Three familiar figures in St. Louis hockey are headed for the St.
Louis Amateur Hockey Hall of Fame, with Pat Maroon, Mike Zuke and Donn Lux set to be inducted at the St. Charles Convention Center on Saturday, Aug.
Maroon is the name that jumps out first to most Blues fans. The St.
Louis native returned home in 2018 and became a central part of the franchise’s first Stanley Cup championship season. His double-overtime winner in Game 7 against the Dallas Stars in the Western Conference semifinals is still one of the signature goals in team history.
He added two more Cups after that, winning with the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2020 and 2021.
Zuke’s résumé takes a different route, but it lands in the same place. The Blues selected him in 1974, and he spent parts of five seasons in St.
Louis from 1978 to 1983. In 296 games, he produced 184 points and established himself as a reliable playmaker.
After his playing career, he stayed in the game by coaching 16U AAA teams and the St. Louis Jr.
Blues, giving years of work to developing local players.
Lux will be recognized as a builder, and his impact has been felt away from the spotlight. He joined Tom Stillman’s ownership group in 2012 and helped keep the Blues locally owned at a time when that was far from certain. He has also served heavily on the Blues for Kids board and continued to support youth hockey programs across the region.
Taken together, the three honorees represent different corners of the sport, but each has helped push hockey forward in St. Louis. One delivered a legendary playoff moment, one spent years developing the next wave of local talent, and one helped keep the franchise tied to the city it calls home.
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