St. Louis closed the season on a 14-4-1 road run, but was only 18-17-6 at the Kiel Center.
Most of the corporations also own the Kiel Center, the new arena the Blues will move into this fall.
The loss was only the third this season at Kiel Center for the Blues, who at 10-3-1 lead the league in home victories.
All these dealings affected the mood of the fans in Kiel Center, a beautiful new arena that seats 19,260 customers and opened as Keenan arrived.
Two pictures of the cup decorate the walls of the Blues' clubhouse in the brand-new Kiel Center.
By the time the Blues pulled Fuhr with 1 minute 8 seconds to go yesterday, the Kiel Center was about a third empty.
The Blues entered the game with a three-game winning streak, but came up flat before a crowd of 16,182 at the year-old Kiel Center.
It was broadcast live from the Kiel Center in St. Louis.
They also provided the capital to build the Kiel Center (now the Scottrade Center), which opened in 1994.
All of these traditions carried over to the Kiel Center (now known as Scottrade Center) in 1994.