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Ice hockey player
Ken Hitchcock
Hockey Hall of Fame, 2023 (Builder)
Hitchcock in 2014
Born
(1951-12-17) December 17, 1951 (age 72) Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Coached for
Dallas Stars Philadelphia Flyers Columbus Blue Jackets St. Louis Blues Edmonton Oilers
Coaching career
1984–2019
Kenneth S. Hitchcock (born December 17, 1951) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey coach. Hitchcock coached the Dallas Stars, Philadelphia Flyers, Columbus Blue Jackets, St. Louis Blues and Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He also served as an assistant coach for Canada national team in the 2014 Winter Olympics. Hitchcock won a Stanley Cup with the Stars in 1999, and is the fourth-winningest coach in NHL history with a total of 849 victories. He was named a 2019 Order of Hockey in Canada recipient.[1] Hitchcock was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame as a builder in 2023.[2]
^"Class of 2019 unveiled for Order of Hockey in Canada". Hockey Canada. January 30, 2019. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
^Nicholas J. Cotsonika (June 21, 2023). "Barrasso, Lundqvist, Vernon voted to Hockey Hall of Fame Class of 2023". NHL.com. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
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