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1974 NHL DRAFT PICK
Doug Hicks
Selected in first round
No. 6 overall by Minnesota North Stars

Born May 28, 1955
Position: Defense / Left Wing
Height: 6-0   Weight: 185
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Flin Flon (WCHL)                             
Birthplace: Cold Lake, Alberta (Canada)
Hometown: Red Deer, Alberta
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1971-72 Flin FlonWCHL 50 14 580
1972-73 Flin FlonWCHL 6514 3549 106
1973-74 Flin FlonWCHL 6813 4861 102

PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous:
Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as No. 7 overall underage prospect in the 1974 NHL draft.
NHL CAREER
Debut: October 9, 1974 (Pittsburgh at Minnesota)
Numbers:  24, 6 (Minnesota); 28 (Chicago); 5 (Edmonton); 2 (Wash.)
Stanley Cup: Never won.  Playing Status: Retired 1988
CAREER NHL STATISTICS
YearsTeamsGPGATPPIM
1974-1982 MIN, CHI, EDM, WAS561 37131168 442
CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS
YearsTeamsGPGATPPIM
1977-1981 Minn., Chicago, Edmonton18 213 15

NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
Edmonton Defenseman of Year:
1979-80
Minnesota Playoffs Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1977 (7 PIM)
1979-80: Played on first Edmonton Oilers NHL team.
Miscellaneous: Was available in 1974 NHL Amateur Draft because of league's decision to allow drafting of underage players that year. He would later say he made a mistake by not taking another year in junior hockey before signing with Minnesota. ... Became youngest player to play for Minnesota (record since broken) when he stepped on the ice for 1974-75 season opener at age 19 years, 4 months, 11 days. ... Wore No. 22 at Edmonton's 1979 training camp. ... Scored first short-handed goal in Edmonton Oilers' NHL history vs. Philadelphia on Nov. 15, 1979. ... Cracked collarbone during an October 1980 preseason game. ... Missed part of 1980-81 season with broken wrist, an injury suffered in Edmonton's game vs. Los Angeles on Oct. 26, 1980. ... Missed part of 1981-82 season with broken left ring finger, an injury suffered during a fight with Colorado's Dave Cameron on Nov. 7, 1981.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: New Brunswick (AHL); Dallas (CHL); Hershey (AHL); Cologne (West Germany); Salzburg (Austria)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
CHL Adams Cup:
1979 (Dallas)
Coaching Career: Named head coach of St. Albert (AJHL) prior to 1983-84 season and remained in position through 1983-84 season.
Miscellaneous: Named to defense position on all-time Flin Flon (WCHL) team by CHL panel in 1999. ... Returned to Edmonton and opened a wine store after retirement, while also becoming active in Edmonton Oilers' Alumni Association and Oldtimers' charity hockey.
Personal: Older brother of former NHL player Glenn Hicks.
HOW HE GOT AWAY
TRADE: Minnesota traded Hicks and its 1980 third-round pick (Marcel Frere) to Chicago in exchange for Eddie Mio and future considerations (Pierre Plante) on March 14, 1978. Plante was sent to Minnesota on May 4, 1978 to complete the deal.

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SNAPSHOT '74
Total Selected: 246
Forwards: 138
Defense: 84
Goaltenders: 24
Major Junior: 171
College Players: 44
Canadian: 200
Euro-Canadian: 0
USA Citizens: 40
U.S.-Born: 39
European: 6
Reached NHL: 98
Won Stanley Cup: 15
Hall of Fame: 2
All-Star Game: 21
Year-end All-Star: 5
Olympians: 5
Picks Traded: 13
 
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