Joe Hicketts
| Joe Hicketts | |||
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| Born |
May 4, 1996 Kamloops, BC, CAN |
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| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
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NHL team (P) Cur. team |
Detroit Red Wings Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL) |
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| 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 of the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL).
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. 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.
Hicketts was undrafted in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, but was invited to attend the Detroit Red Wings Development Camp the following week. 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. 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. Having not played in any preseason games, Hicketts was assigned to the Victoria Royals on October 2, 2014. 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. On April 23, 2015, Hicketts was reassigned to the Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League.
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