Another former Blue has made his way into the ºüÀêÊÓƵ front office.
Brian Elliott is now a goaltending scout and development coach in the organization, general manager Doug Armstrong announced Monday. Elliott played 181 games as a Blues goaltender as part of his 16-year NHL career, and he last played professionally in 2022-23 as the Lightning’s backup goalie.
Armstrong Elliott would “work with our development staff, and he’s also going to work with our amateur staff on scouting some future players.†He will be at development camp on July 1 to begin his new role.
Elliott, nicknamed “Moose,†is seventh in franchise history with 181 games played and is sixth with 104 wins. His .925 save percentage is the best in Blues history among goalies with at least 70 games played.
Armstrong said goaltending coach David Alexander would work with the goalies in the NHL, set up to be Jordan Binnington and Joel Hofer. Dan Stewart will work with “any non-NHL goalie under contract,†which likely means Vadim Zherenko, Colten Ellis and Will Cranley.
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Elliott will oversee “any drafted goalies that we don’t have in development,†in addition to scouting goalies, both on video and in person. Armstrong said Alexander would oversee the goaltending department.
Elliott is the latest former Blues player to get into management in ºüÀêÊÓƵ. Alexander Steen is the most high-profile example recently, as he joined the organization last summer as a European development consultant and was promoted to special assistant to the GM before he ultimately takes over as GM in 2026.
“I think it was Steener who said he talked to Ells, and Ells was looking to get back into it,†Armstrong said. “So I called him the next day, and he was. That’s just sort of how things work.â€
Development camp set
The Blues announced their development camp schedule and preliminary roster on Monday morning, with the three-day camp scheduled to begin on July 1. All sessions are free and open to the public.
There will be 10:45 a.m. and 11:45 a.m. practice sessions on July 1, followed by a scrimmage at 2:30 p.m. On July 2, practices are at 2 p.m. and 3 p.m., with an autograph session for kids from 4 to 5 p.m. and a scrimmage at 6 p.m. Camp finishes on July 3 with practices at 11 a.m. and 12:15 p.m., with a scrimmage at 2:45 p.m.
Dalibor Dvorsky highlights the preliminary roster (which will be finalized after the draft), as the No. 10 pick in the 2023 draft has the potential of cracking the Blues roster in the fall. Armstrong and the Blues expect a big showing from Dvorsky in July.
“Development camp is development camp,†Armstrong said, “but he’s going to want to make a statement physically for us in his testing, where he is (with his fitness). All those things that are going to help him. He’s going to get an opportunity to make our team. But (so) is (Zack) Bolduc and so is (Zach) Dean. Whether they seize that opportunity, I can’t control that. We’re not going to exclude them because of age. We’re not going to include them to make people think that we have a plan, and look at all the young guys we have in our lineup.â€
Bolduc and Dean were at camp last year but have graduated beyond that stage this year. First-round draft picks Jimmy Snuggerud (2022), Otto Stenberg (2023) and Theo Lindstein (2023) are also expected to attend camp.
Landon Sim was invited to camp despite the Blues allowing his rights to lapse when they did not sign him by June 1. He is eligible to be redrafted this summer.
“He’s battled a lot of injuries the last couple of years,†Armstrong said. “We really liked how he played when he played, but I think using a contract right now wasn’t in our best interest. We’ve talked to him. If he gets drafted, we wish him nothing but the best. But if he doesn’t get drafted, we’d like to talk to him about maybe a future with the team coming at a different level than an NHL contract.â€
Here is the preliminary roster:
Forwards: Aleksanteri Kaskimaki, Callum Arnott, Dalibor Dvorsky, Dylan Peterson, Jimmy Snuggerud, Juraj Pekarcik, Lucas Wahlin, Landon Sim, Jakub Stancl, Nikita Susuyev, Otto Stenberg, Simon Robertsson, Tanner Dickinson.
Defensemen: Anton Malmstrom, Arseniy Koromyslov, Isaiah Norlin, Jeremie Biakabutuka, Marc-Andre Gaudet, Matthew Mayich, Michael Buchinger, Paul Fischer, Quinton Burns, Steve Leskovar, Theo Lindstein.
Goaltenders: Gibby Homer, Owen Willmore, Will Cranley.