13 Facts About Ken Hitchcock

1.

Kenneth S Hitchcock was born on December 17,1951 and is a Canadian former professional ice hockey coach.

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2.

Ken Hitchcock served as an assistant coach for the 2014 Canadian Olympic national team.

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3.

Ken Hitchcock is the fourth winningest coach in NHL history with a total of 849 victories.

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4.

Ken Hitchcock was named a 2019 Order of Hockey in Canada recipient.

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5.

Ken Hitchcock submitted his credentials to the new owners of the WHL's Kamloops Blazers, Gary Cooper and Colin Day.

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6.

In both of the seasons he guided the Blazers to the league title, Ken Hitchcock was named the WHL Coach of the Year, and he was named the top coach in Canadian major junior hockey in 1990.

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7.

In 1990, Ken Hitchcock left the WHL and joined the Philadelphia Flyers as an assistant coach.

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8.

The next season, Ken Hitchcock again led the team to the Stanley Cup finals, only to lose to the New Jersey Devils.

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9.

Ken Hitchcock was quickly picked up in the off-season by his old team, the Philadelphia Flyers, who had just fired their coach, Bill Barber, after an early exit from the playoffs.

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10.

On June 20,2012, Ken Hitchcock won the Jack Adams Award for NHL Coach of the Year.

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11.

However, Ken Hitchcock did not finish his planned last season with St Louis.

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12.

Ken Hitchcock was fired one game before tying Al Arbour's record for third most wins by an NHL head coach.

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13.

On November 20,2018, Ken Hitchcock came out of retirement and was named head coach of the Edmonton Oilers after Todd McLellan was relieved of his duties.

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