Alex Hicks

Current position
Title	Assistant coach
Team	Arizona State
Conference	Independent
Biographical details
Born	(1969-09-04) 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)

Alexander W. 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.

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.

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
1994–95	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

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database