Alex Hicks
Alexander W. "Alex" Hicks (born September 4, 1969) is a Canadian former ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League for the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, Pittsburgh Penguins, San Jose Sharks and the Florida Panthers. He is the son of Wayne Hicks. He is currently an assistant coach for the first Arizona State University NCAA D1 hockey team.[1]
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| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Assistant coach |
| Team | Arizona State |
| Conference | Independent |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | September 4, 1969 Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Alma mater | University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire |
| Playing career | |
| 1995-1997 | Anaheim Ducks |
| 1997-1998 | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 1998-1999 | San Jose Sharks |
| 1999-2000 | Florida Panthers |
| 2000-2001 | Eisbären Berlin |
| 2001-2006 | Kölner Haie |
| Position(s) | Left Wing |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2017- present | Arizona State (assistant) |
Playing career
Hicks played a total of 258 regular season games, scoring 25 goals and 54 assists for 79 points, collecting 247 penalty minutes. He also played 15 playoff games (11 with the Penguins and 4 with the Panthers) scoring 2 assists and collecting 8 penalty minutes. He spent 6 seasons playing in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga in Germany, playing one season with Eisbären Berlin and the Kölner Haie for five seasons before retiring. He was on the championship DEL team in 2002 with the Haie.
He was a member of the RHI's Buffalo Stampede championship team in 1994.
Personal life
In 2002, he founded the Alex Hicks Initiative, a non-profit charitable organization that provides, coordinates and distributes gifts and support to ill and underprivileged children in Cologne, Germany. The organization continues to thrive to this day.[2]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1987–88 | Calgary Spurs | AJHL | 56 | 37 | 58 | 95 | 185 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire | NCAA III | 30 | 21 | 26 | 47 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire | NCAA III | 34 | 31 | 48 | 79 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire | NCAA III | 26 | 22 | 35 | 57 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire | NCAA III | 26 | 24 | 42 | 66 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Toledo Storm | ECHL | 52 | 26 | 34 | 60 | 100 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 79 | ||
| 1993–94 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1993–94 | Toledo Storm | ECHL | 60 | 31 | 49 | 80 | 240 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 56 | ||
| 1994 | Buffalo Stampede | RHI | 22 | 19 | 32 | 51 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Las Vegas Thunder | IHL | 78 | 24 | 42 | 66 | 212 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 47 | ||
| 1995–96 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 64 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Baltimore Bandits | AHL | 13 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 18 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 55 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 76 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1997–98 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 58 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 54 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1998–99 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 51 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1999–00 | Louisville Panthers | AHL | 17 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Eisbären Berlin | DEL | 56 | 27 | 31 | 58 | 189 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Kölner Haie | DEL | 58 | 26 | 26 | 52 | 130 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 32 | ||
| 2002–03 | Kölner Haie | DEL | 46 | 21 | 17 | 38 | 132 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 20 | ||
| 2003–04 | Kölner Haie | DEL | 41 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 122 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | ||
| 2004–05 | Kölner Haie | DEL | 40 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 106 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | ||
| 2005–06 | Kölner Haie | DEL | 26 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 63 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 55 | ||
| DEL Totals | 267 | 107 | 115 | 222 | 742 | 46 | 23 | 22 | 45 | 133 | ||||
| NHL Totals | 258 | 25 | 54 | 79 | 247 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||||
References
- http://www.uscho.com/2014/12/23/arizona-state-hires-former-wisconsin-eau-claire-player-nhler-hicks-as-assistant-coach/
- ""Alex Hicks Initiative" lebt weiter | Kölner Haie". www.haie.de (in German). Retrieved 2018-06-12.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or Legends of Hockey, or The Internet Hockey Database