Ken Hitchcock
Ken Hitchcock
Kenneth S. Hitchcock, nicknamed "Hitch", is an NHL hockey coach and pro scout, currently coaching the St. Louis Blues. He has also served as head coach of the NHL's Dallas Stars, Philadelphia Flyers, and Columbus Blue Jackets. He coached the Stars to a Stanley Cup victory in 1999...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth17 December 1951
CityEdmonton, Canada
best errors heck played puck team zone
It was a heck of a lesson. It's the best team we've played all year. You make puck errors down in the zone like we did, you're going to get schooled.
absolute nice
It was nice not to have an absolute nail-biter for a change.
board scores walked wrote
I walked in and wrote the scores on the board and walked out. I didn't have to say anything else.
continuity four great healthier lines practices
It was a great start. All four lines contributed. We are getting better every day now. You can see it in the practices and you can see it in the game. We are getting healthier and we have some continuity on lines.
air deflation feeling great locker poured
It was a great feeling in the locker room, it was a great start, and then it was bang, bang, bang. It was over. We poured so much into it and then the air went out completely. The deflation was unbelievable.
checking checks dangerous hockey injuries player puck ready suspect type
That's a dangerous play in hockey when you're checking the player with the puck and he checks you. The checking player doesn't suspect that and he's not ready for it. I think you see a lot of injuries when that type of play happens.
dallas line slow tried
That line was unstoppable. When we were with Dallas we tried so many things to slow them down and we just couldn't.
goal second took winds
That power-play goal at the end of the second took the winds out of our sails.
dealing eight fire game giving good level penalties period rules seven team third took
It's still not good enough. We know the rules and we took two penalties in the third period that we can't take, not when the game is on the line. You're just dealing with an unbelievable level of fire when you're giving a team like that six, seven or eight penalties.
buffalo deal game win
It's something we'll have to deal with. Yeah, we wanted (home ice). Hopefully, it won't become a factor. We know we have to win at least one game in Buffalo and probably more.
certainly exactly player trying
(It means) exactly nothing. You can?t read anything (into it). He?s trying to play hockey. But, he?s certainly not a player in this series.
guys monitor year
It's been our year (for injuries). We've had to manufacture and monitor guys all year.
bad chance games might wait
It's just bad luck. We feel like we might as well get it done now. If we wait 25 games and he's sore, he won't get a chance to play (healthy) down the line.
fall guys penalty
It's embarrassing when those two guys fall down (and a penalty is called). That's embarrassing. But that's the way it is.