Jaroslav Halak RUMORS & NEWS

St. Louis Post-Dispatch "When Brian Elliott signed a two-year contract extension, locking up the Blues’ goalie tandem through 2013-14, general manager Doug Armstrong said that Elliott and Jaroslav Halak “are still young men basically entering that real meat of their career. Having them both ... it’s a great opportunity..." May 15

St. Louis Post-Dispatch "If ever you needed a working example of a rags-to-riches story, you got one Saturday night. Goaltender Jaroslav Halak had not started a game in 13 days. He was in a strange place, a No. 1 goalie trying to show the Blues he could still be relied upon. He was a forgotten man. By the end of an..." March 25

St. Louis Post-Dispatch "The last time Blues fans saw goaltender Jaroslav Halak at Scottrade Center, he disappeared. Scheduled to make a start Feb. 11, Halak tweaked his injured groin in pregame warmups, forcing Brian Elliott into action. On Saturday, he made his first home appearance since Jan. 24. His last four..." February 24

St. Louis Post-Dispatch "Funny thing happened on the way to the Blues getting Jaroslav Halak back. Actually, it wasn’t funny at all. Reeling in a slump, the Blues activated Halak on Sunday and prepped the netminder to make the start against the Los Angeles Kings on Monday. But during pregame warmups, Halak did..." February 12

St. Louis Post-Dispatch "Of the many quick to exit Scottrade Center on Saturday night following the Blues’ 6-5 shootout loss to Anaheim, perhaps few walked at a brisker pace than one man. Goaltender Jaroslav Halak wore a determined look as he hustled past the Blues’ locker room and pulled out of the arena. The Blues need..." February 11

St. Louis Game Time "Sure, the Blues' current four game losing streak isn't all Brian Elliott's fault, but he certainly hasn't helped the situation any. Even when the offense gives him support, as they did in last night's 6-5 overtime loss to the LA Kings, Elliott hasn't had any confidence at all. His five hole has..." February 10

NHL.com "The Blues have activated Jaroslav Halak from injured reserve and have assigned Jake Allen to the Peoria Rivermen. Halak, who suffered a groin strain in the Feb. 1 game against Detroit, began taking shots in practice over the weekend. The Blues have determined he's ready to get back into the..." February 10

St. Louis Post-Dispatch "Blues coach Ken Hitchcock wants to play it safe with Jaroslav Halak's minor groin muscle strain. So the team placed Halak on injured reserve and placed a call for Peoria goaltender Jake Allen, who will join the team in time for Monday's practice. Halak suffered the injury in Friday night's..." February 03

St. Louis Post-Dispatch "Goaltender Jaroslav Halak was back in the Blues' locker room Tuesday, but unfortunately for the club it wasn't to suit up for what would have been Game 5 of the Western Conference semifinals against Los Angeles. Halak instead was among the players removing gear from their stalls following the..." May 09

St. Louis Post-Dispatch "Funny how things work out. As the playoffs approached, Blues coach Ken Hitchcock was undecided and non-committal about which of his goaltenders would get the starting call. The pair — Jaroslav Halak and Brian Elliott — combined for 15 shutouts during the season, splitting duties almost down the..." April 15

St. Louis Post-Dispatch "Blues coach Ken Hitchcock is waiting for a sign. Eventually, he'll have to choose between Jaroslav Halak and Brian Elliott to be his starting goalie for the playoffs, and so far, precious little separates the two. At some point, one would think, over the course of 82 games, one of the Blues'..." March 29

St. Louis Post-Dispatch "If Jaroslav Halak had the playoff job wrapped up, and he still probably does, Brian Elliott has given Blues coach Ken Hitchcock something to chew on the past couple of games. Elliott has pitched back-to-back shutouts, including Sunday's 4-0 win over Phoenix, extending his personal shutout..." March 27

Columbus Dispatch "The Blue Jackets and St. Louis Blues played on short rest last night in Nationwide Arena, 21 hours after the puck dropped in a 4-1 Blues' victory over the Blue Jackets on Saturday night. The first period was a slog-filled snoozer. Tired legs churned throughout a 2-1 Blues' win. St. Louis..." March 12

St. Louis Post-Dispatch "The Winnipeg Jets had just recovered from a two-goal deficit Saturday afternoon, and Blues coach Ken Hitchcock called a necessary timeout. As Hitchcock barked, players were forced to congregate closely because of the thunderous crowd at the MTS Center. "We couldn't hear that much," Blues..." February 26

St. Louis Post-Dispatch "Jaroslav Halak's professional life really picked up in recent days. He made a triumphant return to his previous home, Montreal, and blanked his old team 3-0. Canadiens fans gave him a huge ovation after the game. Not so long ago he was their favorite player, before the Habs traded him to the..." January 18

St. Louis Post-Dispatch "The Blues edged the Stars 1-0 tonight and are now tied for the most points in the NHL standings. The Blues (27-12-6) is tied with the New York Rangers and Chicago Blackhawks for the top spot with 60 points, but is listed as No. 2 in the overall in the standings behind the Rangers, who have..." January 17

Fort Worth Star-Telegram "Jaroslav Halak made 22 saves for his third shutout of the season and T.J. Oshie scored midway through the third period as the surging St. Louis Blues stayed unbeaten in 2012 by defeating the Dallas Stars 1-0 on Monday night. The Blues have earned 13 out of a possible 14 points this month..." January 17

Montreal Gazette "Goaltender Jaroslav Halak was taking a sixounce souvenir home to St. Louis Monday night. It was a Canadiens-crested puck that the 26-year-old Slovakian will forever look at and recall his first professional hockey game in Montreal not played as a member of the home team - the night he memorably..." January 12

Montreal Gazette "This was supposed to be Jaroslav Halak's "homecoming" - a love-in, of sorts, for the goaltender who was the only reason the Canadiens made it to the Eastern Conference final against the Philadelphia Flyers two seasons ago. In a perfect world, Halak would have come into this place and shut down..." January 12

Montreal Gazette "The better team won at the Bell Centre Tuesday night. And the guys in the losing dressing room knew it. "What we have to acknowledge," said Canadiens head coach Randy Cunneyworth, "is the Blues are a very good team." St. Louis' domination was such that 2010's playoff hero had a quiet..." January 11

Montreal Gazette "This was supposed to be Jaroslav Halak's "homecoming" – a love-in, of sorts, for the goaltender who was the only reason the Canadiens made it to the Eastern Conference final against the Philadelphia Flyers two seasons ago. In a perfect world, Halak would have come into this place and shut down..." January 11

St. Louis Post-Dispatch "Jaroslav Halak attempted to skate off the ice at the Bell Center and into the Blues' locker room. His teammates would have none of it. On a night when Montreal goalie Carey Price was honored in a pregame ceremony for piling up the most inclusions in the Canadiens' nightly "3 stars," Halak was..." January 11

St. Louis Post-Dispatch "The Blues made many fans forget about their recent road woes and also coach Ken Hitchcock's decision to start goaltender Jaroslav Halak following Brian Elliott's shutout Saturday. The club made the Bell Center feel like home with a 3-0 victory Tuesday night over Montreal, and with Halak's..." January 11

St. Louis Post-Dispatch "When the NHL schedule was released last summer, Blues goaltender Jaroslav Halak had no reason to think he wouldn't be starting in his first trip back to Montreal since being acquired from the Canadiens two years ago. The game didn't fall on back-to-back nights and neither was it in the midst of..." January 10

Montreal Gazette "It's all in the way the syllables fall. Try it (quietly) with the accent placed on the second: "Ja-RO! Ja-RO! Ja-RO!" That's the way goaltender Jaroslav Halak heard his name chanted in a celebratory sing-song at the Bell Centre two seasons ago, stoning one opponent after another in the..." January 10

St. Louis Post-Dispatch "The six days that Blues goaltender Brian Elliott had off before Wednesday's start in Colorado was actually short rest. Elliott has twice sat out seven consecutive days this season. Despite leading the NHL in three major categories, Elliott climbed even with Jaroslav Halak in games played this..." December 22

St. Louis Post-Dispatch "Earlier in the day, the city of Anaheim, Calif., captured Albert Pujols out from under the Cardinals' checkbook. Thursday night at Scottrade, St. Louis' hockey team got even. OK, "even" might be a stretch. But the Blues did their best to represent, dishing out a degree of comeuppance by beating..." December 09

St. Louis Post-Dispatch "There have been other times during the 44-year history of the franchise the Blues have had a strong one-two presence in goal. Not many teams in league history can boast of a tandem like Glenn Hall and Jacques Plante. But the 1968-69 Blues had that dynamic duo in net, an arrangement that..." November 15

St. Louis Post-Dispatch "When the Blues take the ice tonight for Ken Hitchcock's first game on the bench, Jaroslav Halak will be in net. Perhaps Halak's second consecutive solid outing in Minnesota on Saturday is the reason for the start, or perhaps it's the new coach showing immediate confidence in his No. 1..." November 08

St. Louis Post-Dispatch "Jaroslav Halak will be on the bench for the third straight game tonight when the Blues visit the Canucks. Halak, who is 1-4 with a 3.47 goals-against average and an .835 save-percentage, hasn't said much about his dissappointing start this season, but opened up a bit today after the Blues'..." October 27

St. Louis Post-Dispatch "At Rogers Arena on Wednesday morning, the discussion in both locker rooms centered on the backup goaltender outplaying the starter and who deserved the playing time. The Blues' Jaroslav Halak and Vancouver's Roberto Luongo are off to difficult starts. They have a combined record of 3-7-1 with a..." October 27

St. Louis Post-Dispatch "An hour after being pulled Tuesday from the Blues' 5-0 loss to the Los Angeles Kings, goaltender Jaroslav Halak emerged from the club's locker room but was not in a talkative mood. "I don't want to talk about hockey," said Halak, who declined further comment. Halak surrendered four..." October 20

St. Louis Post-Dispatch "For the Blues' sake, they hope it's too early in the season to be coming off their moorings, but after a 5-0 loss to the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday night, the club may have some October soul-searching to do. It may only be six games into 2011-12, and a 2-4 record is hardly discouraging, but..." October 19

St. Louis Post-Dispatch "Judging by his start in 2010-11, Blues goaltender Jaroslav Halak has a point when he says it's the regular season that matters most. After a training camp in which he looked uncomfortable in his newsurroundings last season, Halak opened 8-1-1 with a 1.46 goals-against average and a .944..." October 05

St. Louis Post-Dispatch "Goaltender Jaroslav Halak was unable to spend one minute this summer working on the area of his game that needed the most attention following his first season with the Blues. Neither a goalie coach, a trainer, nor even Halak himself could replicate the rigors that he experienced his first time..." September 25

St. Louis Post-Dispatch "When an NHL season wraps up, the head coach meets with individual players to discuss their performance over the last seven months. In those "exit" interviews, the way a player believes he performed, and the way a coach saw it, can be two contrasting opinions. Blues coach Davis Payne is glad it..." April 19

St. Louis Post-Dispatch "As the Blues close out the season on a hot streak, so is No. 1 goalie Jaroslav Halak. Saturday's season finale against Nashville will mark the one month anniversary of Halak's return from a hand injury, and he's put up some strong numbers in that span. He's 7-4 in the 13 games he's played (with..." April 08

St. Louis Post-Dispatch "The emotional angst that swept through the streets of Montreal last June when the Canadiens traded playoff hero Jaroslav Halak to the Blues only intensified when the goaltender sprung out to an 8-1-1 start with his new team. Halak's success made Montreal's already unpopular decision to part..." March 10

St. Louis Post-Dispatch "As the Blues try to shake off back-to-back losses tonight when they face the Vancouver Canucks, they'll remain without starting goaltender Jaroslav Halak. Halak, who is on the injured-reserve list because a bruised right hand, will miss his fourth consecutive game and his sixth in the team's..." February 24

St. Louis Post-Dispatch "Blues netminder Jaroslav Halak, who just returned from an injury four games ago, skated off early at practice on Wednesday at St. Louis Mills. Halak did not play for 13 days with what was listed as an "upper body injury," before returning against the Panthers in Florida. It was suspected the..." February 16

St. Louis Post-Dispatch "Blues goaltender Jaroslav Halak won a vote a confidence on Saturday, starting the second game of back-to-back nights against Minnesota, despite having a shaky third period in Friday's 5-4 shootout loss to the Wild. "Jaro is our No. 1 guy," Blues coach Davis Payne said before Saturday's game...." February 13

St. Louis Post-Dispatch "The Blues just completed a morning skate and Jaroslav Halak definitely will be back in net tonight when the team plays the Panthers in Florida. Halak has not played in 13 days. "We'll see," Halak said of his long layoff. "My conditioning is always there and I have had times in the past where I..." February 08

St. Louis Post-Dispatch "As the Blues begin the second stage of the NHL season, there are many ways to analyze the road ahead, many ways the team might improve on its 22-20-7 record and bust down the postseason door. In the end, after you talk about injured players returning, improving this area or that, one factor..." February 03