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Panger pens fond farewell to St. Louis
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ST. LOUIS – The St. Louis Blues are losing a big part of the family. Darren Pang, a longtime color commentator for St. Louis Blues broadcasts on Bally Sports Midwest, will join the Chicago Blackhawks broadcast team next season.
After 14 years in St. Louis, including countless “Holy Jumpin’!” calls and a 2019 Stanley Cup ride, Pang is finalizing a contract to join the rival Blackhawks, the same team that helped him burst onto the NHL scene as a goaltender decades ago.
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Pang confirmed his departure Thursday with a heartfelt letter to St. Louis Blues fans and staff. “I’ll forever be indebted for my time with the Blues and Bally Sports Midwest. Thank you for everything,” he says in the letter.
Pang used the letter to reflect on his journey in St. Louis, which started with a phone call in 2009 around an Arizona golf trip. “It didn’t seem seem like a round of golf that would shape my future with another organization, but it did,” said Pang. That’s because Blues VP Mike Caruso joined him on the trip and found a great personality to fit the team’s culture.
Panger notes that Bruce Springsteen’s hit “Leap of Faith” reminds him most of the Blues run, even more than the team’s 2019 Stanley Cup anthem of Laura Branigan’s “Gloria.” He says a rebuilding Blues squad was on the verge of big playoff aspirations when he joined, and the role represented a “leap of faith” for him and the franchise.
In the letter, Pang gives credit to many for his memorable experience in St. Louis, starting with close TV broadcast partner John Kelly. He says radio and TV personalities Chris Kerber, Kelly Chase, Bernie Federko, Pat Parris, Scott Warmann and Alexa Datt all added to the experience. Pang says he also formed a special bond with Laila Anderson, a Blues superfan who battled a rare bone marrow disease. “What an inspiration and a great kid she is,” said Pang.
A few paragraphs later in Pang’s letter summarize his experience about as fondly as any:
“I always dreamt of winning the Stanley Cup as a player. It never happened in my brief playing career, but I have been on the ice as a national broadcaster for many. I’ve interviewed some of the greatest that have ever played the game and watched grown men cry in celebration.
When I arrived in St. Louis, a Stanley Cup seemed so far away. But as the years went on… there were some incredible playoff series. … There was a window, though, that I felt could lead to one or more Cups for the Blues. The culture with the players, the expectations after some great trades and then when Chief took over the reigns, it felt like they would never lose.
And the boys didn’t.”
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Pang also spent some time on “NHL on TNT” broadcasts over the last few seasons while serving with Bally Sports Midwest. His contract with Bally Sports Midwest expired at the end of the 2022-23 season.
The Bally Sports Midwest Blues broadcast and analyst crew still includes John Kelly, Jamie Rivers, Bernie Federko, Scott Warmann and Alexa Datt. The Blues not Bally Sports Midwest have not yet disclosed who might fill Pang’s role as the lead color commentator.
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JEFFERSON COUNTY, Mo. – Two people are behind bars after a man reportedly attacked a Jefferson County deputy with a screwdriver during an attempted arrest over the weekend.
Prosecutors have charged Nicholas Davis, 47, and Amanda Davis, 45, of Dittmer, Missouri, with felonies in the investigation.
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The alleged attack followed a traffic stop of a driver in the 9500 block of Jones Creek Road on July 7, though the driver was not Nicholas or Amanda.
According to court documents obtained by FOX 2, Nicholas reportedly came out of his nearby home, yelled at a deputy and started approaching him while holding a screwdriver. The deputy initially ordered Nicholas to back away, then used pepper spray.
Per court documents, the deputy attempted to arrest Nicholas, who then struck him in the chest with the screwdriver. Amanda reportedly approached the deputy and pulled him away from Nicholas before both ran inside their home.
The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office says the situation prompted an hours-long standoff involving negotiators, a SWAT team and a K-9 deputy. The situation led to Nicholas refusing warnings and being bitten by a K-9.
Nicholas and Amanda are both jailed in the Jefferson County Jail without bond. Nicholas is charged with first-degree assault on a special victim and armed criminal action. Amanda is charged with resisting/interfering with arrest.
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ST. LOUIS — The new St. Louis schools superintendent will be officially sworn into office today. Dr. Keisha Scarlett took over the job in July after the retirement of Dr. Kelvin Adams. She was assistant superintendent in the Seattle Public School District. The installation ceremony is at 6:15 p.m. before the regular school board meeting.
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ST. LOUIS — A gasoline tanker truck crashed into a Metro transit center near Riverview and Hall Streets early Tuesday morning and knocked over a power pole. The pole is leaning on other power lines. Police have the area blocked off here because there is a downed power line. Ameren and Metro crews are also on the scene.
The incident happened around 12:30 a.m. It’s still unclear exactly what caused the crash, but we do that there was a second vehicle somehow involved. The airbags on that second vehicle did deploy.
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Police at the scene have not been able to give us a lot of details. Metro officials tell FOX 2 that the transit center here is operating this morning for passengers and buses. Access to certain areas will be limited here as clean up unfolds.
A Metro spokesperson says half of the station isn’t being used right now because of safety issues. It isn’t impacting overall bus operations, everything is just happening on the other side of transit center.
The extent of the damage to the actual transit center is still unclear, but I’m told it does not appear to be extreme. A Metro spokesperson tells me there were no injuries to any metro workers or passengers. The tanker driver also was not injured.
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