What we learned in the NHL last week: Ken Hitchcock is back; Ron Hextall is out
by Helene Elliott, Los Angeles Times
Nov 27, 2018
3 minutes
What we learned from the last week of play in the NHL:
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THE LEAGUE IS MORE INTERESTING WITH KEN HITCHCOCK COACHING
Hitchcock's retirement from coaching lasted only a few months. Edmonton Oilers general manager Peter Chiarelli, desperate to save the season and his job, had no trouble persuading the NHL's third all-time coaching winner (825 wins) to replace Todd McLellan after the Oilers had negated a solid start by losing six of seven games. The thoughtful and blunt Hitchcock, an Edmonton native, is
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