T.J. Oshie signs with St. Louis Blues

	T.J. Oshie Position: Center Shoots: Right Height: 5' 11" Weight: 170 Born: Dec 23 '86  (Age 21) Born in: Mt. Vernon, WA, United States Drafted: St Louis' 1st round choice, 24th overall, in 2005

May 13th, 2008, marked a great day for T.J. Oshie, the Oshie Family, Seattle Junior Hockey Association, Warroad HS Warriors Hockey and the University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux.

T.J. signed his first professional contract with the St. Louis Blues organization.  T.J., along with his agent Matt Oates and Blues President John Davidson, were part of the signing group assembled at the ScottTrade Center in St. Louis, MI.

A very special thanks goes out to Tina Oshie, Taylor Oshie and Tawni Oshie for all the years of running to the arena's throughout North America.  The support and time you've given to T.J. as a mother, brother and sister is unparalleled.  Hockey seems to bring our family closer together even when the 1,800 miles separates us.  And to Aleah Oshie-Hangsleben, for always supporting her big brother at the Ralph Engelstad Arena.

Also, to the entire Oshie Family from Everett, WA; Stanwood, WA; Warroad, MN; Bemidji, MN, Minneapolis, MN, and abroad, thank you for your support over the years.

The Oshie Family would like to personally thank these incredible individuals who made this possible through their guidance, mentorship and leadership to T.J. Oshie:
 
Mike Murphy, SJHA; Rick Ellison, SJHA; Gord Whitaker, SJHA; The Beadle Family, SJHA; Cary Eades, Warroad HS / UND Fighting Sioux; Dennis Fermoyle, Warroad HS; Albert Hasbargen, Warroad HS; Craig Oftedahl, Warroad HS; Warren Keller, Warroad HS; Ramona Janzen, Warroad HS; Bill Kirkeby, Warroad HS; Scott Knutson, Warroad HS; Henry Boucha, Warroad; Dave Hakstol, UND Fighting Sioux; Dean Blais, UND Fighting Sioux; Brad Berry, UND Fighting Sioux; Dane Jackson, UND Fighting Sioux; Matt Oates, O2K Worldwide Sports Managament; Dino Grillo, MN Hockey Camps / O2K Worldwide Sports Mgmt; Chuck Grillo, MN Hockey Camps; Eustice King, O2K Worldwide Sports Mgmt.; Steve Reich, O2K Worldwide Sports Mgmt.; NW Admirals (SJHA) teammates and coaches; Warroad HS Warriors teammates and coaches; UND Fighting Sioux teammates.

I realize there are scores of other incredible individuals who've led the way for T.J. in his journey.  To those people, a sincere thank you.

I've included a collection of URL links to simply click and enjoy.  Thanks for helping make a dream come true!

T.J. Oshie Signs With St. Louis Blues (Fightingsioux.com / Dan Benson):

http://www.fightingsioux.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=13500&ATCLID=1469189

Blues Reach Deals With Oshie, Eller (St. Louis Blues Web Site):

http://blues.nhl.com/

Blues Agree To Terms With Oshie (Andy Strickland of Hockey Buzz / ESPN Radio):

http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=15278

Oshie Signs With St. Louis (GF Herald / Brad Schlossman):

http://www.grandforksherald.com/articles/index.cfm?id=76391

Oshie, St. Louis Closing In On Deal (GF Herald / Brad Schlossman):

http://www.grandforksherald.com/articles/index.cfm?id=76306

Oshie Press Conference Set For May 14, 2008, @ 10:30 AM (CDT):

http://www.areavoices.com/undhockey/index.cfm?blog=27010

Oshie Dons A Blue Note (St. Louis Dispatch / Jeremy Rutherford):

http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/sports/stories.nsf/blues/story/961117111F6ADD018625744900112C00?OpenDocument

Oshie Signs With Blues (College Hockey News Reports):

http://www.collegehockeynews.com/

http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2008/05/13_oshiesigns.php