And with that, a new tradition was born.

ST. LOUIS - Just before they appeared before thousands of diehard hockey fans at Ice Breaker on Sunday, new Blues Pat Maroon, Ryan O'Reilly, Tyler Bozak and Chad Johnson each received their new heritage jerseys from Bob Plager.

Plager - who joined the Blues as a player through the NHL expansion draft in 1967, played 11 seasons with the club and has remained in the organization in various capacities for more than 50 years - will now present each new player with their jersey for the first time.

"Take care of that Blue Note," Plager said to O'Reilly, who was acquired by the Blues in July.

"Oh yeah," O'Reilly said. "This feels nice."

"These boys are getting my parade," Plager added.

Plager also presented jerseys to Colton Parayko and David Perron - who returned to St. Louis for the third time by signing with the Blues as a free agent on July 1.

The Blues will wear the new Heritage Jerseys during Saturday home games at Enterprise Center in the 2018-19 season. To learn more, visit stlouisblues.com/heritage