{"id":158595,"date":"2025-08-19T14:33:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T14:33:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/158595\/"},"modified":"2025-08-19T14:33:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T14:33:09","slug":"milan-lucic-joins-blues-on-professional-tryout-in-nhl-comeback-attempt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/158595\/","title":{"rendered":"Milan Lucic joins Blues on professional tryout in NHL comeback attempt"},"content":{"rendered":"

ST. LOUIS \u2014 The St. Louis Blues are bringing veteran winger Milan Lucic to training camp on a professional tryout agreement (PTO), the club confirmed Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Lucic, 37, has played 17 NHL seasons with the Boston Bruins, Los Angeles Kings, Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames. He returned to Boston in 2023-24, when he played for then-Bruins coach and current Blues coach Jim Montgomery, but he logged just four games before taking an indefinite leave of absence.<\/p>\n

In November 2023, Lucic entered the NHL\/NHLPA Player Assistance Program<\/a> after being charged with assault and battery stemming from an alleged domestic dispute with his wife in Boston. The charges against Lucic, who pleaded not guilty, were later dropped<\/a> when his wife declined to testify against him. According to a news release from the Blues announcing the PTO<\/a>, the league has since reinstated him.<\/p>\n

In his heyday, the 6-foot-3, 236-pound forward was a menace on the ice, particularly with Boston. He had 774 penalty minutes in his nine seasons with the Bruins, including a career-high 136 PIMs in 2008-09.<\/p>\n

Over his career, Lucic has registered 586 points (233 goals, 353 assists) and 1,301 penalty minutes. He has also recorded 77 points (29 goals, 48 assists) in 136 playoff games, winning a Stanley Cup with the Bruins in 2011.<\/p>\n

(Photo: Winslow Townson \/ Imagn Images)<\/p>\n

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