Doug Hicks
Douglas Allan Hicks (born May 28, 1955) was a professional ice hockey defenceman who had a reputation as an "iron man" early in his NHL career, missing only one game his first three seasons in the league with the Minnesota North Stars. He also played for the Chicago Black Hawks, Edmonton Oilers and Washington Capitals and retired having played 561 NHL games. Doug is the brother of Glenn Hicks. He has two sons named Cody and Jesse Hicks.
| Doug Hicks | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Hicks in 1977 | |||
| Born |
May 28, 1955 Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Minnesota North Stars Chicago Black Hawks Edmonton Oilers Washington Capitals | ||
| NHL Draft |
6th overall, 1974 Minnesota North Stars | ||
| Playing career | 1974–1989 | ||
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1971–72 | Flin Flon Bombers | WCHL | 50 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 80 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | ||
| 1972–73 | Flin Flon Bombers | WCHL | 65 | 14 | 35 | 49 | 106 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 15 | ||
| 1973–74 | Flin Flon Bombers | WCHL | 68 | 13 | 48 | 61 | 102 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1974–75 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 80 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 80 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 79 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 68 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 1977–78 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 61 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 13 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1978–79 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 44 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | New Brunswick Hawks | AHL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Dallas Black Hawks | CHL | 16 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 60 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | ||
| 1979–80 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 78 | 9 | 31 | 40 | 52 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1980–81 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 59 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 76 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1981–82 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 49 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 75 | 2 | 35 | 37 | 44 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1984–85 | Kölner EC | 1.GBun | 36 | 10 | 26 | 36 | 44 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | ||
| 1986–87 | EC Salzburg | AUT | 22 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | EHC Chur | NDA | 13 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | EC Salzburg | AUT | 33 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | HK Jesenice | YUG | 25 | 10 | 11 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| NHL totals | 561 | 37 | 131 | 168 | 442 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 15 | ||||
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or Legends of Hockey, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com
| Preceded by Jerry Byers |
Minnesota North Stars first round draft pick 1974 |
Succeeded by Bryan Maxwell |
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