US EditionMilan Lucic, Once Suspended After Facing Domestic Abuse Charges, Gets Tryout with NHL Team
Veteran forward Milan Lucic, with 1,177 NHL games and 586 points, joins St. Louis Blues training camp on a professional tryout to strengthen forward depth for 2025-26 season.
- On August 19, 2025, veteran forward Milan Lucic signed a professional tryout contract with the St. Louis Blues in St. Louis, Missouri.
- Lucic had been out of the NHL after taking an indefinite leave from the Boston Bruins in November 2023 due to a legal incident involving his wife that led him to enter the Player Assistance Program.
- Lucic is a 37-year-old Vancouver native who played 1,177 NHL regular-season games across multiple teams, won the Stanley Cup with Boston in 2011, and finished the 2023-24 season with four Bruins games and two assists.
- The Blues aim to evaluate Lucic's physicality and veteran presence at training camp to see if he can recapture offensive form and contribute to their forward depth.
- Lucic's signing offers him a chance to prove he still has what it takes to compete in the NHL, with his roster spot dependent on his performance during the Blues' 2025-26 training camp.
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