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| 1973 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Pat Hickey
Selected in
second round
No. 30 overall by New York Rangers
Born May 15, 1953
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L. Wing / Center / R. Wing
Height: 6-1 Weight:
180
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Hamilton (OMJHL)
Birthplace:
Brantford, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown: Brantford, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1970-71 |
Hamilton | OHA | 55 |
15 | 17 |
32 | 46 | | 1971-72 |
Hamilton | OMJHL |
58 | 21 |
39 | 60 |
78 | | 1972-73 |
Hamilton | OMJHL |
61 | 32 |
47 | 79 |
80 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Hamilton Captain: 1972-73
Miscellaneous: Played baseball and basketball in high school. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 8, 1975 (Chicago at N.Y.
Rangers)
Numbers: 14, 16, 24 (N.Y. Rangers); 16 (Colorado); 15, 16
(Toronto); 17 (Quebec); 18 (St. Louis)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1985 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1975-1985 |
NYR, COL, TOR, QUE, STL | 646 |
192 | 212 | 404 |
351 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1978-1985 |
NYR, TOR, QUE, STL | 55 |
5 | 11 | 16 |
37 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Stanley Cup Finals (Lost): 1979 (N.Y. Rangers)
N.Y. Rangers Boucher Trophy (Most Popular): 1977-78
N.Y. Rangers Goals Leader: 1977-78 (40)
N.Y. Rangers Playoffs Goals Leader: 1978 (2, tie)
Miscellaneous: Widely considered among the NHL's fastest skaters during
his playing days. ... Missed part of 1975-76 season with fractured rib, an
injury suffered in N.Y. Rangers' Dec. 13, 1975, game at Detroit. ... Played
all three forward positions within 27 different line combinations for N.Y.
Rangers in 1976-77. ... Played for three teams during 1979-80 season
(N.Y. Rangers, Colorado, Toronto) and again in 1981-82 season (Toronto, N.Y.
Rangers, Quebec). |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Toronto (WHA); Salt Lake
(CHL)
World Championships: 1978 (bronze medal)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
AHL Hendy Award (Top
Executive): 1991-92 (N. Haven) (co-winner)
CHL All-Star Game MVP: 1983 (Salt
Lake)
WHA Draft Pick: 1973 (by Toronto, No. 18 overall in Round 2)
Coaching Career:
Worked as minor hockey coach in native Brantford, Ontario, after his
retirement as a player and executive.
Management
Career: Named New Haven (AHL) director of operations (general manager)
prior to 1988-89 season, promoted to president and general manager in 1991, and remained in position through 1991-92 season. . ... Named president and
general manager of expansion Hamilton Canucks (AHL) prior to 1992-93 season
and remained in position until team folded after 1993-94 season. Was also
team's co-owner.
Education: Attended McMaster
University.
Miscellaneous: Scored goal that clinched bronze medal
for Canada at 1978 World Championships, beating Sweden 3-2 at 18:28 of the
third period in Prague. ... Missed most of 1982-83 season with leg injury. ...
Worked as stock broker for Wall Street firm Bear Stearns during off-seasons of
his playing days. ... Took full-time job with investment banking firm of
Drexel Burnham Lambert upon his retirement from hockey in 1985. ... Named vice
president of international sales for Daiwa Securities in 1986 and remained
with company until 1988. ... Founded New York's "Ice Hockey in Harlem" program
in 1986, helping inner-city kids learn the game. ... Returned to Toronto area
after his years as minor-league executive and became financial consultant at
CIBC Wood Gundy Private Client Investments. ... Active in oldtimers' and
celebrity hockey as well as N.Y. Rangers alumni organization.
Personal: Nicknamed "Hitch." ...
Older brother of former NHL player Greg Hickey. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: N.Y. Rangers traded Hickey, Lucien
DeBlois, Mike McEwen, Dean Turner and future considerations (Bobby Crawford)
to Colorado in exchange for Barry Beck on Nov. 2, 1979. N.Y. Rangers
re-obtained Hickey from Toronto in exchange for future consideration (1982 fifth-round pick, Sylvain Charland) on Oct. 16, 1981. N.Y. Rangers lost Hickey again on March 8, 1982,
to complete the Dec. 30, 1981, four-player deal in which they had acquired Robbie Ftorek from
Quebec. Hickey was not in the original trade, but NHL president John Ziegler
awarded him to Quebec at the 1982 trade deadline as a replacement for Dean
Talafous, who had retired instead of reporting to Quebec. |
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SNAPSHOT '73 | | Total Selected: |
168 | | Forwards: |
103 | | Defense: |
53 | | Goaltenders: |
12 | | Major Junior: |
131 | | College Players: |
28 |
| Canadian: |
151 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
3 | | USA Citizens: |
14 | | U.S.-Born: |
14 |
| European: |
0 |
| Reached NHL: |
70 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
8 | | Hall of Fame: |
3 |
| All-Star Game: |
13 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
3 |
| Olympians: |
4 |
| Picks Traded: |
35 |
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