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
build management misses opportunity team
Management misses an opportunity to build a team greatly.
focus goes shook
We need Joni to not get so shook up over what goes wrong, but focus on what went right.
foot guilty throat time
We've been guilty of that all year. There's a time you've got to put your foot on the throat and we let it off.
foot guilty time
We've been guilty of that all year. There's a time when you've got to put your foot on the other team's throat. We let off. We're guilty of that at home. Not on the road, but we're guilty of that at home.
foot guilty killer time
We've been guilty of that all year. There's a time when you have to put your foot on the throat. We let it off. We've been guilty of that at home. We have to have a killer instinct.
allowed bit chasing game lead
We got the lead and weren't chasing the game. It allowed us to play our game a little bit better.
both chances gave mistakes players scoring
We gave up two shorthanded goals, both off scoring chances of our own, and when you've got young players back there, those are mistakes that are going to happen. We'll get better with it.
chemistry develop normally obligation october players quickly
We have an obligation to the players to develop chemistry as quickly as we can. Things we would normally do at the end of October will be done in September.
consistent gave road simple success talked
We haven't done the simple things well, and that's what we talked about today. We haven't done the things which gave us success on the road on a consistent basis.
goals good guys hard players puck reward score
Those are usually a reward for hard work. Good players score those goals. Guys like you and me, the puck would end up in the seats.
continue decisions hard people playing poorly screw tough
Those are the decisions that, when you don't have to make them or when you make them because people are playing poorly it's easy. The hard decisions are if we continue to play well, then it's going to be a tough thing to do, because you don't want to screw around with what's working.
fans stick
We have unbelievable fans and they're disappointed. We have to stick together.
enjoy few home win work
We have to win our home games. We have to lot of work to do, but have to enjoy this one for a few minutes.
games home win work
We have to win our home games and then have to win there. We still have a lot of work to do.