Hitchcock reaches benchmark behind the bench NHLcom NHL Insider Welcome PROFILE ACCOUNT SIGN OUT USERNAME or EMAILPASSWORDFORGOT YOUR USERNAME OR PASSWORDSIGN IN REGISTER SCORES LEAGUE SCORES NHL GAMECENTER LIVE SCHEDULE TODAY BY WEEK BY MONTH BY SEASON STANDINGS DIVISION CONFERENCE LEAGUE VS EAST VS WEST 2009 PRESEASON STATS LEAGUE LEADERS INDIVIDUALS TEAMS GAMEBYGAME CAREER SHOOTOUTS 2009 PRESEASON TEAMS Chicago Blackhawks Columbus Blue Jackets Detroit Red Wings Nashville Predators St Louis Blues Calgary Flames Colorado Avalanche Edmonton Oilers Minnesota Wild Vancouver Canucks Anaheim Ducks Dallas Stars Los Angeles Kings Phoenix Coyotes San Jose Sharks New Jersey Devils New York Islanders New York Rangers Philadelphia Flyers Pittsburgh Penguins Boston Bruins Buffalo Sabres Montreal Canadiens Ottawa Senators Toronto Maple Leafs Atlanta Thrashers Carolina Hurricanes Florida Panthers Tampa Bay Lightning Washington Capitals PLAYERS SEARCH PLAYERS ROOKIES DRAFT HISTORY NEWS HEADLINES FEATURES NHL WINTER CLASSIC 2010 WINTER OLYMPICS NHL ENTRY DRAFT NHL AWARDS STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS NHL ALLSTAR GAME HOCKEYS FINEST ALL NEWS STORIES NOUVELLES EN FRANAIS FANTASY PLAY FANTASY HOCKEY 09 VIDEO LIVE GAME VIDEO NHL NETWORK PHOTOS FANS NHL FANS NHL ON FACEBOOK NHL ON TWITTER NHL ON YOUTUBE NHL TOOLBARS SATURDAYNHLPICKS NHL TWITTER LISTS NHL TWEETMIXX MOBILE TICKETS NHL TICKETS BUY AND SELL NHL TICKETS SHOP SHOPNHLCOM AUCTIONS JERSEYS MEN WOMEN KIDS NYC NHL STORE HEADLINES DIVISION NOTES OLYMPICS FANTASY ALL FEATURES Hitchcock reaches benchmark behind the benchWednesday 11112009 100 AM NHL Insider By Adam Kimelman NHLcom Staff Writer If youve been able to survive in the League youve been able to do some things right over time I look at this as significant for myself personally because once I got into the National Hockey League I wanted to be here for the rest of my life Ive enjoyed the people enjoyed the three teams Ive been with I feel really proud that Ive been a member of the National Hockey League since 1996 Ken HitchcockWhen Ken Hitchcock goes behind the Columbus Blue Jackets bench Wednesday night the fact that he will coach in his 1000th NHL game on VeteransRemembrance Day wont be lost on himHitchcock is a military history aficionado has made personal visits to military landmarks and hes taken his teams to military bases for bonding and training exercises I want the players to observe what its like to not talk about being a team but observe what its like when people are a team he told NHLcom The coordination the sacrifice the commitment the support the friendship I want those players to see how tight and cohesive and the camaraderie that goes on in ...