After spending the 2024-25 season with the Chicago Blackhawks, former St. Louis Blues [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/st-louis-blues] forward Pat Maroon announced his retirement from professional hockey. This marked the end of a solid 14-year NHL career for Maroon. However, while Maroon's playing days are over, he will not be completely away from the ice. This is because the former Blues forward has been hired as an assistant coach by the Muskegon Lumberjacks of the United States Hockey League (USHL). When noting that Maroon had a long NHL career and was known for his strong leadership skills, he certainly has the potential to have success as a coach. Now, he will get his first opportunity behind the bench with the Lumberjacks. In 74 games with the Blues during the 2018-19 season, Maroon recorded 10 goals, 18 assists, 28 points, and 135 hits. In 848 career NHL games split between the Anaheim Ducks, Edmonton Oilers, New Jersey Devils, Blues, Tampa Bay Lightning, Minnesota Wild, Boston Bruins, and Blackhawks, the three-time Stanley Cup champion had 126 goals, 197 assists, and 323 points. Blues Surging Forward Named Top Breakout Candidate [https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/post-images/f7690666-d5b0-4d79-b8be-44f560a093b5.webp] Blues Surging Forward Named Top Breakout Candidate In a <a href="https://thehockeynews.com/news/latest-news/ready-to-breakout-central-division">recent article for The Hockey News' main site</a>, Jared Clinton took a look at one breakout candidate from each Central Division team. For the <a href="https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/st-louis-blues">St. Louis Blues</a>, Clinton went with forward Jake Neighbours. [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/st-louis-blues/latest-news/blues-surging-forward-named-top-breakout-candidate]
