Hitchcock was originally hired by the Blues on Nov. 7, 2011, becoming the 24th head coach in team history. The Edmonton, Alberta native will enter his sixth season behind the Blues bench in 2016-17. During his tenure with the Blues, Hitchcock has guided the team to four of the top five regular seasons in franchise history and earned five consecutive births in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
In 2015-16, Hitchcock led the Blues to a 49-24-9 record and 107 points - the fourth highest regular season point total in team history. In the 2016 postseason, the Blues defeated the 2015 Stanley Cup Champion Chicago Blackhawks and the Western Conference's top regular season team, the Dallas Stars, en route to their first appearance in the Western Conference Final in 15 years.