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His name: Leif Boork (I'm picturing a small skinny guy with glasses) - Here is his exchange with Hitch in the post-game presser:
Question: “Mr. Hitchcock, my name is Leif Boork, from Sweden. What did you think about Rick Nash’s check on Mikael Backlund?”
Ken Hitchcock: “It was a good check.”
Boork: “It was a hit the player couldn’t see [coming].”
Hitchcock: “I don’t think so.”
Boork: “I think so. Isn’t that a bad example for a team captain?”
Hitchock: “This is why you’re with the press and I’m a coach. I think it was a good check. You think it was a bad check. Next question. I’m not going to debate this.”
Boork: “Do you think that the disciplinary committee will look at the check?”
Hitchcock: “They can do whatever they want.”
Boork: “I think it sets a poor example when the team captain does that.”
Then Canada’s PR coordinator, Andre Brin, inserted himself into the duel and rebuked Boork.
Brin: “Are these questions or opinions, which one?” said Brin, sharply.
Boork: “Questions.
“What would [Hitchcock] have done if this happened to (Sidney) Crosby?”
Brin “Next question…No more questions from this gentleman.”
Boork: “So you’ll decide which questions I can ask?”
Brin: “I work for Team Canada. We’re done here. Thank you very much.”
Ken Hitchcock left his seat beside [team Sweden coach] Per Marts and left the press conference with the Canadian PR coordinator. A collection of stunned reporters had a story to write about before the World Championship playoffs start [on Tuesday].
Then Boork made the following statement:
“It’s really unprofessional, you’d expect one of the world’s best hockey countries to be able to handle critical questions, but they apparently can’t."
Question: “Mr. Hitchcock, my name is Leif Boork, from Sweden. What did you think about Rick Nash’s check on Mikael Backlund?”
Ken Hitchcock: “It was a good check.”
Boork: “It was a hit the player couldn’t see [coming].”
Hitchcock: “I don’t think so.”
Boork: “I think so. Isn’t that a bad example for a team captain?”
Hitchock: “This is why you’re with the press and I’m a coach. I think it was a good check. You think it was a bad check. Next question. I’m not going to debate this.”
Boork: “Do you think that the disciplinary committee will look at the check?”
Hitchcock: “They can do whatever they want.”
Boork: “I think it sets a poor example when the team captain does that.”
Then Canada’s PR coordinator, Andre Brin, inserted himself into the duel and rebuked Boork.
Brin: “Are these questions or opinions, which one?” said Brin, sharply.
Boork: “Questions.
“What would [Hitchcock] have done if this happened to (Sidney) Crosby?”
Brin “Next question…No more questions from this gentleman.”
Boork: “So you’ll decide which questions I can ask?”
Brin: “I work for Team Canada. We’re done here. Thank you very much.”
Ken Hitchcock left his seat beside [team Sweden coach] Per Marts and left the press conference with the Canadian PR coordinator. A collection of stunned reporters had a story to write about before the World Championship playoffs start [on Tuesday].
Then Boork made the following statement:
“It’s really unprofessional, you’d expect one of the world’s best hockey countries to be able to handle critical questions, but they apparently can’t."
