BC HOCKEY COACHES CLUB September 2020

Date: Wednesday, September 30, 2020 - 7:00pm Guest Coach: ( 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 , 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 in 1999 and captured the 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 (1,598).

In his 22-year coaching career, he made 14 appearances in the , with an 86-82 record in 168 postseason games coached. Hitchcock helped his teams reach the twice (1999 and 2000), winning the Stanley Cup in 1999 with Dallas.

Hitchcock also has an extensive international hockey background. As Head Coach, he led Team Canada to a silver medal at the 2008 IIHF World Hockey Championship. Additionally, Hitchcock has served as an Associate Coach for Canada five times in 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010 and 2014, while he helped his teams win gold in 2002, 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics. He was also named an assistant coach for Canada at the 2002 IIHF World Hockey Championship and at the 1987 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship, with his teams taking home the gold medal at both.

Are You Attending? Space is limited. BC-based coaches will receive professional development points towards the renewal of their Development 1 and/or High Performance 1 certification(s). RSVP here to secure your spot and receive the link: https://bchockey.formstack.com/forms/bc_hockey_coaches_club_september_2020

Submit a Question If you have a question for Ken or a topic you’d like him to discuss, please email BC Hockey Manager of Athlete Development Dave Cunning at [email protected] to submit.

Dave Cunning Manager, Athlete Development BC Hockey [email protected] 250.652.2978 ext: 8578 BCHockey.net | Privacy

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