Blues to hold public visitation for Bobby Plager on April 16

The St. Louis Blues will hold a public visitation for the legendary Bobby Plager on Friday, April 16 at Enterprise Center.

Fans wishing to pay their final respects can enter the arena at the main entrance at 14th & Clark Avenue and proceed to the arena floor beginning at 4 p.m. on Friday. The public visitation will end at 8 p.m.

Advertisement

Fans will be required to follow Enterprise Center health and safety protocols for the visitation, which includes face masks being worn at all times, no bags or purses and proper social distancing.

On Sunday, April 18, the Blues will host a Celebration of Life service for Plager at 2 p.m. The event is closed to the public but will be streamed live at stlouisblues.com and on the Blues official YouTube channel. Fans can watch the service on any connected device with a YouTube app, including Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Fire TV Stick and iOS, Android and more.

The service will include tributes from Hall of Fame players, coaches and legendary broadcasters, as well as speeches from family, friends and former teammates.

Following the service at approximately 3:30 p.m, a police escort will lead a procession from Enterprise Center towards Market Street, traveling the same route as Plager’s beloved Stanley Cup championship parade. Fans are encouraged to stand along Market Street for a finale salute to Plager before the procession continues on to Bellerive Gardens Cemetery for a private burial.

Fans can share their memories and tributes to Bobby Plager by posting to Twitter and Instagram using #stlblues. Tributes will be shared in our online memorial at stlouisblues.com/bobby.

 

 

Advertisement
Wood & Houston – Mobile App