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
effort game hockey line penalties poor third took tremendous
The game is on the line and we took two poor penalties in the third period. You can't do those things. It's unnecessary. That's the hockey game. We had tremendous effort by people, but we took two poor penalties.
game high penalties poor third took
The game is on the line, and we took two poor penalties in the third period. We competed at a high level, we just got beat.
comeback hurt period
The first period hurt us a lot. We mounted a comeback in the second, but couldn't score.
difference game gap great momentum played plays power shifted start succession three
The difference was we had a great start to the game and played very well, but when they got their power plays, it shifted the momentum back their way. We did a lot of things really well today. Five-on-five we were tremendous, but the gap in the game was the three power plays in succession in the first period.
cleared doctor people
The doctor here cleared him to play but it was a little sore, so we did not take a risk. We'll have our own people look at him.
age age-and-aging early fall puts soon stick taught
You were taught at an early age that you don't just fall down as soon as someone puts a stick on you,
athletics biggest deal entertainment huge represent
This is a huge deal for the players. For once in their lives, they get to feel like an athlete, not an entertainment machine. They live with everyone else from different sports. They get to represent their countries, which is the biggest thing for these players. From the experiences of '98 and '02, this is a big thing.
clear puck wrong
And if they get the puck on the right one, they clear it out of there. If they get it on the wrong one, it kind of dribbles. But that's what we've got.
mentality opportunity
The mentality of our team, especially with the young guys, is that this is a real opportunity for them.
caught game hard home people points rush stay team won
You know that if you just stay with the program, the home team is going to be the one that presses. We've caught people pressing hard when the game is on the line, and we've caught them on some odd-man rush situations. And we've won a lot of points late.
expect guys people roles score
You can't expect 34-year-olds to score like 26-year-olds. Those guys have other roles that are as important, but we have to get more from other people who are capable.
body practice
You can see it in our body language. You can see it in practice and in the games.
brings calmness good
He brings a calmness that's good for us.
biggest fans goal stands sure
I'm sure the fans in the stands were, 'Oh no, here we go again. I think for us, that was the biggest goal of the series.