Fifty years ago today, we were gifted with the franchise that would cause us all so much joy and so much frustration. So much optimism, so much dejection. So much alcohol, and so much alcohol.
The Blues, fittingly enough, were birthed with no owner and with major pull from Dollar Bill Wirtz and James D. Norris, owners of the Chicago Blackhawks and the Arena. They wanted to sell, and a hockey team would be the way to turn a buck - not to mention give their Blackhawks an immediate regional rival. This is what Clarence Campbell meant when he said that the league wanted a team in St.