St. Louis Blues surprise employees by sending them all to Boston for the Stanley Cup Final

The St. Louis Blues are in the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since 1970 and the team is doing something pretty awesome for all of their full-time employees to celebrate the feat – they’re all going to Boston for the first two games.

And it’s all being paid for by the Blues.

NHL.com has the details:

That’s the message that employees of the St. Louis Blues’ front office received from their bosses late last Thursday afternoon when the team’s ownership and executive management group, led by Chairman Tom Stillman, arranged for every full-time employee to go to Boston for the Stanley Cup Final.

The front office staff, along with the families of the players and coaches, will board chartered flights for the games on Monday and Wednesday.

“Creating a successful team on and off the ice is a monumental task,” said Blues President and CEO Chris Zimmerman. “We ask a lot of our staff to deliver the best possible experience in every part of our business. Our decision to bring both our core business team and the player’s wives recognizes both the sacrifices and commitment we ask of our entire Blues family to reach the Stanley Cup Final.”

The employees were rightfully fired up about it on this packed flight to Boston:

Good on the Blues.

One employee told NHL.com what this meant to him:

“I started as a video production intern in 1994 when the building opened. I’ve been an employee for 25 years and the ultimate goal has always been to win a Stanley Cup,” said Chris Frome, the team’s Senior Director of Event Presentation. “I’ve never worked or been to a game around Memorial Day Weekend, so to get to do that and go to Boston, I’ve been smiling ever since.”

Game 1 is Monday night in Boston.