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Canada Joe Hicketts
#27 Ontario Reign / AHL - 24/25
1-time Hlinka Gretzky Cup Gold Medal 1
1-time U20 WJC Gold Medal 1
1-time U18 WJC Bronze Medal 1
1-time AHL Calder Cup Champion 1
1-time WHL (West) First All-Star Team 1
1-time WHL (West) Second All-Star Team 1
Date of Birth
May 04, 1996
Position
D
Age
28
Height
5'8" / 173 cm
Place of Birth
Kamloops, BC, CAN
Weight
176 lbs / 80 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Kamloops MHA
Contract
24/25
Cap Hit
$775,000 Powered by
NHL Rights
Los Angeles Kings Los Angeles Kings / Signed
Agency
PREMIUM

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Joe Hicketts Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2011-12 Okanagan Hockey Academy U18 U18 AAA 51* 17* 37* 54* 44* -* |
Okanagan HA U18 Prep CSSHL U18 12* 6* 6* 12* 14* -* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -
2012-13 Victoria Royals WHL 67* 6* 18* 24* 45* -11* | Playoffs 6 0 1 1 2 -4
Canada Pacific U17 “C” WHC-17 5* 1* 5* 6* 2* -* |
2013-14 Victoria Royals “A” WHL 36* 6* 18* 24* 12* 25* | Playoffs 9 0 2 2 9 -7
Canada U18 WJC-18 7* 1* 3* 4* 10* 3* |
2014-15 Victoria Royals “C” WHL 62* 12* 52* 64* 48* 17* | Playoffs 10 0 5 5 10 4
Canada U20 WJC-20 7* 0* 3* 3* 2* 3* |
2015-16 Victoria Royals “C” WHL 59* 8* 53* 61* 44* 38* | Playoffs 6 1 6 7 8 1
Canada U20 “A” WJC-20 5* 1* 2* 3* 4* 0* |
2016-17 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 73* 7* 27* 34* 40* 15* | Playoffs 19 1 7 8 8 8
2017-18 Detroit Red Wings NHL 5* 0* 3* 3* 2* 5* |
Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 67* 3* 9* 12* 32* -10* | Playoffs 5 0 2 2 2 0
2018-19 Detroit Red Wings NHL 11* 0* 0* 0* 0* -9* |
Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 64* 3* 24* 27* 67* 2* | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 8 -1
2019-20 Detroit Red Wings NHL 6* 0* 2* 2* 2* -5* |
Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 50* 2* 25* 27* 18* 2* |
2020-21 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 32* 1* 17* 18* 19* 2* |
2021-22 Iowa Wild AHL 61* 12* 19* 31* 35* -1* |
2022-23 Iowa Wild “A” AHL 72* 6* 42* 48* 69* -2* | Playoffs 2 0 1 1 2 -1
2023-24 Ontario Reign AHL 30* 1* 19* 20* 10* 10* | Playoffs 8 1 5 6 4 4
2024-25 Ontario Reign “C” AHL 23* 1* 13* 14* 12* 3* |
Projected AHL 72* 3* 41* 44* 38* 9* |

Joe Hicketts Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2011-12 BCMML Sabres 1 BC U17 Cup -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Team British Columbia WCCC-16 -* 0* 1* 1* -* -* |
Canada U16 “C” YOG 6* 0* 5* 5* 2* 10* |
2013-14 Canada U18 “A” Ivan Hlinka Memorial 5* 0* 2* 2* 8* 4* |
2014-15 WHL All-Stars “A” Jr Super Series 2* 1* 1* 2* 0* 1* |
2015-16 WHL All-Stars Jr Super Series 2* 0* 2* 2* 0* 2* |

Joe Hicketts Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 9 472* 36* 195* 231* 0.49* 302* 21* | 5 39 2 * 16 * 18 * 0.46 * 24 * 10 *
BC U17 Cup 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
CSSHL U18 1 12* 6* 6* 12* 1.00* 14* -* | 1 2 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * - *
Ivan Hlinka Memorial (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 1 5* 0* 2* 2* 0.40* 8* 4* | 0 * * * * * *
Jr Super Series 2 4* 1* 3* 4* 1.00* 0* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 3 22* 0* 5* 5* 0.23* 4* -9* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 AAA 1 51* 17* 37* 54* 1.06* 44* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WCCC-16 1 -* 0* 1* 1* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WHC-17 1 5* 1* 5* 6* 1.20* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WHL 4 224* 32* 141* 173* 0.77* 149* 69* | 4 31 1 * 14 * 15 * 0.48 * 29 * -6 *
WJC-18 1 7* 1* 3* 4* 0.57* 10* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 2 12* 1* 5* 6* 0.50* 6* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
YOG 1 6* 0* 5* 5* 0.83* 2* 10* | 0 * * * * * *

Joe Hicketts Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
05/24/2024
05/24/2024 Extension Los Angeles Kings Los Angeles Kings
07/02/2023
07/02/2023 Confirmed Minnesota Wild Los Angeles Kings
07/28/2021
07/28/2021 Confirmed Detroit Red Wings Minnesota Wild
07/17/2019
07/17/2019 Extension Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings
09/24/2014
09/24/2014 Confirmed Victoria Royals Detroit Red Wings
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2011, 1 #12 overall by Victoria Royals in the WHL Bantam Draft

Drafted 2011, 2 #29 overall by Salmon Arm Silverbacks in the BCHL Affiliate Player Draft

2014 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #184 by FCHockey