{"id":146610,"date":"2018-01-16T02:45:05","date_gmt":"2018-01-16T07:45:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=146610"},"modified":"2018-01-16T02:45:05","modified_gmt":"2018-01-16T07:45:05","slug":"shanahan-blues-owner-who-brought-in-brett-hull-dead-at-78","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/01\/16\/shanahan-blues-owner-who-brought-in-brett-hull-dead-at-78\/","title":{"rendered":"Shanahan, Blues owner who brought in Brett Hull, dead at 78"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mike Shanahan, who owned the St. Louis Blues from 1986-91 and oversaw the acquisition of Hall of Famer Brett Hull, has died. He was 78. (Photo<\/a>: St. Louis Blues\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

LOUIS \u2014 Mike Shanahan, who owned the St. Louis Blues from 1986-91 and oversaw the acquisition of Hall of Famer Brett Hull, has died. He was 78.<\/p>\n

Blues Chairman Tom Stillman confirmed Shanahan’s death Monday night in a statement. Stillman said Shanahan \u201cset a shining example of leadership both on and off the ice\u201d and \u201ccaptivated Blues fans and made an immeasurable impact on the organization.\u201d<\/p>\n

No cause of death was announced.<\/p>\n

After selling his ownership stake, Shanahan stayed on as team chairman until 1994 and the Blues aggressively sought out a number of NHL stars during his time with the team. Hull came over in a trade with Calgary in 1988, and forward Adam Oates and goalie Curtis Joseph joined the team in 1989. St. Louis signed defenceman Scott Stevens to a big contract in 1990, then lost him in arbitration a year later as punishment for signing restricted free agent Brendan Shanahan away from New Jersey.<\/p>\n

Hull called Mike Shanahan a \u201cvery special man\u201d on Twitter, adding that \u201che made people better and I know I am better having known him.\u201d<\/p>\n

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