Joe Hicketts
- January 5, 2024
- Ice Hockey Player
Quick Facts
Full Name | Joe Hicketts |
Occupation | Ice Hockey Player |
Date Of Birth | May 4, 1996(1996-05-04) |
Age | 28 |
Country | Canada |
Birth City | Kamloops |
Horoscope | Taurus |
Joe Hicketts Biography
Name | Joe Hicketts |
Birthday | May 4 |
Birth Year | 1996 |
Home Town | Kamloops |
Birth Country | Canada |
Birth Sign | Taurus |
Joe Hicketts is one of the most popular and richest Ice Hockey Player who was born on May 4, 1996 in Kamloops, Canada. Joe Hicketts (born May 4 in 1995) is an Canadian professional ice hockey defenseman and is currently playing in the Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League (AHL) as a potential player to the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL).
In the 2013-14 season, Hicketts played as an assistant captain of the Royals during their second campaign. Hicketts scored six goals as well as 18 assists during 36 regular season games for the Royals and then was out for three months due to surgery to repair an upper-body injury that occurred in October of 2013.
The following season, Hicketts again participated in the Red Wings Development Camp, the 2015 NHL Prospects Tournament in Traverse City, as well as the Red Wings main training camp. After a few days of training camp, Hicketts was among the first wave of Red Wings cuts when he was assigned to the Victoria Royals on September 21, 2015. During the 2015–16 season, Hicketts recorded eight goals, and 53 assists in 59 games. He finished the season tied for second in the WHL for assists by a defenceman, with 53, and seventh in scoring, with 61 points. Earlier this season, Hicketts set the Royals’ all- time franchise record for most career points by a defenceman (173) and powerplay assists (70). Following an outstanding season, Hicketts was named to the 2015–16 WHL Western Conference First All-Star Team, and was named the Western Conference Top Defenceman, and Western Conference Player of the Year. He was also nominated for the WHL’s Four Broncos Memorial Trophy, as the league’s player of the year. Later in the season, after the Victoria Royals were eliminated from the 2016 WHL playoffs, Hicketts was assigned to the Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League (AHL) for their 2016 Calder Cup playoffs run.
Hicketts began his first professional season by once again participating in Detroit Red Wings training camp. On October 8, 2016, Hicketts was assigned to the Grand Rapids Griffins. On January 21, 2018, Hicketts was recalled by the Red Wings. He made his NHL debut the next night in a game against the New Jersey Devils, logging 15:13 of ice time, along with 4:22 on the penalty kill. On January 23, he was returned to the Griffins. On March 26, 2018, Hicketts was again recalled by the Red Wings. Prior to being recalled he recorded three goals and seven assists in 63 games for the Griffins. Hicketts recorded his first two NHL points by assisting on Frans Nielsen and Darren Helm’s goals on March 27, 2018, in a 5–2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins. On April 4, Hicketts was assigned to the Griffins. He appeared in five games for the Red Wings, posting three assists, a plus-five rating, two penalty minutes, two shots on goal, nine hits and 12 blocked shots. Hicketts began the 2018–19 season with the Red Wings. On October 31, 2018, Hicketts was assigned to the Grand Rapids Griffins. He appeared in eight games for the Red Wings, averaging 17:06 of ice time per game and ranking second among team defensemen with 15 hits. On April 1, 2019, Hicketts was recalled from the Griffins under emergency conditions. Prior to being recalled, he led the team in defensemen scoring with three goals and 24 assists in 61 games. Hicketts appeared in 11 games for the Red Wings during the season. On April 7, he was re-assigned to the Griffins.
In the 2012-13 season, Hicketts was a part of 72 of the 67 regularly scheduled games with the Royals in which he scored 18 assists and six goals during his debut season.
Joe Hicketts Net Worth
Net Worth | $5 Million |
Source Of Income | Ice Hockey Player |
House | Living in own house. |
Joe Hicketts is one of the richest Ice Hockey Player from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Joe Hicketts 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Hicketts was selected as the 12th player overall of the Victoria Royals in the 2011 WHL Bantam Draft after spending the 2010-11 season playing for the Kamloops Bantam AAA Jardine Blazers in which he scored 18 goals and 41 assists over five games. Hicketts was a player with the Okanagan Hockey Academy in Penticton, British Columbia.
Hicketts coached the Canadian Winter Youth Olympic team to bronze in 2012 and was captain of Team Pacific at the 2013 World U-17 Hockey Challenge. Hicketts was a part of Canada in the 2014 IIHF World U18 Championships, where he scored a score and provided three assists across seven games, and took home the bronze medal. Hicketts also was a part of Canada during the 2015 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship in which he recorded three assists over seven games and took home an award of gold. Hicketts also represented Canada in Canada’s participation in the 2016 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships where he scored 2 assists and one score over five games. He also was ranked sixth.
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,
- 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.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
Height | 5 ft 8 in |
Weight | 79 kg |
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Facts & Trivia
Joe Ranked on the list of most popular Ice Hockey Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. Joe Hicketts celebrates birthday on May 4 of every year.