FILE - In this Thursday, Feb 2, 2017 file photo, Former St. Louis Blues player Bob Plager waves to fans while speaking during a ceremony to retire his number before an NHL hockey game between the Blues and the Toronto Maple Leafs in St. Louis.
Former St. Louis Blues defenseman Bob Plager was killed Wednesday, March 24, 2021 in a car crash in St. Louis.
(AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)ST. LOUIS โ Former St. Louis Blues defenseman Bob Plager was killed Wednesday in a car crash in St. Louis.
โIt is unimaginable to imagine the St. Louis Blues without Bobby Plager,โ the team said in a statement.
โHe was an original 1967 member of the St. Louis Blues, but also an original in every sense of the word.