Ernie Hicke

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| position = Left wing

| shoots = Left

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 11

| weight_lb = 180

| played_for = Oakland Seals
Atlanta Flames
New York Islanders
Minnesota North Stars
Los Angeles Kings

| league = NHL

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1947|11|07}}

| birth_place = Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

| career_start = 1963

| career_end = 1980

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Ernest Allan Hicke (born November 7, 1947) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Oakland Seals, Atlanta Flames, New York Islanders, Minnesota North Stars and Los Angeles Kings.

He left the NHL after the 1978 season, then retired as an active player at end of the 1980 season.

Playing career

Born in Regina, Saskatchewan, Hicke's hockey career began with the Regina Pats, where he played junior hockey. After five years, Hicke's first professional appearance was with the Houston Apollos of the Central Hockey League (CHL). In Hicke's first three professional seasons, he scored 45 goals and 63 assists in 139 games. Originally a member of the Montreal Canadiens organization, Hicke was traded to the Oakland Seals in the deal that included the draft pick the Canadiens used to draft Guy Lafleur.{{cite web |last1=Custance |first1=Craig |title=Seals left brief, but colorful, legacy |url=http://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/18592122/nhl-short-lived-expansion-california-seals-left-colorful-chaotic-legacy-bay-area |website=ESPN.com |publisher=ESPN |accessdate=22 July 2018 |date=1 February 2017}} Hicke's NHL career started with the Seals in 1970, where he joined his older brother, Bill, and played 146 games, producing 33 goals and 37 assists. He was then claimed in the 1972 NHL Expansion Draft by the Atlanta Flames. After a single season in Atlanta, he was traded to the Flames' expansion partners, the New York Islanders. Hicke played 76 games with New York, but only managed to score 21 points for the team, the worst scoring slump of his career. Hicke's production improved after being traded to the Minnesota North Stars, with 68 goals and 53 assists. After four seasons with the North Stars, Hicke was signed by the Los Angeles Kings. He left the NHL after the 1978 season and went to play for the CHL's Dallas Black Hawks. Hicke ended his hockey career with another 8 goals and 24 assists, before he retired as a player after the 1980 season.

Post-playing career

Hicke went on to coach the California North Stars, a San Francisco Bay Area youth hockey team, with his son Shane.{{cite news |last1=Wilson |first1=Derek |title=Vacaville hockey heats up |url=http://www.thereporter.com/article/zz/20060213/NEWS/602139944 |newspaper=San Jose Mercury News |accessdate=22 July 2018 |language=en |date=13 February 2006}} Hicke is the former head coach, and general manager of the Port Huron Fighting Falcons.{{cite web |title=Fighting Falcons Name Bill Warren Head Coach |url=https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/fighting-falcons-name-bill-warren-head-coach/n-4131540 |website=OurSports Central |accessdate=22 July 2018 |language=en |date=23 December 2010}} He served as a coach the DYHA Jr. Sundevils U14 A team in Tempe, Arizona in 2016–17.{{cite web |title=2016-17 Arizona Jr Sun Devils 02 AA |url=http://myhockeyrankings.com/team_info.php?y=2016&t=2445 |website=myhockeyrankings.com |accessdate=22 July 2018 |language=en}}

Career statistics

=Regular season and playoffs=

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bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"\| ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"\| ! colspan="5"\|Regular season ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"\| ! colspan="5"\|Playoffs
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM
1963–64 \| Regina Pats \| SJHL \| 41	10	16	26	22 \| 19	11	11	22	44
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1964–65 \| Regina Pats \| SJHL \| 48	12	22	34	95 \| 12	0	5	5	28
1965–66 \| Regina Pats \| SJHL \| 51	39	62	101	151 \| 5	3	6	9	10
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1966–67 \| Regina Pats \| CMJHL \| 55	37	66	103	184 \| 16	7	12	19	60
1967–68 \| Houston Apollos \| CHL \| 67	16	20	36	142 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1968–69 \| Houston Apollos \| CHL \| 72	29	43	72	146 \| 3	0	0	0	7
1969–70 \| Salt Lake Golden Eagles \| WHL \| 65	29	26	55	83 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1970–71 \| California Golden Seals \| NHL \| 78	22	25	47	62 \| —	—	—	—	—
1971–72 \| California Golden Seals \| NHL \| 68	11	12	23	55 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1972–73 \| Atlanta Flames \| NHL \| 58	14	23	37	37 \| —	—	—	—	—
1972–73 \| New York Islanders \| NHL \| 1	0	0	0	0 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1973–74 \| New York Islanders \| NHL \| 55	6	7	13	26 \| —	—	—	—	—
1974–75 \| New York Islanders \| NHL \| 20	2	6	8	40 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1974–75 \| Minnesota North Stars \| NHL \| 42	15	13	28	51 \| —	—	—	—	—
1975–76 \| Minnesota North Stars \| NHL \| 80	23	19	42	77 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1976–77 \| Minnesota North Stars \| NHL \| 77	30	20	50	41 \| 2	1	0	1	0
1977–78 \| Los Angeles Kings \| NHL \| 41	9	15	24	18 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1977–78 \| Binghamton Dusters \| AHL \| 21	6	18	24	6 \| —	—	—	—	—
1977–78 \| Springfield Indians \| AHL \| 7	0	1	1	2 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1978–79 \| Dallas Black Hawks \| CHL \| 39	8	24	32	69 \| —	—	—	—	—
1979–80 \| Dallas Black Hawks \| CHL \| 72	11	26	37	67 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3"\| NHL totals ! 520 !! 132 !! 140 !! 272 !! 407 ! 2 !! 1 !! 0 !! 1 !! 0