Oly Hicks

Christopher "Oly" Hicks (born July 31, 1968) is a Canadian-Italian ice hockey coach. He is currently the Director of Hockey Operations with the Val Pusteria Wolves of the Italian Elite.A.

Christopher "Oly" Hicks
Born (1968-07-31) July 31, 1968
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Richmond Renegades (ECHL)
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 1993–2000

Hicks played junior hockey in the British Columbia Hockey League, followed by a professional career that saw him play briefly in the ECHL, and also in Austria, before he turned his attention to coaching.[1]

From 2001 to 2008, Hicks served as a coach within the Manhattanville College ice hockey program. Starting with the 2008-09 season, Hicks moved to Italy to become the head coach of the Vipiteno Broncos, then playing in Italy's second level - the Serie A2. Under Hicks' coaching, the team was twice the Serie A2 champion (2009 and 2011), and received a promotion to play the 2011-12 season in the Serie A, before being relegated back to the Serie A2 for the 2012-13 season.[2]

Championships
  • 2008-09: Serie A2 Champion with the Vipiteno Broncos
  • 2010-11: Serie A2 Champion with the Vipiteno Broncos- Promotion to Serie A

References
  1. Oly Hicks - MIHS Hockey Camps Archived September 4, 2013, at Archive.today
  2. Christopher Hicks profile at wildhockey.biz
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