Joe Hicketts

Last updated

Joe Hicketts
Stp 20170609 226jpg 34429828843 o (40584727821).jpg
Hicketts with the Grand Rapids Griffins
Born (1996-05-04) May 4, 1996 (age 27)
Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Former teams		 Los Angeles Kings
Ontario Reign  (AHL)
Detroit Red Wings
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2016–present

Joseph Hicketts (born May 4, 1996) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing for the Ontario Reign of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract for the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Contents

Playing career

Junior

Hicketts (middle) battles Brett Kulak (left) during the 2013-14 WHL season with the Victoria Royals. Royals vs Giants Jan 31 2014.jpg
Hicketts (middle) battles Brett Kulak (left) during the 2013–14 WHL season with the Victoria Royals.

Hicketts was drafted 12th overall by the Victoria Royals in the 2011 WHL Bantam Draft after spending the 2010–11 season with the Kamloops Bantam AAA Jardine Blazers where he scored eighteen goals and 41 assists in 51 games played. [1] Hicketts spent the 2011–12 season at the Okanagan Hockey Academy in Penticton, British Columbia.

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. [2]

Hicketts was undrafted in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, but was invited to attend the Detroit Red Wings Development Camp the following week. [3] He was subsequently named to the Red Wings roster for the 2014 NHL Prospects Tournament in Traverse City, Michigan in September, after which he was invited to the Red Wings main training camp. [4] [5] On September 24, 2014, one day after the end of training camp, Hicketts was signed as a free agent by the Red Wings to a three-year, $1.9 million entry-level contract. [6] [7] Having not played in any preseason games, Hicketts was assigned to the Victoria Royals on October 2, 2014. [8] 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. Following an outstanding season with the Royals, Hicketts was named to the 2014–15 WHL Western Conference Second All-Star Team. [9] On April 23, 2015, Hicketts was reassigned to the Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League. [10]

The following season, Hicketts again participated in the Red Wings Development Camp, the 2015 NHL Prospects Tournament in Traverse City, as well as the Red Wings main training camp. [11] [12] [13] After a few days of training camp, Hicketts was among the first wave of Red Wings cuts when he was assigned to the Victoria Royals on September 21, 2015. [14] 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. [15] [16] Later in the season, after the Victoria Royals were eliminated from the 2016 WHL playoffs, Hicketts was assigned to the Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League (AHL) for their 2016 Calder Cup playoffs run. [17]

Professional

Hicketts (left) with the Grand Rapids Griffins during the 2017 Calder Cup playoffs. Stp 20170607 197 35035979712 o (25714088467).jpg
Hicketts (left) with the Grand Rapids Griffins during the 2017 Calder Cup playoffs.

Hicketts began his first professional season by once again participating in Detroit Red Wings training camp. On October 8, 2016, Hicketts was assigned to the Grand Rapids Griffins. [18] On January 21, 2018, Hicketts was recalled by the Red Wings. [19] He made his NHL debut the next night in a game against the New Jersey Devils, logging 15:13 of ice time, along with 4:22 on the penalty kill. [20] On January 23, he was returned to the Griffins. [20] On March 26, 2018, Hicketts was again recalled by the Red Wings. [21] Prior to being recalled he recorded three goals and seven assists in 63 games for the Griffins. [21] Hicketts recorded his first two NHL points by assisting on Frans Nielsen and Darren Helm's goals on March 27, 2018, in a 5–2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins. [22] On April 4, Hicketts was assigned to the Griffins. He appeared in five games for the Red Wings, posting three assists, a plus-five rating, two penalty minutes, two shots on goal, nine hits and 12 blocked shots. [23] Hicketts began the 2018–19 season with the Red Wings. On October 31, 2018, Hicketts was assigned to the Grand Rapids Griffins. He appeared in eight games for the Red Wings, averaging 17:06 of ice time per game and ranking second among team defensemen with 15 hits. [24] On April 1, 2019, Hicketts was recalled from the Griffins under emergency conditions. Prior to being recalled, he led the team in defensemen scoring with three goals and 24 assists in 61 games. [25] Hicketts appeared in 11 games for the Red Wings during the season. On April 7, he was re-assigned to the Griffins. [26]

On July 17, 2019, the Red Wings re-signed Hicketts to a two-year contract. [27] On January 12, 2021, the Red Wings assigned Hicketts to the Grand Rapids Griffins. [28]

On July 28, 2021, as a free agent, Hicketts signed a two-year, two-way contract with the Minnesota Wild. [29] He played the entirety of his contract with the Wild assigned to AHL affiliate, the Iowa Wild.

As a free agent from the Wild at the conclusion of his contract, Hicketts was signed to a one-year, two-way contract with the Los Angeles Kings on July 2, 2023. [30]

International play

Medal record
ice hockey
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Youth Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 Innsbruck
Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Czech Republic/Slovakia
IIHF World U18 Championship
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Finland
IIHF World U20 Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 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 TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2012–13 Victoria Royals WHL 67618244560112
2013–14 Victoria RoyalsWHL36618241290229
2014–15 Victoria RoyalsWHL62125264481005510
2015–16 Victoria RoyalsWHL59853614461678
2016–17 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 737273440191788
2017–18 Grand Rapids GriffinsAHL6739123250222
2017–18 Detroit Red Wings NHL 50332—————
2018–19 Detroit Red WingsNHL110000—————
2018–19 Grand Rapids GriffinsAHL64324276750118
2019–20 Grand Rapids GriffinsAHL502252718—————
2019–20 Detroit Red WingsNHL60222—————
2020–21 Grand Rapids GriffinsAHL321171819—————
2021–22 Iowa Wild AHL6112193135—————
2022–23 Iowa WildAHL72642486920112
NHL totals220554—————

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2012 Canada YOG Bronze medal icon.svg60552
2013 Canada Pacific U17 5th51562
2013 Canada IH18 Gold medal icon.svg50228
2014 Canada U18 Bronze medal icon.svg713410
2015 Canada WJC Gold medal icon.svg70332
2016 CanadaWJC6th51234
Junior totals353202328

Awards and honours

AwardYear
WHL
Western Conference Second All-Star Team 2015 [31]
Western Conference First All-Star Team 2016 [32]
AHL
Calder Cup 2017 [33]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jakub Kindl</span> Czech ice hockey player (born 1987)

Jakub Kindl is a Czech professional ice hockey defenseman who is currently playing for Storhamar Hockey. He previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Detroit Red Wings and Florida Panthers.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Joakim Andersson</span> Swedish ice hockey player (born 1989)

Joakim Anders Andersson is a Swedish former professional ice hockey centre who played in the for Swedish Hockey League (SHL) and with the Detroit Red Wings in the National Hockey League (NHL). Andersson was drafted 88th overall by the Red Wings in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Eric Tangradi</span> American ice hockey player (born 1989)

Eric Tangradi is an American former professional ice hockey left winger. He played for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Winnipeg Jets, Montreal Canadiens, Detroit Red Wings, New Jersey Devils, and Barys Nur-Sultan in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Tangradi was drafted 42nd overall in the 2nd round of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft by the Anaheim Ducks.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dylan McIlrath</span> Canadian ice hockey player (born 1992)

Dylan McIlrath is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman and captain of the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract for the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL). He played junior ice hockey for the Moose Jaw Warriors of the Western Hockey League (WHL) and was drafted by the New York Rangers, 10th overall at the 2010 NHL Entry Draft. McIlrath is of majority Scottish descent.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Brian Lashoff</span> American ice hockey player (born 1990)

Brian Lashoff is an |American former ice hockey defenseman and current assistant coach for the Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League (AHL). Lashoff played for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL), and most notably for the Grand Rapids Griffins of the AHL.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Andreas Athanasiou</span> Canadian ice hockey player (born 1994)

Andreas Athanasiou is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL). Athanasiou was drafted 110th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tomáš Nosek</span> Czech ice hockey player (born 1992)

Tomáš Nosek is a Czech professional ice hockey forward for the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Martin Frk</span> Czech ice hockey player (born 1993)

Martin Frk is a Czech professional ice hockey forward for SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers of the National League (NL). Frk was drafted 49th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Xavier Ouellet</span> Canadian ice hockey player (born 1993)

Xavier Ouellet is a French-born Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL). Ouellet was drafted 48th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft, and made his NHL debut with the team in 2013. Ouellet was born in Bayonne, France, but grew up in Terrebonne, Quebec.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Evgeny Svechnikov</span> Russian ice hockey player (born 1996)

Evgeny Igorevich Svechnikov is a Russian professional ice hockey forward for Ak Bars Kazan in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He has previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Detroit Red Wings, Winnipeg Jets and San Jose Sharks. He was drafted 19th overall by the Red Wings in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Christoffer Ehn</span> Swedish ice hockey player (born 1996)

Christoffer Ehn is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward, who is currently playing with Linköping HC of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). Ehn was drafted 106th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Turner Elson</span> Canadian professional ice hockey forward

Turner Elson is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward for the Iowa Wild of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL). Undrafted, he has previously played in the NHL with the Calgary Flames and Detroit Red Wings.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tyler Bertuzzi</span> Canadian ice hockey player (born 1995)

Tyler Bertuzzi is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who currently plays for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). Bertuzzi was drafted 58th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft. He also played for the Boston Bruins.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dennis Cholowski</span> Canadian ice hockey player (born 1998)

Dennis Cholowski is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL). Cholowski was drafted 20th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, and has also briefly played for the Washington Capitals.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Filip Zadina</span> Czech ice hockey player (born 1999)

Filip Zadina is a Czech professional ice hockey player for the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League (NHL). Zadina was drafted sixth overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jared Coreau</span> Canadian ice hockey player

Jared Coreau is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. He is currently playing for HC Slovan Bratislava of the Slovak Extraliga.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dan Renouf</span> Canadian ice hockey player

Daniel Renouf is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Providence Bruins of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dominic Turgeon</span> Canadian-born American ice hockey player

Dominic Turgeon is a Canadian-born American professional ice hockey player currently under contract with Södertälje of the HockeyAllsvenskan. Turgeon was drafted 63rd overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.

Jonatan Berggren is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward for the Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract as a prospect to the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL). Berggren was drafted in the second round, 33rd overall, by the Red Wings in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft.

Givani Smith is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward for the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted 46th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft.

References

  1. ↑ "Victoria Royals Finish First Bantam Draft with 10 Selections". Victoria Royals. May 5, 2011. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Joe Hicketts Bio". April 23, 2015. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
  3. ↑ Staff Writer; Detroit Red Wings (June 30, 2014). "Summer camp schedule, roster announced". NHL.com. Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved November 1, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ↑ Caples, Michael (August 28, 2014). "Red Wings announce NHL Prospects Camp tournament roster". MiHockeyNow.com. MiHockey. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  5. ↑ Kujawa, Kyle (September 17, 2014). "Detroit releases 2014 training camp roster". NHL.com. Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  6. ↑ Kujawa, Kyle (September 24, 2014). "Detroit agrees to terms with Joe Hicketts". NHL.com. Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Joe Hicketts". CapFriendly.com. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  8. ↑ Kujawa, Kyle (October 2, 2014). "Detroit trims roster to 39". NHL.com. Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Royals' Joe Hicketts Named to Western Conference All-Star Team". Victoria Royals. September 24, 2014. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Hicketts in Town". Grand Rapids Griffins. April 23, 2015. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
  11. ↑ Kujawa, Kyle (June 29, 2015). "Red Wings' development camp roster". NHL.com. Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  12. ↑ Kujawa, Kyle (August 28, 2015). "Wings release prospect tourney roster". NHL.com. Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  13. ↑ Bartkowiak Jr., Dave (September 14, 2015). "Red Wings release 2015 training camp roster". ClickOnDetroit.com. WDIV-TV . Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  14. ↑ Caples, Michael (September 21, 2015). "Red Wings announce first 15 roster cuts". MiHockeyNow.com. MiHockey. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  15. ↑ "Royal Headline List of WHL Western Conference Award Winners". WHL. March 23, 2016. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
  16. ↑ Wakiji, Dana (March 24, 2016). "Wings prospect stars in WHL". Detroit Red Wings . Retrieved March 24, 2016.
  17. ↑ Pearson, Jason (April 24, 2016). "Svechnikov, Hicketts go to Grand Rapids". NHL.com. Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
  18. ↑ Kujawa, Kyle (October 8, 2016). "Red Wings cut roster to 32". NHL.com. Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  19. ↑ Kujawa, Kyle (January 21, 2018). "Joe Hicketts recalled from Grand Rapids". NHL.com. Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
  20. 1 2 DiFilippo, Alex (January 23, 2018). "Detroit assigns Turgeon and Hicketts to Grand Rapids". NHL.com. Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
  21. 1 2 "Red Wings recall Joe Hicketts". NHL.com. Detroit Red Wings. March 26, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  22. ↑ Sipple, George (March 27, 2018). "Niklas Kronwall nets 400th career point in Detroit Red Wings' 5-2 win". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  23. ↑ Kujawa, Kyle (April 4, 2018). "Three assigned to Grand Rapids". NHL.com. Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  24. ↑ DiFilippo, Alex (October 31, 2018). "Red Wings recall Wade Megan; Joe Hicketts assigned to Grand Rapids". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
  25. ↑ Kujawa, Kyle (April 1, 2019). "Red Wings recall Hicketts". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
  26. ↑ Kujawa, Kyle (April 7, 2019). "Red Wings assign nine players". NHL.com. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
  27. ↑ Kujawa, Kyle (July 17, 2019). "Red Wings re-sign Hicketts for two years". NHL.com. Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
  28. ↑ "Detroit Assigns 11 to Grand Rapids". griffinshockey.com. January 12, 2021. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  29. ↑ "Wild signs defenseman Joe Hicketts to a two-year, two-way contract". Minnesota Wild . July 28, 2021. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  30. ↑ "Kings sign defenseman Joe Hicketts". Los Angeles Kings. July 2, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
  31. ↑ "WHL Announces All-Stars & Award Finalists". WHL. March 25, 2015. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
  32. ↑ "WHL Announces 2015-16 All-Star Teams". WHL. March 23, 2016. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
  33. ↑ Wakiji, Dana (June 13, 2017). "Grand Rapids Griffins win Calder Cup at home". Detroit Red Wings . Retrieved June 13, 2017.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.