Joe Hicketts

Joe Hicketts
Born (1996-05-04) 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 2015present

Joe Hicketts (born May 4, 1996) is a Canadian major junior ice hockey defenceman for the Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League (AHL).

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 defencemen, 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

Medal record
Men's ice hockey
Representing  Canada
Youth Olympic Games
2012 Innsbruck
Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament
2013 Czech Republic/Slovakia
IIHF World U18 Championship
2014 Finland
IIHF World U20 Championship
2015 Canada

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 3rd 6 0 5 5 2
2013 Canada Pacific U17 5th 5 1 5 6 2
2013 Canada U18 IH18 1st 5 0 2 2 8
2014 Canada U18 U18 3rd 7 1 3 4 10
2015 Canada U20 WJC 1st 7 0 3 3 2
2016 Canada U20 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

  1. "Joe Hicketts Bio". April 23, 2015. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
  2. "Royals' Joe Hicketts Named to Western Conference All-Star Team". Victoria Royals. September 24, 2014. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
  3. "Hicketts in Town". Grand Rapids Griffins. April 23, 2015. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
  4. "Royal Headline List of WHL Western Conference Award Winners". WHL. March 23, 2016. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
  5. Wakiji, Dana (March 24, 2016). "Wings prospect stars in WHL". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
  6. "Red Wings agree to terms with Joe Hicketts". NHL. September 24, 2014. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
  7. Pearson, Jason (April 24, 2016). "Svechnikov, Hicketts go to Grand Rapids". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
  8. "WHL Announces All-Stars & Award Finalists". WHL. March 25, 2015. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
  9. "WHL Announces 2015-16 All-Star Teams". WHL. March 23, 2016. Retrieved March 23, 2016.

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