
| Vincent Riendeau | 32 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 3.52 |
Awards and honors
- Dan Kelly, Lester Patrick Trophy