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
earned friday hard overall points today
We want first badly. As hard as we've worked, we've earned that right. At one time, before we were decimated by injuries, we were first overall in points. Today and Friday are points we must have.
act continuity juggling
We have to get some continuity in our lineup. We've got to get away from the juggling act we've had going on here all year.
assured ice nervous peter playing until whenever
Whenever there's something in the stomach, you get nervous but I've been assured it's nothing. I'm still going to be nervous until Peter is back on the ice playing pain-free.
banging early fifth finish game good hard hockey kept maybe second though tie win
We were banging around it so hard in the second that I felt, even though we were down 4-1, that if we made it 4-2 early (in the third), which we did, if we kept going we could still tie up the hockey game and maybe win it. We had a lot of good chances, but we didn't finish and then they scored the fifth goal.
capable days extended last near period played team
We were a team going very well for an extended period of time. In the last 10 days we have not played near as well as we are capable of.
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.
unless
We're not going to put him in unless he's 100 percent.
gain hear identity starting
We're starting to gain an identity and confidence. We're starting to build. You can hear it in the banter on the bench.
against gain game hear identity locker moved ottawa room starting team
We're starting to gain an identity and a lot of confidence, ... The game (Sunday) against Ottawa has really moved our game up a notch... You can hear things on the bench, the bantering between players, which is excellent. You can hear the locker room has a lot more life. Our team is starting to gel.
far focused games
We're so far removed from the end of the season. There are still 20 games to go. We're all focused on our own group.
good great people played randy smart
We?re going to take Randy right through to the end of the day here and see how he looks. He had a really good first game, which was most impressive. I like what he does. He?s very smart and the way the game?s being played right now you need people who are smart offensively and defensively. He?s done a great job.
beat everybody great
What a great play off the boards, ... He went one-on-two and beat everybody off the boards.
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.
ability confident speed
We feel confident in his ability. He has the speed to get up on the attack.