Ken Hitchcock is the increasingly rare Canadian Civil War buff. He knows all about the infamous Texas Brigade, the hellish conditions at Andersonville Camp, and is well versed in the particulars of Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson and Ambrose Burnside.
Hitch is one of those Civil War fanatics who goes to re-enactment battles.
Don’t pin Hitch as a historian of just the Civil War; the man is versed in history beyond just the attack on Fort Sumter, or Gettysburg, or his own time as a head coach in the National Hockey League.
His legacy in this league, in this sport, and specifically with the Dallas Stars, is Hall-of-Fame secure.