Hitchcock humbled by doors opening to Hall of Fame
4th-winningest coach in NHL history exhibits passion for ‘my life’s work’.
4th-winningest coach in NHL history exhibits passion for ‘my life’s work’.
One of the winningest coaches in NHL history, ‘Hitch’ might have ended up a school teacher if hockey hadn’t come calling.
A big 2023 Hockey Hall of Fame class covers a lot of ice.
Landing coaching job with Stars in 1996 paved way to lasting relationship, Cup title.
2023 honoree visited college programs, ran clinics after 2004-05 NHL season was canceled.
4th-winningest behind bench in NHL history always ‘went out of my way to learn’.
Grateful for relationships built over course of 22 NHL seasons behind bench.
General manager Doug Armstrong rarely sits still. He has retooled his front office, adding former Boston and Edmonton GM Peter Chiarelli as vice president of hockey operations.
Ken Hitchcock didn’t plan on sending a text or placing a congratulatory call to his good friend Barry Trotz. Of all the coaches on the all-time NHL coaching wins list, it’s fitting that Trotz passed Hitchcock on Monday with win No. 850.
Ken Hitchcock works for the Edmonton Oilers as an advisor but he’s also a hockey fan and when the Dallas Stars made it back to the Stanley Cup final for the first time in 20 years, there was a smile, and maybe a fist pump.
As a player, Manny Malhotra won over dressing rooms with his selfless, hardworking approach to the game. Now, that same lunchpail attitude has made the Canucks assistant one of the NHL’s most promising young coaches.
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