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June 01, 2025

Hitchcock 'so proud' watching Nash play

June 01, 2025/ Chris Nichols

“One of things he said to me was that all the money in the world didn’t matter unless he could be recognized for his role on a winning team, a championship team.”

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June 01, 2025/ Chris Nichols/
Columbus Blue Jackets, New York Rangers, Rick Nash, Ken Hitchcock, Mike Modano
May 27, 2025

Hitchcock to change Blues' defensive rotation

May 27, 2025/ Chris Nichols

"We can’t keep playing the players with the same rotation and expect a better result.”

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May 27, 2025/ Chris Nichols/
St. Louis Blues, Ken Hitchcock, Alex Pietrangelo, Jay Bouwmeester, Kevin Shattenkirk
May 14, 2025

Former Dallas ties drew Muller to Blues

May 14, 2025/ Chris Nichols

“Once I talked to Doug, I really didn’t pursue anything else.”

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May 14, 2025/ Chris Nichols/
Kirk Muller, Ken Hitchcock, Doug Armstrong, St. Louis Blues, Dallas Stars, Carolina Hurricanes
April 30, 2025

Hitchcock: Blues lacked 'killer instinct'

April 30, 2025/ Chris Nichols

“If you’re going to start the fight, you need to know you can finish it."

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April 30, 2025/ Chris Nichols/
St. Louis Blues, Ken Hitchcock
April 27, 2025

Hitchcock: Blues can 'write our own legacy'

April 27, 2025/ Chris Nichols

“Everybody is probably writing, ‘Here they go again."

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April 27, 2025/ Chris Nichols/
St. Louis Blues, Chicago Blackhawks, Ken Hitchcock
April 17, 2025

Tarasenko's work ethic enables return for playoffs

April 17, 2025/ Chris Nichols

"He has worked extra hard to be in the best shape of his life right now, which is going to allow him to keep up at this time of year."

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April 17, 2025/ Chris Nichols/
Vladimir Tarasenko, St. Louis Blues, Ken Hitchcock
April 11, 2025

Hitchcock responds to Walz's 'disgusting' comments

April 11, 2025/ Chris Nichols

"Quite frankly, with a player getting hurt like that, they're just disgusting."

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April 11, 2025/ Chris Nichols/
Ken Hitchcock, T.J. Oshie, Mike Rupp, St. Louis Blues, Minnesota Wild
April 11, 2025

Hitchcock: Physicality, hits are overrated

April 11, 2025/ Chris Nichols

"If you lead the game in hits, it usually means you didn’t have the puck."

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April 11, 2025/ Chris Nichols/
Ken Hitchcock, St. Louis Blues
April 08, 2025

Hitchcock wants to see effort, intensity with Blues

April 08, 2025/ Chris Nichols

“The danger side of letting it go is that it’s hard to get back. Whether you win or whether you lose, playing well at this time of year is really important."

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April 08, 2025/ Chris Nichols/
St. Louis Blues, Ken Hitchcock
April 02, 2025

Coach Berube earns high marks from Hitchcock

April 02, 2025/ Chris Nichols

“He’s a student of the game. He’s gone to the symposiums. He’s done the clinics."

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April 02, 2025/ Chris Nichols/
Philadelphia Flyers, St. Louis Blues, Ken Hitchcock, Craig Berube
March 29, 2025

Hitchcock hat tricks are an impressive feat

March 29, 2025/ Chris Nichols

"I think for a guy to score three goals in a game right now, with the way that we are built, is impressive because we don't allow people to cheat the game to score."

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March 29, 2025/ Chris Nichols/
Ken Hitchcock, David Backes, T.J. Oshie, St. Louis Blues, Jamie Benn
March 29, 2025

Hitchcock has Blues goal-oriented

March 29, 2025/ Chris Nichols

"What the heck, if you're fighting for it, let's fight for it."

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March 29, 2025/ Chris Nichols/
St. Louis Blues, Ken Hitchcock
March 27, 2025

Hitchcock wants Blues to send a message for playoffs

March 27, 2025/ Chris Nichols

"I want us to get energized and send a message to teams coming in that this is not going to be fun."

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March 27, 2025/ Chris Nichols/
St. Louis Blues, Ken Hitchcock, Minnesota Wild
March 26, 2025

Hitchcock on Blues: 'We're not a big team.'

March 26, 2025/ Chris Nichols

"“We maybe play bigger than we are, but we’re not a big team."

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March 26, 2025/ Chris Nichols/
St. Louis Blues, Ken Hitchcock, Anaheim Ducks, Los Angeles Kings
March 25, 2025

Penalty kill trumps power play in Hitchcock's mind

March 25, 2025/ Chris Nichols

“You can live with a poor power play and still win hockey games, but you can’t survive if you can’t kill penalties."

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March 25, 2025/ Chris Nichols/
St. Louis Blues, Ken Hitchcock
March 24, 2025

Hitchcock keeps Blues' focus on winning, not scoring

March 24, 2025/ Chris Nichols

"So if you've got to win for a week or 10 days, you've got to win 1-0, 2-1 ..."

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March 24, 2025/ Chris Nichols/
St. Louis Blues, Ken Hitchcock
March 02, 2025

Hitchcock: Ott will always go the extra mile

March 02, 2025/ Chris Nichols

Ken Hitchcock says Steve Ott has an element for which the Blues were looking.

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March 02, 2025/ Chris Nichols/
St. Louis Blues, Ken Hitchcock, Steve Ott, Brett Hull, Brenden Morrow, Doug Armstrong
February 28, 2025

Hitchock's line combos theory

February 28, 2025/ Chris Nichols

Ken Hitchcock says if a line combination isn't working, you don't want to stick with it as a coach.

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February 28, 2025/ Chris Nichols/
St. Louis Blues, Ken Hitchcock
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