St. Louis — Ken Hitchcock has another one-year deal to coach the St. Louis Blues. The 64-year-old Hitchcock says this one will be his last.

Hitchcock said plans to retire from coaching after this season because he’s not willing to put in the offseason preparation necessary. Hitchcock will be entering his sixth season with the Blues and 20th season as a head coach. During that time, he has guided the franchise to four of its top five regular season point totals. The Blues are coming off their first appearance in the Western Conference finals since 2001, ending a string of three consecutive first-round playoff exits.

Hitchcock said committing to just one more season could allow him to be more “unguarded” in his views. He added he wanted no part of a farewell tour, but he was clearly excited about coming back one more time.

Rick MacLeish, 1970s Flyers Star, Dies

Philadelphia— Rick MacLeish, who starred for the Broad Street Bullies teams of the Philadelphia Flyers that won the Stanley Cup in 1974 and 1975, has died. He was 66.

MacLeish was the leading scorer in the playoffs when the Flyers won back-to-back titles. He scored the Cup winner against the Bruins in 1974.

MacLeish had 349 goals and 410 assists for 759 points in 846 NHL games over 14 seasons for the Flyers, Penguins, Hartford Whalers and Red Wings.

Tom Lysiak, 3-time All-Star, Dies

Former NHL All-Star Tom Lysiak has died of leukemia at the age of 63.

He played 13 NHL seasons with the Atlanta Flames and Chicago Blackhawks, putting up 292 goals and 551 assists in 919 career games. Lysiak made the All-Star Game in 1975, 1976 and 1977.