Alex Hicks

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TitleAssistant coach
ConferenceIndependent
Born (1969-09-04) September 4, 1969 (age 56)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Hicks in 2006
Current position
TitleAssistant coach
TeamArizona State
ConferenceIndependent
Biographical details
Born (1969-09-04) September 4, 1969 (age 56)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Alma materUniversity of Wisconsin–Eau Claire
Playing career
1995–1997Anaheim Ducks
1997–1998Pittsburgh Penguins
1998–1999San Jose Sharks
1999–2000Florida Panthers
2000–2001Eisbären Berlin
2001–2006Kölner Haie
PositionLeft wing
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2017– presentArizona State (assistant)

Alexander W. Hicks (born September 4, 1969) is a Canadian former ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, Pittsburgh Penguins, San Jose Sharks and the Florida Panthers. He is the son of Wayne Hicks. He is currently an assistant coach for the first Arizona State University NCAA D1 hockey team.[1]

Hicks played a total of 258 regular season games, scoring 25 goals and 54 assists for 79 points, collecting 247 penalty minutes. He also played 15 playoff games (11 with the Penguins and 4 with the Panthers) scoring 2 assists and collecting 8 penalty minutes. He spent 6 seasons playing in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga in Germany, playing one season with Eisbären Berlin and the Kölner Haie for five seasons before retiring. He was on the championship DEL team in 2002 with the Haie.

He was a member of the RHI's Buffalo Stampede championship team in 1994.

Personal life

In 2002, Hicks founded the Alex Hicks Initiative, a non-profit charitable organization that provides, coordinates and distributes gifts and support to ill and underprivileged children in Cologne, Germany. The organization continues to thrive to this day.[2]

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