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
chance puck second third zone
The puck was in their zone a lot. We were one chance and out. We didn't have any second or third opportunities.
chance coaches fighting given good job management players
Management has given us a real fighting chance here to have a real good team. And it's our job now, coaches and players together, to try and put this thing together.
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.
built chance job keeping momentum
We built all the momentum keeping it five-on-five. We have to do a better job five-on-five. That is where we have a chance in this series.
bad chance games might wait
It's just bad luck. We feel like we might as well get it done now. If we wait 25 games and he's sore, he won't get a chance to play (healthy) down the line.
chances mistake score state tough
We're in a tough state right now. We have some real adversity. Every mistake is in our net. We can't score on the chances we get. We can't kill penalties.
chances create four high lines playing score special teams
They have it all. They're playing well offensively and defensively, their special teams are playing well, they have four lines that can all score and all create chances and they're playing at a very high level.
chance gave good win
He was outstanding. He gave us a chance to win and it was good stuff.
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.
chance committed determination ours
Their determination defensively was a little better than ours was offensively. Overall, they were all committed physically. We were one chance and out.
fighting talked
We talked about fighting right to the end. We did and we got two points.
game jon saw sharp
We just saw Jon Sim in one game and it was excellent, so we know that has potential, and that's a place where Sharp may play some minutes.
love player reckless seems success type
We just love his competitiveness. He's a reckless player, and that type of player seems to have a lot of success in the NHL right now.