On Monday night, Enterprise Center was the typical St. Louis Blues game scene. Fans—donning Tarasenko jerseys and Blues note baseball caps—swung towels and cheered as goals were scored, all broadcasted above on the arena’s video board and celebrated with blue and yellow stage lights swirling over the audience.
Yet there were no hockey players on the ice below.
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Rather, the St. Louis Blues were more than 1,000 miles away playing the Boston Bruins in Boston. Still, St. Louis fans flocked to Enterprise Center (1401 Clark), just over 14,000 people filling the stadium’s seats, selling out the event.
But why come if you’re not even going to see the team live? For some, it’s the camaraderie. Fans are going to be cheering on the team anyway, so might as well do it at the team’s home rink with a couple thousand fellow die-hards.
For others, the draw is being part of a hockey milestone.
“It’s history in the making,” says Ryan Shey, 23, on why he came to the watch party, as if not coming was even an option. “It’s been 50 years since the St. Louis Blues have been in the Stanley Cup Final.”
Although the team lost Game 1 4-2, the Stanley Cup is a best of seven. Enterprise Center will host three more Stanley Cup Finals watch parties, first on May 29 (which is also already sold out), then on June 6 and June 12. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are mobile-only—$10 for the general public and $5 for Blues season ticket holders.
