Bill Hicke

William Lawrence Hicke (March 31, 1938 – July 18, 2005) was a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger. A native of Regina, Saskatchewan, Hicke played 14 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers, Oakland Seals/California Golden Seals and Pittsburgh Penguins, winning the Stanley Cup with Montreal in 1959 and 1960. Hicke's younger brother is Ernie Hicke.

Playing career Hicke played junior hockey with the Regina Pats in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) from 1954 to 1958, Memorial Cup runners-up for three of those years. He joined the Montreal Canadiens from 1958 to 1965, including stints for Montreal's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate the Rochester Americans during the 1958–59 and 1959-60 seasons, and the Cleveland Barons during 1964-65. Traded to the New York Rangers in 1964, he had stints with the Minnesota Rangers in 1965-66 and the Baltimore Clippers in 1966-67, but remained a Rangers product until being drafted by the Oakland Seals in the 1967 NHL Expansion Draft. Hicke played for the Seals until a 1971 trade to the Pittsburgh Penguins. In November 1971 Hicke was traded to the Detroit Red Wings but never played for the parent club, instead joining their affiliates the Tidewater Wings and Fort Worth Wings from 1971 to 1972. Hicke then played a single season for the World Hockey Association (WHA) Alberta Oilers in 1972-73 before retiring as a player.

Coaching career From 1993 to 1994, Hicke coached and managed the Regina Pats. In 2005, he was awarded the WHL's Governor Award. Hicke died in his native Regina, Saskatchewan, at the age of 67, after a lengthy battle with cancer.

Awards and achievements 1959 Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award winner (Rochester) (AHL) 1959 John B. Sollenberger Trophy winner (Rochester) 1959 Les Cunningham Award winner (Rochester) 1959 Stanley Cup Championship (Montreal) (NHL) 1960 Stanley Cup Championship (Montreal) 1959 NHL All-Star (Montreal) 1960 NHL All-Star (Montreal) 1969 NHL All-Star (Oakland) 1995 Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame inductee

Career statistics Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1954–55 Regina Pats WCJHL 8 3 9 12 7 14 6 8 14 4 1954–55 Regina Pats MC — — — — — 15 5 13 18 8 1955–56 Regina Pats WCJHL 36 33 9 42 51 10 6 8 14 10 1955–56 Regina Pats MC — — — — — 19 11 18 29 44 1956–57 Regina Pats SJHL 53 52 48 100 94 7 5 5 10 14 1957–58 Regina Pats SJHL 49 54 43 97 144 12 9 10 19 20 1957–58 Regina Pats MC — — — — — 16 18 8 26 31 1958–59 Rochester Americans AHL 69 41 56 97 41 5 1 1 2 12 1958–59 Montreal Canadiens NHL — — — — — 1 0 0 0 0 1959–60 Rochester Americans AHL 14 8 5 13 22 — — — — — 1959–60 Montreal Canadiens NHL 43 3 10 13 17 7 1 2 3 0 1960–61 Montreal Canadiens NHL 70 18 27 45 31 5 2 0 2 19 1961–62 Montreal Canadiens NHL 70 20 31 51 42 6 0 2 2 14 1962–63 Montreal Canadiens NHL 70 17 22 39 39 5 0 0 0 0 1963–64 Montreal Canadiens NHL 48 11 9 20 41 7 0 2 2 2 1964–65 Cleveland Barons AHL 6 3 2 5 2 — — — — — 1964–65 Montreal Canadiens NHL 17 0 1 1 6 — — — — — 1964–65 New York Rangers NHL 40 6 11 17 26 — — — — — 1965–66 New York Rangers NHL 49 9 18 27 21 — — — — — 1965–66 Minnesota Rangers CPHL 3 2 0 2 4 — — — — — 1966–67 Baltimore Clippers AHL 18 14 14 28 15 9 6 8 14 23 1966–67 New York Rangers NHL 48 3 4 7 11 — — — — — 1967–68 Oakland Seals NHL 52 21 19 40 32 — — — — — 1968–69 Oakland Seals NHL 67 25 36 61 68 7 0 3 3 4 1969–70 Oakland Seals NHL 69 15 29 44 14 4 0 1 1 2 1970–71 California Golden Seals NHL 74 18 17 35 41 — — — — — 1971–72 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 12 2 0 2 6 — — — — — 1971–72 Tidewater Wings AHL 16 4 2 6 6 — — — — — 1971–72 Fort Worth Wings CHL 34 9 10 19 51 7 0 5 5 12 1972–73 Alberta Oilers WHA 73 14 24 38 20 1 0 0 0 0 NHL totals 729 168 234 402 395 42 3 10 13 41 WHA totals 73 14 24 38 20 1 0 0 0 0