Pat Hickey (ice hockey)

Pat Hickey
Born	(1953-05-15) May 15, 1953 Brantford, ON, CAN
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position	Forward
Shot	Left
Played for	WHA Toronto Toros NHL New York Rangers Colorado Rockies Toronto Maple Leafs Quebec Nordiques St. Louis Blues
National team	Canada
NHL draft	30th overall, 1973 New York Rangers
WHA draft	18th overall, 1973 Toronto Toros
Playing career	1973–1985

Patrick Joseph Hickey (born May 15, 1953 in Brantford, Ontario, is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who played 10 seasons in the NHL for the New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Quebec Nordiques and St. Louis Blues.

Playing career

Hickey was drafted 30th overall by the New York Rangers in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft. His nickname was "Hitch". He played 646 career NHL games, scoring 192 goals and 212 assists for 404 points. Hickey was a popular player during his time with the NY Rangers. In 1978, when the Rangers acquired Swedish stars Anders Hedberg and Ulf Nilsson from the WHA's Winnipeg Jets, Hickey was selected to play on a line with them in part because of his speed and scoring ability.

Hickey would later be part of a high scoring line in Toronto, along with Rick Vaive and Bill Derlago.

• Selected by New York Rangers round 2 #30 overall 1973 NHL Amateur Draft
• Selected by Toronto Toros round 2 #18 overall 1973 WHA Amateur Draft

Legacy

• Ranked No. 78 on the all-time list of New York Rangers in the book 100 Ranger Greats (John Wiley & Sons, 2009).

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1970–71	Hamilton Red Wings	OHA		55	15	17	32	46		0	0	0	0	0
1971–72	Hamilton Red Wings	OHA		58	21	39	60	78		0	0	0	0	0
1972–73	Hamilton Red Wings	OHA		61	32	47	79	80		0	0	0	0	0
1973–74	Toronto Toros	WHA		78	26	29	55	52		12	3	3	6	12
1974–75	Toronto Toros	WHA		74	35	34	69	50		5	0	1	1	4
1975–76	New York Rangers	NHL		70	14	22	36	36		0	0	0	0	0
1976–77	New York Rangers	NHL		80	23	17	40	35		0	0	0	0	0
1977–78	New York Rangers	NHL		80	40	33	73	47		3	2	0	2	0
1978–79	New York Rangers	NHL		80	34	41	75	56		18	1	7	8	6
1979–80	New York Rangers	NHL		7	2	2	4	10		0	0	0	0	0
1979–80	Colorado Rockies	NHL		24	7	9	16	10		0	0	0	0	0
1979–80	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		45	22	16	38	16		3	0	0	0	2
1980–81	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		72	16	33	49	49		0	0	0	0	0
1981–82	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0
1981–82	New York Rangers	NHL		53	15	14	29	32		0	0	0	0	0
1981–82	Quebec Nordiques	NHL		7	0	1	1	4		15	1	3	4	21
1982–83	Salt Lake Golden Eagles	CHL		36	13	12	25	28		6	1	0	1	2
1982–83	St. Louis Blues	NHL		1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0
1983–84	St. Louis Blues	NHL		67	9	11	20	24		11	1	1	2	6
1984–85	St. Louis Blues	NHL		57	10	13	23	32		3	0	0	0	2
WHA totals				152	61	63	124	102		17	3	4	7	16
NHL totals				644	192	212	404	351		55	5	11	16	37