Former St. Louis Blues Stanley Cup Champion Pat Maroon will join NHL Network as an analyst, per NHL.com. Maroon, who excelled on the ice as a glue player for eight different NHL franchises throughout his 14-year career, is no stranger to the role, since he spent time as a guest analyst in 2024-25.
About joining the network full-time Maroon said, “I’m looking forward to being able to stay in the game and talk about hockey, working alongside other retired players. I look forward to working with NHL Network and am really excited to learn from all of the other analysts.”
Maroon only played a single season with the Blues, but it was one to remember, as he was part of that thrilling 2019 Stanley Cup team. He played in 74 games that year, snagging 28 points and 10 goals across 14:10 of average total ice time. As usual, he showed a physical edge, landing 135 body checks, and spending 64 minutes in the penalty box.
His sense of urgency stepped up in the 2019 playoffs, when he logged 54 hits and 13 takeaways in 26 contests to go with seven points and three goals. 2019 would also be the first of three straight Stanley Cup victories for Maroon, since he later joined the Tampa Bay Lightning and won back-to-back Cups in 2020 and 2021. Maroon was also with the Lightning when they lost to the Colorado Avalanche in the 2022 Stanley Cup Final.
Maroon saw the ice in 163 playoff games, where he ended his career with 23 goals, 53 points, 215 penalty minutes, and 377 hits, and 54 takeaways across 12:20 of average total ice time. His sheer experience in the playoffs is one reason Maroon will excel in this role.
Besides his ample playoff experience, Maroon also played in 848 regular-season games, putting up 126 goals, 323 points, 1,087 penalty minutes, 1,590 hits, and 208 takeaways across 13:09 of average total ice time. This gives Maroon well over 1,000 games of NHL experience, meaning there are few situations he hasn’t seen play out on the ice.
Such experience will let Maroon take deep dives into breaking down why teams finished scoring sequences, or how other teams stopped a surefire goal from finding the net. He’ll know if a penalty cost a team the game, or if it made sense for a player to spend a few minutes in the sin bin.
Maroon, in foresight looks like an excellent add to the NHL Network, and with the season fast approaching, it won’t be long until Blues fans can see him breaking down the most pivotal moments in 2025-26.
