Ken Hitchcock is headed to the Hockey Hall of Fame. The former Stanley Cup winning Dallas Stars head coach was announced as part of the Class of 2023 on...
Ken Hitchcock smiles is introduced as the Dallas Stars new coach during a press conference at the American Airlines Center on Thursday, April 13, 2017, in Dallas.The former Stanley Cup winningHitchcock was the head coach of the Stars for parts of eight seasons over a time span of more than two decades. He led the franchise to its first, and so far only, Stanley Cup in 1999. He also led the Stars back to the Stanley Cup Final in 2000, where Dallas ultimately fell to New Jersey.
Dallas Stars coach Ken Hitchcock hoists the Stanley Cup after the Stars defeated the Buffalo Sabres 2-1 in triple overtime in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup finals in Buffalo, N.Y. He returned to the franchise in 2017 after head coaching stints in Columbus, Philadelphia and St. Louis for one more run as head coach for the 2017-18 season. However, the Stars missed the playoffs that year.
Hitchcock finished his career fourth overall in career NHL wins with 849 and seventh in games coached with 1,598. He also served as an assistant coach for the 2014 Canadian Olympic national team, which won gold.was the headliner of the goaltender-heavy class of 2023, which also includes Tom Barrasso, Mike Vernon and former Stars center Pierre Turgeon.
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