Posts About "Ken Hitchcock"
Todd McLellan Fired by Edmonton Oilers, Replaced by Ken Hitchcock
November 20th, 2018 In what makes now four coaches fired since the start of the NHL regular season, the latest casualty is Todd McLellan who was relieved of his coaching duties in Edmonton on Tuesday morning and replaced with veteran coach Ken Hitchcock. McLellan's record this season was 9-10-1 and the Oilers had lost six of their last seven...
Stars Cannot Afford to Miss on Their Next Coach
April 21st, 2018 A month and a half ago, it seemed like the Dallas Stars were poised to be players in the Western Conference playoff picture, with a team that was finally rounding into form after a gritty 2-1 win against the St. Louis Blues at the American Airlines Center. How times have changed - the Stars suddenly collapsed into an eight-game losing...
Stars Proving Jim Nill Right
March 2nd, 2018 Dallas Stars general manager Jim Nill didn't make a single move at the NHL trade deadline. In two games since the February 26 deadline, the team has proven the GM right. On Tuesday, a focused Calgary Flames club rode into Dallas on a two-game win streak and trailing the Stars by a single point in the Western Conference wild card race....
Sharks Exploit Stars’ Shortcomings in 5-2 Blowout
February 19th, 2018 Friday’s 2-1 win over the St. Louis Blues brought the Dallas Stars elation, a sigh of relief, and an important move up the Western Conference's crowded ladder. Joy from the momentous victory was quickly washed away, though, in a 5-2 lopsided loss to the Sharks on Sunday. Dallas still sits ahead of St. Louis for third place in the...
The Stars' Magic Numbers
January 8th, 2018 The Dallas Stars coasted into their bye week Saturday afternoon, cruising past the hapless Edmonton Oilers, 5-1. As the players, coaches and staff scatter to the four winds for a few days, Stars fans can bask in the warm afterglow of a 4-1-0 homestand and ponder one existential question: Is this a playoff team? While the Stars have...
Hitchcock Joins 800-Win Club
December 22nd, 2017 Only one letter separates "millstone" from "milestone." After sitting on 799 career NHL victories through three straight Dallas Stars losses, coach Ken Hitchcock could be forgiven for wondering whether the elusive 800th win had become more the former than the latter. If Hitchcock had any doubts, he kept them to himself. Knowing the...
