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It appears as though the St. Louis Blues' ownership issues are close to being resolved.
In fact, SCP Worldwide's seven-month search for a major investor in the Blues could be over by the end of January.
In a nutshell, SCP Wolrdwide has been pursuing a major investor since the spring and, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch*, there could be one in place. Or a few, as it were.
Blues owner Dave Checketts told the Post-Dispatch: "Our investor group is 95 percent assembled ... now during the next few weeks, we'll work on league approvals and getting everything done and wrapped up. I said in Florida at the (NHL) Board of Governors meeting that I thought this would happen in the early part of the year, and I think that's still true."
Checketts wouldn't reveal the identities of the investors but did say that TowerBrook Capital Partners would still hold a stake in the organization, which many didn't anticipate.
A quick resolution to all of this would bring a valuable sense of focus and stability to the Blues. If all goes according to plan, Checketts will remain as the Blues' Chairman/Governor and, according to Jeremy Rutherford's twitter page, John Davidson will get a contract extension as President and Alternate Governor.
*Please check out the Post-Dispatch for excellent in-depth coverage of this story.