By AP/KWMU
New York – The NHL board of governors has given approval to the sale of the St. Louis Blues to a group headed by Dave Checketts, the former president of Madison Square Garden.
The deal, reached March 24th, transfers ownership of the Blues - the league's worst team this season - and the Savvis Center lease from Bill and Nancy Laurie to Checketts and his Sports Capital Partners and Towerbrook Capital Partners.