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
city fans work
We were overwhelmed in the first 10 minutes, that's my responsibility. We were embarrassed for our fans and we were embarrassed for the city of Philadelphia. ... We've got a lot of work to do.
means point stepping work
There's no point stepping up if you're not comfortable doing it. The stepping up means you have to show the work ethic.
days personnel shoot work
We had new personnel there and not a lot of days to work on it. We'll get better at it, but we didn't shoot the puck.
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.
allowed aside coach ego flourish found friend good great guys loyal man pat people respect role skills wonderful worked
I found him to be a good friend and a great competitor, and one of the most loyal guys I worked with and for. He has wonderful people skills and he allowed everyone to flourish in his respective role ... he put his ego aside to allow that. I respect Pat Quinn the coach and Pat Quinn the man much more.
again build good players starting track trying work
Right now it's about getting points. We are trying to get this thing back on track and we have a lot of work to do. We know that and players know that. We are starting to build it back again and it's a good feeling.
division finish hard strong worked
We want to finish strong and get first place in the division before the break. That's something we've worked very hard for and we very much want.
goes help side steps today took work wrong
When you haven't won, it isn't going to be a masterpiece when you try to get the thing back. We took some steps today but we have work to do. You get on the wrong side of things and it's not one thing that goes wrong, it's a lot. We made some steps today to really help ourselves.
amends city fans series work
We were embarrassed for our fans and we were embarrassed for the city of Philadelphia. We've got to get make amends when we go back home. We've got to get this series back even when we come back here, so we've got a lot of work to do.
colorado envision players protect scoring worked
I try to envision what worked in Colorado and the thing I know that worked there is that (Forsberg) had scoring players who could also protect the puck,
envision worked
I try to envision what worked in Colorado,
allow almost controlled dead hockey playing remember road shots work workers
This was as dead as we've been in a month. I don't remember us playing this poorly. We had no work ethic. Their workers controlled the hockey game. Our goaltender was outstanding, but when you go on the road and allow almost 50 shots on goal, it's not good.
exhibition honestly until work
We?re going to have to make some adjustments. We honestly don?t know how this is going to work for us until we play some exhibition games.