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
dominant flash good
It's a flash of some really good stuff. He's going to be a dominant player.
concern execute great performance type waste
I think the concern is you don't want to waste a great performance by a goalie. We got that type of performance. But we didn't execute offensively for him.
taking
It's not serious, but we're not taking any chances.
gretzky special talent
He, (Wayne) Gretzky and Gordie (Howe), for me, personally, are the guys. Special player, special person, special talent.
chipping defensive excellent kept night overall people six
Our overall defensive play and goaltending have been excellent through six games. What I like is that we have different people every night who are chipping in. They've kept us competitive.
envision worked
I try to envision what worked in Colorado,
coaching eyes happens ice job open percent putting stuff team whether wide
About 25 percent of your job is coaching the team on the ice and about 75 percent of your job is all of the stuff that happens off the ice, whether it be preparation or putting out fires. I think he's going in with his eyes wide open about that.
supposed
He's supposed to have a look at those things.
earned player prime time
He's earned a right to be a prime time player for us. (Sim) has just come out and earned his spot.
grows player smart solid time
He's a really smart player who kind of grows on you. He's always in the right place at the right time and he's solid everywhere.
player
He's a significant player of our team. We need him in the lineup.
dominating early expect hockey league national physical
He has everyone in the National Hockey League surprised. We didn't expect him to be this physical or this dominating so early in the season,
ice sweeping
He wasn't ready. He was sweeping the ice away. What are you going to do? This is the new NHL.
devils good
He was all right. He?s got a good record. He?s our designated Devils goalie.