Doug Hicks

{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player (born 1955)}} {{Infobox Ice Hockey Player | name = Doug Hicks | image = File:Doug Hicks 1977.JPG | caption = Hicks in 1977 | image_size = 230px | position = Defence | shoots = Left | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 0 | weight_lb = 185 | played_for = Minnesota North Stars Chicago Black Hawks Edmonton Oilers Washington Capitals Kölner EC EC Salzburg EHC Chur HK Jesenice | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1955|5|28|mf=y}} | birth_place = Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada | draft = 6th overall | draft_year = 1974 | draft_team = Minnesota North Stars | career_start = 1974 | career_end = 1989 }}

'''Douglas Allan Hicks''' (born May 28, 1955) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played for the Minnesota North Stars, Chicago Black Hawks, Edmonton Oilers, and Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League between 1974 and 1983. He later played in Europe, retiring in 1989. Doug is the brother of Glenn Hicks. He has two sons named Cody and Jesse Hicks.

==Career statistics== ===Regular season and playoffs=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em" |- 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 |- | 1971–72 | Flin Flon Bombers | WCHL | 50 || 1 || 4 || 5 || 80 | 7 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 21 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1972–73 | Flin Flon Bombers | WCHL | 65 || 14 || 35 || 49 || 106 | 9 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 15 |- | 1973–74 | Flin Flon Bombers | WCHL | 68 || 13 || 48 || 61 || 102 | 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 4 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1974–75 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 80 || 6 || 12 || 18 || 51 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 1975–76 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 80 || 5 || 13 || 18 || 54 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1976–77 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 79 || 5 || 14 || 19 || 68 | 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 7 |- | 1977–78 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 61 || 2 | 9 || 11 || 51 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1977–78 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 13 || 1 || 7 || 8 || 2 | 4 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 2 |- | 1978–79 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 44 || 1 || 8 || 9 || 15 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1978–79 | New Brunswick Hawks | AHL | 6 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 12 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 1978–79 | Dallas Black Hawks | CHL | 16 || 1 || 10 || 11 || 60 | 9 || 3 || 3 || 6 || 11 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1979–80 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 78 || 9 || 31 || 40 || 52 | 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 |- | 1980–81 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 59 || 5 || 16 || 21 || 76 | 9 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 4 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1981–82 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 49 || 3 || 20 || 23 || 55 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 1981–82 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 12 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 11 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1982–83 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 6 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 7 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 1982–83 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 75 || 2 || 35 || 37 || 44 | 5 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 0 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1984–85 | Kölner EC | GER | 36 || 10 || 26 || 36 || 44 | 8 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 25 |- | 1986–87 | EC Salzburg | AUT | 22 || 6 || 17 || 23 || 55 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1986–87 | EHC Chur | NDA | 13 || 1 || 7 || 8 || 15 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 1987–88 | EC Salzburg | AUT | 33 || 4 || 21 || 25 || 63 | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1988–89 | HK Jesenice | YUG | 25 || 10 || 11 || 21 || — | — || — || — || — || — |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | NHL totals ! 561 !! 37 !! 131 !! 168 !! 442 ! 18 !! 2 !! 1 !! 3 !! 15 |}

==External links== *{{icehockeystats|legends=12933}} *[http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1974/74006.html Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com]

{{s-start}} {{succession box | before = Jerry Byers | title = Minnesota North Stars first-round draft pick | years = 1974 | after = Bryan Maxwell}} {{s-end}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hicks, Doug}} Category:1955 births Category:Living people Category:Canadian ice hockey defencemen Category:Chicago Blackhawks players Category:Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Category:Dallas Black Hawks players Category:EC Red Bull Salzburg players Category:Edmonton Oilers players Category:Flin Flon Bombers players Category:Hershey Bears players Category:HK Acroni Jesenice players Category:Ice hockey people from Alberta Category:Kölner Haie players Category:Minnesota North Stars draft picks Category:Minnesota North Stars players Category:20th-century Canadian sportsmen Category:NHL first-round draft picks Category:New Brunswick Hawks players Category:People from Cold Lake, Alberta Category:Washington Capitals players