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
fighting fought points sports talked
Look, it's not pretty. It's about getting points right now. We talked about fighting to the end and we fought to the end and got two points.
amends city fans home responsibility series team work
Look, it's my responsibility to get the team ready, OK? This is on me. We were embarrassed for our fans and for the city of Philadelphia with the way we played. We've got to make amends when we go back home and get this series back even. We've got a lot of work to do.
ice sweeping
He wasn't ready. He was sweeping the ice away. What are you going to do? This is the new NHL.
chance gave good win
He was outstanding. He gave us a chance to win and it was good stuff.
best reason
He was our best player. He was the big reason we got two points. He was outstanding.
chance game gave good group needed penalties period start win
He was really good. He was outstanding and gave us a chance to win and it was good stuff. We had a really good start to the game and then we were killing penalties in the first period and that?s when we really needed him. ..In the end, we needed him again. It?s good for him to make him feel part of the group again.
chance gave
He was really good. He was outstanding and gave us a chance to win.
confidence happier helps left likes practice side thinks
He was happier on that side and as a result, he was exceptional in practice (Wednesday). He likes the left a lot more because he thinks it helps his confidence and speed.
absolutely controlled guys hockey played tempo wonderful
He was absolutely dominant, ... He controlled the tempo and played a wonderful hockey game. A lot of guys did.
guys needed suck
Guys going out all the time, we needed to suck it up.
beat forward goes holding hooking physical player playing simply
I think he was beat up. He goes from being a 15 or 16-minute player playing as a forward to a 25-minute player playing as a defenseman with all the hooking and holding and the physical play of the playoffs, he was simply beat up.
break knew screwing taking
I thought he was joking. I thought he's just screwing with me because he knew I was taking a break for a week.
against everybody knows nine players point practiced
We had nine first-year players against Montreal. We practiced with 15 players today. Everybody knows our situation. We're limping. Still, we're only one point out of first place.
against everybody knows nine players
We had nine first-year players against Montreal. Everybody knows our situation. We're limping.