ST. LOUIS -- For the first time since being selected by the St. Louis Blues in the first round of the 1999 NHL Draft, defenseman Barret Jackman faces the prospect of wearing a different jersey in 2015-16.
Jackman, 34, will be allowed to become an unrestricted free agent July 1 after being informed by the Blues that they will not re-sign him before free agency begins on July 1.
Jackman was the 17th player taken in 1999. He has spent his entire career in St. Louis and is the city's longest-tenured professional athlete.