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
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There's no better feeling in the world than having Game 7 in your building. We'll continue to push to get the higher seed.
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We've got to take care of business inside our division. For us right now, getting home ice advantage in the playoffs is critical. We want to get as high up the ladder as we can.
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For us right now, getting home-ice advantage in the playoffs is absolutely critical. We want to get as high up the ladder as we can because of how competitive it is right now. Every home game we get as an advantage is important.
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Peter's a special player. He's the complete package. He's a competitive player with a high level of skill.
complete high level player special
Peter's a special player, ... He's the complete package. He's a competitive player with a high level of skill.
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Let's see how he looks when he comes back over here. This is a different game over here. Angles are different and there's a tremendous amount of activity around the goal here; a lot more than there is in the Olympics. The shot totals are a lot higher here and the quality of shots is a lot higher in the NHL. Let's see how he plays when he comes back here and let's see how his energy is.
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We had a team that had a high payroll and we were able to pare it down,
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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.
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This isn't a slump. We competed at a high level; we just got beat. A slump is when you're not working. Work isn't the problem. We were minus on the power play again, and that's the game.
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He sets the highest standard for himself and everybody on the team and when he goes, we go. He is hard on himself, demanding on himself and that is what makes special players.
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He sets a higher standard. That's what makes special players.
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He sets a higher standard for himself than anyone on the team. He's a leader. When he goes, we go.
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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.
fighting talked
We talked about fighting right to the end. We did and we got two points.