Ernie Hicke

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Ernie Hicke
Born (1947-11-07) November 7, 1947 (age 76)
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for Oakland Seals
Atlanta Flames
New York Islanders
Minnesota North Stars
Los Angeles Kings
Playing career 1963–1980

Ernest Allan Hicke (born November 7, 1947) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Oakland Seals, Atlanta Flames, New York Islanders, Minnesota North Stars and Los Angeles Kings.

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He left the NHL after the 1978 season, then retired as an active player at end of the 1980 season.

Playing career

Born in Regina, Saskatchewan, Hicke's hockey career began with the Regina Pats, where he played junior hockey. After five years, Hicke's first professional appearance was with the Houston Apollos of the Central Hockey League (CHL). In Hicke's first three professional seasons, he scored 45 goals and 63 assists in 139 games. Originally a member of the Montreal Canadiens organization, Hicke was traded to the Oakland Seals in the deal that included the draft pick the Canadiens used to draft Guy Lafleur. [1] Hicke's NHL career started with the Seals in 1970, where he joined his older brother, Bill, and played 146 games, producing 33 goals and 37 assists. He was then claimed in the 1972 NHL Expansion Draft by the Atlanta Flames. After a single season in Atlanta, he was traded to the Flames' expansion partners, the New York Islanders. Hicke played 76 games with New York, but only managed to score 21 points for the team, the worst scoring slump of his career. Hicke's production improved after being traded to the Minnesota North Stars, with 68 goals and 53 assists. After four seasons with the North Stars, Hicke was signed by the Los Angeles Kings. He left the NHL after the 1978 season and went to play for the CHL's Dallas Black Hawks. Hicke ended his hockey career with another 8 goals and 24 assists, before he retired as a player after the 1980 season.

Post-playing career

Hicke went on to coach the California North Stars, a San Francisco Bay Area youth hockey team, with his son Shane. [2] Hicke is the former head coach, and general manager of the Port Huron Fighting Falcons. [3] He served as a coach the DYHA Jr. Sundevils U14 A team in Tempe, Arizona in 2016–17. [4]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1963–64 Regina Pats SJHL 41101626221911112244
1964–65Regina PatsSJHL48122234951205528
1965–66Regina PatsSJHL513962101151536910
1966–67 Regina Pats CMJHL 553766103184167121960
1967–68 Houston Apollos CHL 67162036142—————
1968–69 Houston ApollosCHL7229437214630007
1969–70 Salt Lake Golden Eagles WHL 6529265583—————
1970–71 California Golden Seals NHL 7822254762—————
1971–72 California Golden SealsNHL6811122355—————
1972–73 Atlanta Flames NHL5814233737—————
1972–73 New York Islanders NHL10000—————
1973–74 New York IslandersNHL55671326—————
1974–75 New York IslandersNHL2026840—————
1974–75 Minnesota North Stars NHL4215132851—————
1975–76 Minnesota North StarsNHL8023194277—————
1976–77 Minnesota North StarsNHL773020504121010
1977–78 Los Angeles Kings NHL419152418—————
1977–78 Binghamton Dusters AHL 21618246—————
1977–78 Springfield Indians AHL70112—————
1978–79 Dallas Black Hawks CHL398243269—————
1979–80 Dallas Black HawksCHL7211263767—————
NHL totals52013214027240721010

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