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Bill Hicke

Position: RW
Shoots: Left
Height: 5-8    Weight: 164 lbs.
Born: March 31, 1938 in Regina, Saskatchewan
Died: July 18, 2005

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Fan Ratings

Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 8, 2012, 8:56AM
All-Time NHL Skater Rank: #548. Bruce MacGregor… #549. Pelle Eklund… #550. Tony Leswick… #550. BILL HICKE… #552. Errol Thompson… 

NHL/WHA Standard

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1959-60 21 MTL NHL 43 3 10 13 4 17
1960-61 22 MTL NHL 70 18 27 45 17 31
1961-62 23 MTL NHL 70 20 31 51 20 42
1962-63 24 MTL NHL 70 17 22 39 16 39
1963-64 25 MTL NHL 48 11 9 20 9 41 9 2 0 2
1964-65 26 TOT NHL 57 6 12 18 7 32 5 1 0 2
1964-65 26 MTL NHL 17 0 1 1 0 6 0 0 0 0
1964-65 26 NYR NHL 40 6 11 17 6 26 5 1 0 2
1965-66 27 NYR NHL 49 9 18 27 10 21 6 3 0 0
1966-67 28 NYR NHL 48 3 4 7 3 11 3 0 0 0
1967-68 29 OAK NHL 52 21 19 40 17 -22 32 9 12 0 4 142 14.8
1968-69 30 OAK NHL 67 25 36 61 24 -11 68 21 4 0 3 171 14.6
1969-70 31 OAK NHL 69 15 29 44 16 -10 14 10 5 0 2 139 10.8
1970-71 32 CGS NHL 74 18 17 35 15 -29 41 14 4 0 1 138 13.0
1971-72 33 PIT NHL 12 2 0 2 1 -6 6 1 1 0 0 19 10.5
1972-73 34 ALO WHA 73 14 24 38 15 20 10 4 0
Career NHL 729 168 234 402 157 -78 395 78 32 0 14 609 13.3
Career WHA 73 14 24 38 15 20 10 4 0

NHL/WHA Miscellaneous

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Per Game Adjusted Plus/Minus Point Shares
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC PIM S G A PTS GC TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- OPS DPS PS
1959-60 21 MTL NHL 43 0.07 0.23 0.30 0.10 0.40 3 11 14 5 -0.4 0.7 0.3
1960-61 22 MTL NHL 70 0.26 0.39 0.64 0.25 0.44 19 29 48 18 2.7 1.2 3.8
1961-62 23 MTL NHL 70 0.29 0.44 0.73 0.28 0.60 21 33 54 20 3.3 1.4 4.7
1962-63 24 MTL NHL 70 0.24 0.31 0.56 0.22 0.56 18 24 42 16 2.0 1.3 3.2
1963-64 25 MTL NHL 48 0.23 0.19 0.42 0.18 0.85 12 10 22 9 0.9 0.9 1.8
1964-65 26 TOT NHL 57 0.11 0.21 0.32 0.11 0.56 7 13 20 7 -0.3 0.6 0.3
1964-65 26 MTL NHL 17 0.00 0.06 0.06 0.02 0.35 0 1 1 0 -0.7 0.3 -0.4
1964-65 26 NYR NHL 40 0.15 0.28 0.43 0.16 0.65 7 12 19 7 0.4 0.4 0.7
1965-66 27 NYR NHL 49 0.18 0.37 0.55 0.20 0.43 9 19 28 10 0.9 0.4 1.3
1966-67 28 NYR NHL 48 0.06 0.08 0.15 0.06 0.23 3 4 7 3 -1.3 0.8 -0.4
1967-68 29 OAK NHL 52 0.40 0.37 0.77 0.32 0.62 2.73 22 21 43 18 50 23 51 2 -22 3.6 0.3 3.9
1968-69 30 OAK NHL 67 0.37 0.54 0.91 0.36 1.01 2.55 24 35 59 23 70 16 67 2 -11 4.9 0.7 5.6
1969-70 31 OAK NHL 69 0.22 0.42 0.64 0.23 0.20 2.01 15 30 45 16 67 22 56 1 -10 2.4 1.2 3.6
1970-71 32 CGS NHL 74 0.24 0.23 0.47 0.20 0.55 1.86 16 16 32 13 51 11 70 1 -29 1.6 0.4 2.0
1971-72 33 PIT NHL 12 0.17 0.00 0.17 0.09 0.50 1.58 2 0 2 1 3 1 8 0 -6 -0.1 0.0 -0.2
1972-73 34 ALO WHA 73 0.19 0.33 0.52 0.20 0.27
Career NHL 729 0.23 0.32 0.55 0.22 0.54 2.22 171 245 416 160 241 73 252 6 -78 20.2 9.9 30.1
Career WHA 73 0.19 0.33 0.52 0.20 0.27

NHL/WHA Playoffs

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1958-59 20 MTL NHL SC 1 0 0 0 0
1959-60 21 MTL NHL SC 7 1 2 3 0
1960-61 22 MTL NHL 5 2 0 2 19
1961-62 23 MTL NHL 6 0 2 2 14
1962-63 24 MTL NHL 5 0 0 0 0
1963-64 25 MTL NHL 7 0 2 2 2
1968-69 30 OAK NHL 7 0 3 3 4 0 0 0 0
1969-70 31 OAK NHL 4 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
Career NHL 2 42 3 10 13 41 0 0 0 0

Other Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1954-55 16 Regina Pats SJHL 8 3 9 12 7
1955-56 17 Regina Pats SJHL 36 33 9 42 51
1956-57 18 Regina Pats SJHL 53 52 48 100 94
1957-58 19 Regina Pats SJHL 49 54 43 97 144
1958-59 20 Rochester Americans AHL 69 41 56 97 41
1959-60 21 Rochester Americans AHL 14 8 5 13 22
1964-65 26 Cleveland Barons AHL 6 3 2 5 2
1965-66 27 Minnesota Rangers CPHL 3 2 0 2 4
1966-67 28 Baltimore Clippers AHL 18 14 14 28 15
1971-72 33 Tidewater Red Wings AHL 16 4 2 6 6
1971-72 33 Fort Worth Wings CHL 34 9 10 19 51
Career 5 Seasons AHL 123 70 79 149 86
Career 1 Season CHL 34 9 10 19 51
Career 1 Season CPHL 3 2 0 2 4
Career 4 Seasons SJHL 146 142 109 251 296

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1954-55 16 Regina Pats SJHL 14 6 8 14 4
1954-55 16 Regina Pats M-Cup 15 5 13 18 8
1955-56 17 Regina Pats SJHL 10 6 8 14 10
1955-56 17 Regina Pats M-Cup 19 11 18 29 44
1956-57 18 Regina Pats SJHL 7 5 5 10 14
1957-58 19 Regina Pats SJHL 12 9 10 19 20
1957-58 19 Regina Pats M-Cup 16 18 8 26 31
1958-59 20 Rochester Americans AHL 5 1 1 2 12
1966-67 28 Baltimore Clippers AHL 9 6 8 14 23
1971-72 33 Fort Worth Wings CHL 7 0 5 5 12
Career 2 Seasons AHL 14 7 9 16 35
Career 1 Season CHL 7 0 5 5 12
Career 3 Seasons M-Cup 50 34 39 73 83
Career 4 Seasons SJHL 43 26 31 57 48

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 13 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Bill Hicke 5.6 4.7 3.9 3.8 3.6 3.2 2.0 1.8 1.3 0.3 0.3 -0.2 -0.4
Leo Labine 91.7 5.2 4.7 3.7 3.4 3.4 2.4 2.0 1.6 1.4 0.8 0.4
Niklas Sundstrom 90.6 5.6 5.1 4.2 3.4 3.3 3.3 1.7 1.5 0.5 0.3
Bob Gracie 90.1 4.1 3.3 2.9 2.7 2.6 2.4 1.3 1.1 0.2
Jerry Toppazzini 89.7 5.1 3.8 3.8 3.5 3.3 2.9 2.0 1.7 1.4 1.4 0.3 -0.5
John Ferguson 89.6 6.0 4.7 3.8 3.8 3.7 3.3 2.4 1.4
Christian Ruuttu 88.9 5.2 4.7 4.3 4.0 3.8 3.2 1.7 1.6 0.3
Frank St. Marseille 87.9 5.0 4.4 4.3 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.1 1.9 1.5 0.6
Dan Maloney 87.6 5.9 5.3 4.0 3.9 3.1 2.6 2.5 2.3 1.5 1.1 0.1
Murray Murdoch 87.6 4.0 3.5 3.4 2.6 1.8 1.6 1.6 1.4 1.3 0.2 0.2
Rejean Houle 87.5 6.0 4.9 4.6 3.8 3.3 3.3 2.6 1.4 0.8 0.1 -0.2
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Bill Hicke 5.6 4.7 3.9 3.8 3.6 3.2 2.0 1.8 1.3 0.3 0.3 -0.2 -0.4
Leo Labine 91.7 5.2 4.7 3.7 3.4 3.4 2.4 2.0 1.6 1.4 0.8 0.4
Niklas Sundstrom 90.6 5.6 5.1 4.2 3.4 3.3 3.3 1.7 1.5 0.5 0.3
Bob Gracie 90.1 4.1 3.3 2.9 2.7 2.6 2.4 1.3 1.1 0.2
Jerry Toppazzini 89.7 5.1 3.8 3.8 3.5 3.3 2.9 2.0 1.7 1.4 1.4 0.3 -0.5
John Ferguson 89.6 6.0 4.7 3.8 3.8 3.7 3.3 2.4 1.4
Christian Ruuttu 88.9 5.2 4.7 4.3 4.0 3.8 3.2 1.7 1.6 0.3
Frank St. Marseille 87.9 5.0 4.4 4.3 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.1 1.9 1.5 0.6
Dan Maloney 87.6 5.9 5.3 4.0 3.9 3.1 2.6 2.5 2.3 1.5 1.1 0.1
Murray Murdoch 87.6 4.0 3.5 3.4 2.6 1.8 1.6 1.6 1.4 1.3 0.2 0.2
Rejean Houle 87.5 6.0 4.9 4.6 3.8 3.3 3.3 2.6 1.4 0.8 0.1 -0.2

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

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All-Star Games

1959 NHL
1960 NHL
1969 NHL

Championships

(Minimum 1 playoff game)

1959 Montreal Canadiens (NHL)
1960 Montreal Canadiens (NHL)

Games Played

1960-61 NHL 70 (1)
 1961-62 NHL 70 (1)
 1962-63 NHL 70 (1)

Power Play Goals

1967-68 NHL 12 (3)

Transactions

Glossary ▪ Transaction information may be incomplete.

December 22, 1964: Traded to NY Rangers by Montreal with the loan of Jean-Guy Morissette for remainder of 1964-65 season for Dick Duff and Dave McComb, December 22, 1964.

June 6, 1967: Claimed by California (Oakland) from NY Rangers in Expansion Draft, June 6, 1967.

September 7, 1971: Traded to Pittsburgh by California for cash, September 7, 1971.

November 22, 1971: Traded to Detroit by Pittsburgh for cash, November 22, 1971.

September, 1972: Signed as a free agent by Alberta (WHA), September 1972.

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