BC HOCKEY COACHES CLUB September 2020
BC HOCKEY COACHES CLUB September 2020 Date: Wednesday, September 30, 2020 - 7:00pm Guest Coach: Ken Hitchcock (Edmonton Oilers) The BC Hockey Coaches Club is a monthly mentorship initiative for BC Hockey coaches. The goal of the program is offer BC coaches the support of mentors who have coaching experience at levels which local and regional coaches aspire to ascend to in the future, and to create a feeling of cohesiveness amongst both as they work and learn together in an informal environment. This month, BC Hockey is thrilled to have Ken Hitchcock, Advisor for the Edmonton Oilers, lead September’s Coaches Club video conference. KEN HITCHCOCK BIO: Ken Hitchcock joined the Oilers after having served as a Head Coach with Dallas twice (1995-2002, 2017-18), Philadelphia (2002-2006), Columbus (2006-2010) and St. Louis (2011-2017). Hitchcock, a native of Edmonton, AB, is the third-winningest coach in NHL history with a total of 849 victories. He led Dallas to a Stanley Cup in 1999 and captured the Jack Adams Award as the NHL's top coach in 2011-12. Overall, Hitchcock has a record of 823-506-88-119 record in 1,536 games, with a .603 winning percentage. He has guided his teams to eight division titles (1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99, 1999-2000, 2000-01, 2003-04, 2011-12 and 2014-15) and two Presidents Trophies (1997-98 and 1998-99). Hitchcock has coached the fifth most games in NHL history, second among active coaches behind only Barry Trotz (1,598). In his 22-year coaching career, he made 14 appearances in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, with an 86-82 record in 168 postseason games coached.
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