St. Charles Chill

{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox ice hockey team |current = | text_color = #67C8FF | bg_color = black | team = St. Charles Chill | logo = StCharlesChill.PNG | logo_size = 250px | city = St. Charles, Missouri | league = Central Hockey League | conference = Berry | founded = 2002 | operated = 2013–2014 | arena = Family Arena | colors = Black, silver, white, ice blue<br>{{Color box|black|border=darkgray}} {{Color box|silver|border=darkgray}} {{Color box|white|border=darkgray}} {{Color box|#67C8FF|border=darkgray}} | owner = | gm = | coach = Jamie Rivers | captain = | media = | affiliates =  | reg_season_titles = | division_titles = | conf_titles = | turner_cups = | colonial_cups = | chl_championships =  | name1 = Laredo Bucks | dates1 = 2002–2012 | name2 = '''St. Charles Chill''' | dates2 = 2013–2014 }}

The '''St. Charles Chill''' was a minor league ice hockey team and member of the Central Hockey League that began play during the 2013–14 season on October 19, 2013<ref>{{cite web |date=October 17, 2013 |title=Blues Announce Affiliation with Chill: The CHL's St. Charles Chill will play at the Family Arena in St. Charles |url=http://blues.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=687277 |access-date=October 17, 2013 |website=St. Louis Blues}}</ref> as the affiliate of the National Hockey League's St. Louis Blues and the American Hockey League's Chicago Wolves.<ref name="stcharleschill.com">{{cite web |date=October 17, 2013 |title=Chill announce NHL affiliate |url=http://stcharleschill.com/news/index.html?article_id=34 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131018020439/http://stcharleschill.com/news/index.html?article_id=34 |archive-date=October 18, 2013 |access-date=October 17, 2013 |website=St. Charles Chill}}</ref> Based in St. Charles, Missouri, the Chill played its home games at the Family Arena.

The Chill was the second hockey team to call St. Charles home following the Missouri River Otters, which played in the United Hockey League from 1999 until folding in 2006.

==History== thumb|left|250px|upright=3.|Head Coach and General Manager of the St. Charles Chill, Jamie Rivers.

On August 1, 2012, the CHL announced that the former Laredo Bucks franchise had been transferred to new ownership headed by Gustavo Hernandez, Alfonso Arguindegui and Glenn Hart, with plans to relocate the team to St. Charles, taking up the "St. Charles Chill" name.

The Chill was expected to form strong rivalries with other nearby CHL teams, in particular the Quad City Mallards, Bloomington Blaze, and in-state rivals the Missouri Mavericks.<ref name="chlpr">{{cite web |date=August 1, 2012 |title=St. Charles Chill Introduced for 2013-14 Season |url=http://www.centralhockeyleague.com/pressroom/news/?article_id=8517 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826114506/http://www.centralhockeyleague.com/pressroom/news/?article_id=8517 |archive-date=August 26, 2014 |access-date=August 1, 2012 |website=Central Hockey League}}</ref><ref name="stlpd">{{cite news |author=Schlinkmann |first=Mark |date=July 27, 2012 |title=Minor-league hockey to return to Family Arena |newspaper=St. Louis Post-Dispatch |url=http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/stcharles/minor-league-hockey-to-return-to-family-arena/article_644e8bce-d82d-11e1-af20-0019bb30f31a.html |access-date=August 1, 2012}}</ref><ref name="stlbiz">{{cite web |author=Hibbard |first=Matthew |date=August 1, 2012 |title=St. Charles Chill to play minor league hockey at Family Arena |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/news/2012/08/01/st-charles-family-arena-gets-a.html |access-date=August 1, 2012 |website=St. Louis Business Journal}}</ref>

On September 17, 2012, the Chill announced that former St. Louis Blues player Jamie Rivers would serve as the team's first head coach.<ref name="chillcoach">{{cite web |date=September 17, 2012 |title=St. Charles Chill Introduce Jamie Rivers as Head Coach |url=http://centralhockeyleague.com/pressroom/news/?article_id=8595 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120920060831/http://centralhockeyleague.com/pressroom/news/?article_id=8595 |archive-date=September 20, 2012 |access-date=September 17, 2012 |work=Central Hockey League}}</ref>

Patrick Armstrong served as the team's Executive VP, handling the day-to-day operations of the club. Bart Hull, brother of former St. Louis Blues player Brett Hull, was named Vice President of Business Operations (a title his brother holds with NHL affiliate St. Louis Blues).

On October 17, 2013, the Chill announced that it would be the CHL affiliate of the National Hockey League's St. Louis Blues and the American Hockey League's Chicago Wolves.<ref name="stcharleschill.com"/>

Tony Patricio of KPNT-FM 105.7's "The Point" served as host for the Chill's games; KFNS personality Jeff Burton as Public Address announcer; and WGNU-AM's Matt Grover as DJ.

The Chill finished last among CHL teams during its inaugural season, with only eleven wins, but managed to rank seventh in attendance with an average of 2,585 fans per game at the Family Arena. On May 2, 2014, the official website of the St. Charles Chill announced the team was ceasing operations.<ref>{{cite news |last=Holland |first=Jim |date=May 2, 2014 |title=Chill on ice |newspaper=Rapid City Journal |url=http://rapidcityjournal.com/blog/rush/chill-on-ice/article_175662dc-db1f-11e3-807a-0019bb2963f4.html |accessdate=May 2, 2014}}</ref>

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==External links== * [http://www.stcharleschill.com/ St. Charles Chill official site] * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cm4UOzncjDQ/ St. Charles Chill introduction press conference]

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