Central STL News

The St. Louis Blues will start their regular season on Wednesday, Oct. 9, with FanDuel Sports Network providing coverage that includes new broadcasters, updated technology, and expanded programming for the 2025-26 season.

Jay Rothman, Vice President of Production at FanDuel Sports Network, said, "We are putting a premium on content, storytelling, next-level analysis, creativity, technology and innovation.”

This season, FanDuel Sports Network plans to televise and stream 68 Blues games. Chris Kerber will handle play-by-play duties while Joey Vitale will serve as analyst. Their broadcasts will be available across FanDuel Sports Network’s platforms and simulcast on radio through a partnership with 101ESPN. Kerber is entering his 26th year covering Blues hockey; Vitale begins his seventh season in the booth. Hockey Hall of Fame member Chris Pronger joins as a Blues LIVE analyst.

Andy Strickland returns as team reporter and will host the Blues LIVE pregame and postgame shows during road games. Scott Warmann remains the home game host for Blues LIVE, with Bernie Federko and Jamie Rivers continuing as pre/post analysts.

NHL analyst Mike Kelly from Sportlogiq will contribute insights for select games to provide more in-depth analysis.

Rothman stated, “We want to help grow the game by tapping into the strengths of our talent to bring viewers closer to the action than ever before.”

FanDuel Sports Network is introducing a C360 robotic camera for select games that uses NHL Edge data from chips in player uniforms and the puck to track movements on the ice.

A new program called “FanDuel Sports Network Live Countdown Show” will debut October 27. Hosted by Stan Verrett, it will air weekdays one hour before Blues LIVE and feature regional talent with reporting, analysis, warmup coverage, breaking news and more.

The FanDuel Sports Network app now offers an in-game catch-up feature and condensed game replays available immediately after each game ends. Fans can purchase a Season Pass for $115.99 for access to all Blues games through the app; from Oct. 7-29 there is a $10 discount when subscribing via Prime Video. Additional monthly and annual subscription options are available at FanDuelSportsNetwork.com.

Coverage of the 2025-26 season begins with Opening Night against the Minnesota Wild on Thursday, Oct. 9 at 6 p.m. CT with an extended edition of Blues LIVE pregame show.

Fans in Missouri, Indiana, Illinois and Iowa can subscribe directly at FanDuelSportsNetwork.com or through the network's app using monthly or annual plans. The service is also offered as an add-on via Prime Video (visit Amazon.com/channels). Major TV providers such as Cox, DIRECTV (satellite/streaming), Fubo, Mediacom, Spectrum, U-verse and Xfinity carry FanDuel Sports Network Midwest; provider details are listed at GetMyHomeTeams.com.