Like a lot of people in western Canada in the 1950s and 1960s , Hitchcock grew up rooting for the Red Wings because of Howe .
St. Louis Blues coach Ken Hitchcock met Howe in Edmonton , Alberta , about six decades ago when he was a kid .
Like a lot of people in western Canada in the 1950s and 1960s , coach grew up rooting for the Red Wings because of kid .
St. Louis Blues coach Ken Hitchcock met Howe in Edmonton , Alberta , about six decades ago when he was a kid .