Blues activate Logan Mailloux from IR for season debut
A young blueliner is set to get back into action.
The St. Louis Blues announced that defenseman Logan Mailloux has been activated from injured reserve and is going to make his season debut on Tuesday night, when the Blues play host to the Detroit Red Wings.
Mailloux certainly won’t be eased back into the lineup. He’ll be starting the game on the top pair alongside Philip Broberg. The right-handed rearguard had been on a conditioning assignment with the Blues’ American Hockey League affiliate, the Springfield Thunderbirds, but didn’t appear in any games before being recalled last Friday.
Mailloux had been on the shelf since September, when he injured his right hand during a preseason fight with Chicago Blackhawks forward Cole Smith in St. Louis’ final game of the preseason. The 23-year-old was placed on IR after undergoing surgery.
The Belle River, Ont. native entered the 2026-27 campaign looking to build on his first full season in the NHL. In 67 games with the Blues last year, he scored five goals and eight assists for 13 points, registering a plus/minus of -10 while averaging 16:46 of ice time. Mailloux is expected to be a key part of the Blues’ blue line for a long time, which is why the team acquired him from the Montreal Canadiens via trade in July 2025.
In 75 career games in the NHL, Mailloux has posted seven goals and 11 assists for 18 points.
The Blues (7-8-2) are struggling to keep pace in the Western Conference Wild Card race. They enter Tuesday’s action seventh in the Central Division, five points back of the last Wild Card spot.
