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
home lose losing tough
It's always tough to lose 7-1. Losing like that at home is just very tough on all of us.
best brian found good happy home niche picked player situation wait
Brian is a player who has made the best of a situation where he had to wait to get picked up by a team. He?s come in and made a contribution on and off the ice. I?m really happy for him, because he?s found a home here and has a good niche on our team.
business care friday games home win
Could I give you that on Friday night? We have to win our home games and take care of business there.
expecting home living team
That's living dangerously. You can't live like that. You can't live expecting a team at home to go 0 for 9 again. That's no way to live. You're going to have to be better in that area.
chasing fourth home ice seed third york
It's not just chasing the New York Rangers, it's also chasing Buffalo. The third or fourth seed is home ice (advantage) and we want home ice because it's going to be that close.
ahead games halfway home january month rest tough trip
We're halfway through the trip and still have a lot of games left, and then we come home with no rest before we get Colorado. We're like a lot of teams. We have a tough month of January ahead of us because of the Olympics.
expect game hard home living team wore
I thought we got better as the game wore on. When you're killing back-to-back-to-back penalties, it's hard to get momentum. That's living dangerously. You can't expect a team at home to go 0-for-9 again.
absolutely advantage game high home ladder playoffs
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.
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.
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.
advantage business care high home ice inside ladder playoffs
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.
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.
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.