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
gone good growth natural robert
Robert has gone through the natural growth of a good goalie,
guys hard hurt players
Players get hurt and we don't how long they're going to be out for. We're going to get a real hard look at these guys right away.
chipping defensive excellent kept night overall people six
Our overall defensive play and goaltending have been excellent through six games. What I like is that we have different people every night who are chipping in. They've kept us competitive.
natural
Patrick is a natural center, not a wing, and we have too many centers. That's all this is about. We had too many centers.
almost game locked reason whatever
For whatever reason we waded into the series. We almost got away with one in Game 1, but we're locked in now. Hopefully, we can make it really interesting, but emotionally we're locked in.
almost game locked seems team whatever
For whatever reason, this team just seems to wade into things. We waded into this series. We almost got away with one in Game 1. We didn't get away with it in Game 2. We're locked in now.
edge emotional goats player plays
Goats is a very emotional player who plays on the edge, and sometimes that edge tilts.
against edge emotional factors goats minds player players plays series type wears
Goats is a very emotional player and he plays on that edge. Sometimes the edge tilts. But when you get those players they really become factors as the series wears on. There are things that go into people's minds when you play against that type of player.
either five games move quite stay
If it's working, then we'll stay with it. If not, we'll move (combinations around) and, quite frankly, in the first five games we do want to see other combinations either during games or during practices.
devils good
He was all right. He?s got a good record. He?s our designated Devils goalie.
gretzky special talent
He, (Wayne) Gretzky and Gordie (Howe), for me, personally, are the guys. Special player, special person, special talent.
player welcomed
He's a young player in his first series. He got welcomed in a big way. He'll be back.
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.