Joe Hicketts
| Joe Hicketts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
May 4, 1996 Kamloops, BC, CAN | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team (P) Cur. team |
Detroit Red Wings Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL) | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2016–present | ||
Joe Hicketts (born May 4, 1996) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Grand Rapids Griffins in the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career
Junior
Hicketts was drafted 12th overall by the Victoria Royals in the WHL Bantam Draft.
During the 2012–13 season, Hicketts played in 67 of 72 regular season games for the Royals, where he recorded six goals and 18 assists in his first season.
During the 2013–14 season, Hicketts was an assistant captain for the Royals in his second season. Hicketts recorded six goals and 18 assists in 36 regular season games for the Royals, before missing three months after undergoing surgery for an upper-body injury in October 2013.[1]
Hicketts spent the majority of the 2014–15 season with the Victoria Royals of the WHL, where he ranked second among WHL defensemen in scoring with 12 goals and 52 assists in 62 games. In 165 career games with the Royals from 2012–15, Hicketts has recorded 24 goals and 88 assists. Following an outstanding season with the Royals, Hicketts was named to the 2014–15 WHL Western Conference Second All-Star Team.[2] On April 23, 2015, Hicketts was reassigned to the Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League.[3]
During the 2015–16 season, Hicketts recorded eight goals, and 53 assists in 59 games. He finished the season tied for second in the WHL for assists by a defenceman, with 53, and seventh in scoring, with 61 points. Earlier this season, Hicketts set the Royals' all-time franchise record for most career points by a defenceman (173) and powerplay assists (70). Following an outstanding season, Hicketts was named to the 2015–16 WHL Western Conference First All-Star Team, and was named the Western Conference Top Defenceman, and Western Conference Player of the Year. He was also nominated for the WHL's Four Broncos Memorial Trophy, as the league's player of the year.[4][5]
Professional
Hicketts was undrafted in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft and was signed as a free agent by the Detroit Red Wings on September 24, 2014 to a three year entry-level contract.[6]
On April 24, 2016, Hicketts was assigned to the Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League (AHL).[7]
International play
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Hicketts captained Canada's Winter Youth Olympic team to bronze in 2012, and captained Team Pacific at the 2013 World U-17 Hockey Challenge. Hicketts represented Canada at the 2014 IIHF World U18 Championships, where he recorded one goal and three assists in seven games, and won a bronze medal. Hicketts also represented Canada at the 2015 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship, where he recorded three assists in seven games, and won a gold medal. Hicketts represented Canada at the 2016 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, where he recorded one goal and two assists in five games, and finished in sixth place.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2012–13 | Victoria Royals | WHL | 67 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 45 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | Victoria Royals | WHL | 36 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | ||
| 2014–15 | Victoria Royals | WHL | 62 | 12 | 52 | 64 | 48 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | ||
| 2015–16 | Victoria Royals | WHL | 59 | 8 | 53 | 61 | 44 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||
| WHL totals | 224 | 32 | 141 | 173 | 149 | 31 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 29 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Canada | YOG |  |
6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | |
| 2013 | Canada Pacific | U17 | 5th | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2013 | Canada | IH18 |  |
5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| 2014 | Canada | U18 | |
7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | |
| 2015 | Canada | WJC | |
7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2016 | Canada | WJC | 6th | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| Junior totals | 35 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 28 | ||||
Awards and honours
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| WHL Western Conference Second All-Star Team | 2015 | [8] |
| WHL Western Conference First All-Star Team | 2016 | [9] |
References
- ↑ "Joe Hicketts Bio". April 23, 2015. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
- ↑ "Royals' Joe Hicketts Named to Western Conference All-Star Team". Victoria Royals. September 24, 2014. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
- ↑ "Hicketts in Town". Grand Rapids Griffins. April 23, 2015. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
- ↑ "Royal Headline List of WHL Western Conference Award Winners". WHL. March 23, 2016. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
- ↑ Wakiji, Dana (March 24, 2016). "Wings prospect stars in WHL". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
- ↑ "Red Wings agree to terms with Joe Hicketts". NHL. September 24, 2014. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
- ↑ Pearson, Jason (April 24, 2016). "Svechnikov, Hicketts go to Grand Rapids". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
- ↑ "WHL Announces All-Stars & Award Finalists". WHL. March 25, 2015. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
- ↑ "WHL Announces 2015-16 All-Star Teams". WHL. March 23, 2016. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database