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
comeback goals importance
He scored so many big goals for me in Dallas. It was frightening how many big goals he scored. The '98 and '99 seasons, he had comeback goals, clinching goals, important goals. That was it. Not the goals he scored, but the importance of the goals he scored.
comeback goals importance
He scored so many big goals for me in Dallas, ... It was frightening how many big goals he scored. The '98 and '99 seasons, he had comeback goals, clinching goals, important goals. That was it. Not the goals he scored, but the importance of the goals he scored.
earned player prime time
He's earned a right to be a prime time player for us. (Sim) has just come out and earned his spot.
good rank serial tells
His name, rank and serial number. As long as he tells me that, he's good to go.
good listen shock
He's good for shock therapy. We don't necessarily listen for his ideas, but for his passion.
inside maybe net presence shots third three turnaround wild
We maybe had three inside shots in the third period. We had kind of wild turnaround shots. We didn't have any presence with shots at the net. We were one shot at the net and gone.
compliments
We look at that as a compliment, first of all,
decisions four gave man odd played poor though three
We made some really poor decisions and we gave up three or four odd man rushes. Even though we only gave up 15 shots, we played really poor defensively.
bit capable effort great group last level next step strides taking
We made some great strides last year, but there's another level out there. I think it's a group effort to get to the next level. We don't need one thing from one player, we just need a little bit more from every player. We are capable of taking the next step as a group, but it's just a little bit more from every player.
matter mistakes poor
We made mistakes that it doesn't matter who we played. We made really poor decisions. We made poor reads.
dominating early expect hockey league national physical
He has everyone in the National Hockey League surprised. We didn't expect him to be this physical or this dominating so early in the season,
pulled saw sore talking
He has a sore groin. I saw him talking to the trainers so I pulled him out.
anybody demanding hard himself honest player pressure special talk themselves
He has an honest appraisal of himself. He's hard on himself and he's demanding of himself. That's what makes special players. You talk to anybody who is a special player in the league... They put more pressure on themselves than anybody else does.
against best certain edge emotional impact player players plays
He has to play a certain way to be effective. He's a very emotional player and plays on that edge. Sometimes that edge tilts, but that's no different than a lot of other players. They play on that ledge all the time. But Gauthier has been really dependable. He's able to play against the other team's best players and it has an impact in the game.