USA Hockey has announced Thursday that the former St. Louis Blues forward, T.J. Oshie and defenseman Ryan Suter will be inducted into the Class of 2026 on Nov. 30 in Washington, joining Amanda Kessel, Phil Kessel, longtime trainer Stan Wong. While Oshie was a first-round draft pick of the Blues who instantly became a fan-favorite, Suter finished his 20-year NHL career as a Blue in 2024-25.
Oshie’s path through St. Louis
St. Louis selected Oshie 24th overall in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft, and made his debut in 2008, immediately looking like a Blues player. Though he was short for an NHLer on paper, he was a player you quickly noticed. With the Blues, Oshie suited up in 443 games scoring 100 goals and 200 assists for 310 points, with a memorable 60-point campaign in 2013-14. He was an absolute menace in the shootout, a penalty-killer, and a core piece of the teams who won the Central Division but could never get out of the West.
Fans fell in love with his smile and the chaos he brought on the ice. He never won a Cup with the Blues, but was one of the faces of the pre-2019 era, the skilled, hard to play against forwards who made Market street echo when he had the puck.
The Blues sent him to Washington in a trade on July 2, 2015, in exchange for Troy Brouwer, prospect goaltender Phoenix Copley, and a 2016 third-round pick. It was a good hockey trade at the time for a team looking to shake up their roster, though it has aged with a a sense of “what could have been.” Brouwer had one strong season with the Blues while Oshie continued to produce well in Washington, winning the 2018 Stanley Cup scoring 21 points in 24 playoff games. St. Louis won their first Cup only a year later without him.
T.J. Sochi
Oshie became an American household name while he still wore the Note. At the 2014 Sochi Olympics, he scored four times in six shootout attempts in a 3-2 victory over Russia becoming “T.J. Sochi.” He also represented the United States at the World Junior Championship, the World Championship, and the 2016 World Cup of Hockey.
An injury to Oshie’s back ultimately ended his career after the 2023-24 season. He sat out of 2024-25 and retired on June 9, 2025 with 1,010 games in the record books while scoring 302 goals, 393 assists, and 695 points.
As is tradition with many fan-favorites, Blues fans never fully let him go. He was back in St. Louis for the team’s Hall of Fame night with the building and fan base treating him like he was and always will be one of their own.
Suter’s Last Stop
The Madison, Wisconsin defenseman played in 1,526 regular season games, second among all US defenseman behind only Chris Chelios. He had 696 points across his time in Nashville, Minnesota, Dallas, and St. Louis. Suter’s induction joins a long line of Suter’s in the Hall of Fame, joining his father Bob and uncle Gary.
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