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2013-14 NY Islanders Media Guide - New Jersey Devils PR
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THOMAS HICKEY | DEFENSEMAN<br />
MANAGEMENT<br />
14 | THOMAS HICKEY | DEFENSEMAN<br />
SHOOTS: LEFT HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 184 BIRTHDAY: 2.8.1989 BIRTHPLACE: CALGARY, AB<br />
ISLANDERS TRANSACTIONS:<br />
Claimed off waivers by the NY Islanders from the Los Angeles Kings on January 15, 2013. Signed a two-year contract on July 18, 2013.<br />
SOUND TIGERS<br />
2012 NHL ENTRY DRAFT<br />
<strong>IN</strong> THE SYSTEM 14 THOMAS HICKEY<br />
TRANSACTIONS:<br />
Selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the first round (4th overall) of the 2007 National Hockey League Draft. Signed a three-year, entrylevel<br />
contract with Los Angeles on July 17, 2008. Signed a one-year deal with Los Angeles on July 17, 2012.<br />
LAST SEASON:<br />
Recorded four points (1g/3a) in 37 games during his rookie campaign with the Islanders...Finished second on the team in plus-minus<br />
(+9)...Made his NHL debut on Jan. 27 at Winnipeg...Scored his first NHL goal in overtime on Feb. 21 at Montreal...Recorded his first career<br />
assist and two-point game (2a) on March 5 vs. Montreal...Appeared in 33 games with the Manchester Monarchs of the American<br />
Hockey League during the NHL lockout, scoring 12 points (3g/9a) with a plus-4 rating.<br />
CAREER:<br />
2011-12: Posted AHL career-highs in assists (23), points (26) and plus-minus (plus-16) during his third season with Manchester...<br />
Led the team with a plus-16 rating...Was one of two players to appear in all 76 regular season games for Manchester...Named to the<br />
AHL Eastern Conference All-Star roster...Appeared in all four games of the 2012 Calder Cup Eastern Conference Quarterfinals, recording<br />
a team-high four assists...Awarded the Monarchs Community Service Award along with teammate Andrew Campbell. 2010-11:<br />
Scored 24 points (6g/18a) in 77 games with Manchester during his second AHL season...Set a career high with six goals...Served as<br />
an alternate captain...Recorded a team season-high four-game assist streak (4a) from Dec. 10-17 and had points in five straight<br />
games from Dec. 10-18...Registered two assists in seven games during the 2011 Calder Cup Atlantic Division Semifinals. 2009-10:<br />
Recorded six points (1g/5a) in 19 games during his first professional season with Manchester (AHL)…Missed 55 games with an upper<br />
body injury…Posted three assists in four games during the 2010 Calder Cup Playoffs...Missed 12 playoff games with a lower body<br />
injury. 2008-09: Recorded seven points (1g/6a) and two penalty minutes in seven games with Manchester after concluding his junior<br />
career with the Seattle Thunderbirds (Western Hockey League)...Made his professional debut with Manchester on Apr. 1 vs. Lowell,<br />
recording two assists.<br />
NHL PLAYOFFS:<br />
Made his Stanley Cup Playoffs debut, appearing in two games during the Islanders’ Eastern Conference Quarterfinals against Pittsburgh.<br />
<strong>IN</strong>TERNATIONAL:<br />
Won consecutive gold medals with Team Canada at the 2008 and 2009 World Junior Championships, serving as captain of the 2009<br />
club...Played for Canada-Pacific at the 2006 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge and was named a First-Team All-Star..<br />
JUNIOR:<br />
2008-09: Scored a career-high 51 points (16g/35a) with a plus-37 rating in 57 games with Seattle during his fourth WHL season...<br />
Served as team captain…Led Seattle defensemen in scoring and ranked 10th among WHL defensemen and fifth among Western<br />
Conference blueliners...Named to the WHL Western Conference First All-Star Team for the second straight season...Appeared in five<br />
playoff games with Seattle, recording three points (2g/1a). 2007-08: Recorded 45 points (11g/34a) with a plus-20 rating in 63 games<br />
with Seattle…Led team defensemen in goals, assists and points...Named a WHL First-Team All-Star...Added 10 points (1g/9a) in nine<br />
playoff games, finishing second on the team in postseason scoring. 2006-07: Scored 50 points (9g/41a) in 68 games during his second<br />
WHL season with Seattle...Named a WHL Second-Team All-Star...Led the team in assists and finished third overall in points and first<br />
among defensemen...Tied for eighth among WHL defensemen in points and sixth in assists...Added seven points (3g/4a) in 11 playoff<br />
games. 2005-06: Led Seattle defensemen in points as a WHL rookie, scoring 28 (1g/27a) in 69 games...Named Seattle’s Rookie of the<br />
Year...Recorded four points (1g/3a) in seven WHL Playoff games. 2004-05: Made his WHL debut with Seattle, scoring three points (2g/1a)<br />
in five games late in the season.<br />
MILESTONES:<br />
1st NHL Game:<br />
1st NHL Goal/Point:<br />
1st NHL Assist:<br />
1/27/13 at WPG<br />
2/21/13 at MTL (Price)<br />
3/5/13 vs. MTL<br />
S<strong>IN</strong>GLE GAME HIGHS:<br />
Goals: 1 2/21/13 at MTL<br />
Assists: 1<br />
3/5/13 vs. MTL<br />
Points: 2 3/5/13 vs. MTL<br />
PIM: 2 (four times) Last: 4/6/13 vs. TBL<br />
+/-: +3 4/18/13 at TOR<br />
TOI: 21:41 4/13/13 vs. NYR<br />
HICKEY VERSUS NHL:<br />
TEAM GP G A PTS PIM<br />
ANA 0 0 0 0 0<br />
BOS 2 0 0 0 0<br />
BUF 3 0 0 0 0<br />
CGY 0 0 0 0 0<br />
CAR 3 0 0 0 2<br />
CHI 1 0 0 0 0<br />
COL 2 1 0 1 0<br />
CBJ 1 0 0 0 0<br />
DAL 0 0 0 0 0<br />
DET 1 1 0 1 0<br />
EDM 1 0 0 0 0<br />
FLA 3 0 1 1 0<br />
LAK 0 0 0 0 0<br />
M<strong>IN</strong> 0 0 0 0 0<br />
MTL 3 1 2 3 0<br />
NSH 0 0 0 0 0<br />
NJD 3 0 0 0 2<br />
NYI - - - - -<br />
NYR 3 0 0 0 0<br />
OTT 3 0 0 0 2<br />
PHI 2 0 0 0 0<br />
PHX 0 0 0 0 0<br />
PIT 4 0 0 0 0<br />
SJS 0 0 0 0 0<br />
STL 0 0 0 0 0<br />
TBL 2 0 0 0 2<br />
TOR 2 0 0 0 0<br />
VAN 0 0 0 0 0<br />
WSH 3 0 0 0 0<br />
WPG 3 0 0 0 0<br />
YEAR <strong>IN</strong> REVIEW<br />
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