More - Ken Hitchcock Quotes

I found him to be a good friend and a great competitor, and one of the most loyal guys I worked with and for. He has wonderful people skills and he allowed everyone to flourish in his respective role ... he put his ego aside to allow that. I respect Pat Quinn the coach and Pat Quinn the man much more.

Ken Hitchcock

 Competitor

Yeah, I think a lot of guys did. [The Olympics] was a lot of hockey with not a lot of breaks. I think a lot of guys had no energy. We just had to wait until the tank filled up, and it's starting to fill up.

Ken Hitchcock

 

It's just bad luck. We feel like we might as well get it done now. If we wait 25 games and he's sore, he won't get a chance to play (healthy) down the line.

Ken Hitchcock

 Games

He was absolutely dominant, ... He controlled the tempo and played a wonderful hockey game. A lot of guys did.

Ken Hitchcock

 

I phoned and left a message for Brett but haven't heard from him. A player knows before he even comes into training camp whether he has one foot in the door or both feet out the door. He knows that. Brett knew that. But he was a special player.

Ken Hitchcock

 

Patrick is a natural center, not a wing, and we have too many centers. That's all this is about. We had too many centers.

Ken Hitchcock

 

We weren't prepared to pay the price to win the hockey game at the start and when you give a team like Toronto a sniff, they're going to make you pay a price.

Ken Hitchcock

 Game

Those are usually a reward for hard work. Good players score those goals. Guys like you and me, the puck would end up in the seats.

Ken Hitchcock

 Goals

Brett catches everyone staring at the puck. He's always in the open spaces to shoot. He finds the sneaky areas.

Ken Hitchcock

 

Could I give you that on Friday night? We have to win our home games and take care of business there.

Ken Hitchcock

 Business