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
game open starting
When you're starting to play catch-up, you have to open up the game and sometimes you come back and sometimes you give up more.
checking game learn protect shut
When we protect a lead, what we still have to learn to do better is checking for 60 minutes. Sometimes we let up and we need to learn how to shut a game down.
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.
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.
unless
We're not going to put him in unless he's 100 percent.
percent unless until wait
We're not going to put him in unless he's 100 percent. If he's 100 percent after today, we'll probably let him go at it. But if he's not, then we will wait until Saturday.
hockey years ifs
If I'd known it was going to take 25 years, I'd have started earlier.
games too-much chaos
There are too many games now where there's too much structure and not enough of the chaos.
fast kept
We started off fast and we kept it up.
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.
guys lucky steps
We?re lucky because those guys (the Phantoms) are 25 steps down the hall,
guys miss
We?re lucky. These guys come up and play and they don?t miss a beat.
stuff targeting
We're not targeting players. Retaliation and all that stuff doesn't have any place.
expect start
When you start a goalie, you expect him to go the distance.