The Saint Louis Blues made history in 2019, winning their first Stanley Cup championship in the 51-year history of the franchise. The Western Conference Champions defeated the Boston Bruins, four games to three, in a seven-game series.

This was a rematch of the 1970 Stanley Cup Finals, which Boston won in four, the fourth consecutive Finals to both involve at least one team vying for its first championship and end with the champion clinching the Cup on the road, and the first time since 2011 where the Finals went the full seven games.

Saint Louis struggled early in the regular season, beginning the year with a 7–9–3 record. Head coach Mike Yeo was fired and assistant coach Craig Berube named interim coach. Their record declined to an NHL-worst 15–18–4 with 34 points on January 2, 2019. Then the Blues went on a 30–10–5 run to finish the season with 99 points, third in the Central Division. Amid their turnaround, rookie goaltender Jordan Binnington was given his first start and went on to obtain 23 wins. In the playoffs, Saint Louis defeated the Winnipeg Jets 4–2 in the First Round, eliminated the Dallas Stars in seven games, and won 4–2 against the San Jose Sharks in the Conference Finals.

Pictured left to right: Patrick Maroon (7), Vladimir Tarasenko (91), Brayden Schenn (10), David Perron (57, arms raised), Jordan Binnington (50), Head Coach Craig Berube (hoisting the Stanley Cup), Alex Pietrangelo (27), Jaden Schwartz (17), and Ryan O’Reilly (90).

This piece involved countless hours of researching players and representative photos, sketching potential poses, and composing the piece before the painting process even began.

One of the notable features of the painting is the abstract skyline of Saint Louis in the background, with the iconic arch providing a secondary focal point.

This piece of original artwork is sold.

Limited edition prints are available here: ‘Rhapsody in Blues’ prints