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Wayne Wilson Hicks

Wayne Hicks had a bit of luck early in his NHL career: after having played only three games in the league, he found himself hoisting the Stanley Cup as part of the Chaicago Black Hawks' 1960-61 championship team.

Hicks had spent three seasons with the Calgary Stampeders of the WHL before joining the Sault Ste. Marie greyhounds of the EPHL. At the end of the 1959-60 season with Greyhounds, he made NHL debut with the Black Hawks in the post season. The following season, he had totaled 55 points in 72 games with the AHL Buffalo Bisons before he headed back to Chicago for one last regular season and one playoff appearance. The next thing Hicks knew, the Cup was coming to Chicago.

After that, Hicks's NHL career was a more prosaic. He played a season for the Boston Bruins, spent a few games with Montreal, and spent a part of a season with Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. The opportunities to play in the NHL came about as a result of Hicks's consistent strong play in the minors where he had annual double-digit point totals. He was named to the AHL First All-Star team in 1967 and to the Second All-Star team in both 1965 and 1969. After four seasons in the WHL, Hicks played his final professional game for the Phoenix Roadrunners in 1974.

			REGULAR SEASON						PLAYOFFS
Season	Club	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1953-54	Calgary Buffaloes	WCJHL	8	1	1	2	4		5	0	0	0	0
1954-55	Moose Jaw Canucks	WCJHL	35	4	5	9	12
1955-56	Yorkton Terriers	SJHL	48	28	25	53	81		5	2	1	3	2
1956-57	Melville Millionaires	SJHL	50	42	38	80	76
1956-57	Calgary Stampeders	WHL	4	0	0	0	0
1957-58	Calgary Stampeders	WHL	60	7	14	21	19		14	0	1	1	6
1958-59	Calgary Stampeders	WHL	64	15	20	35	41		8	1	2	3	5
1959-60	Sault Ste. Marie Thunderbirds	EPHL	69	30	47	77	64
1959-60	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL							1	0	1	1	0
1960-61	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	2
1960-61	Buffalo Bisons	AHL	72	20	35	55	57		4	2	2	4	6
1961-62	Buffalo Bisons	AHL	70	22	42	64	74		11	3	3	6	8
1961-62	Calgary Stampeders	WHL	4	1	0	1	0
1962-63	Boston Bruins	NHL	65	7	9	16	14
1963-64	Montreal Canadiens	NHL	2	0	0	0	0
1963-64	Quebec Aces	AHL	70	36	42	78	30		9	4	2	6	12
1964-65	Quebec Aces	AHL	72	38	47	85	52		5	1	0	1	2
1965-66	Quebec Aces	AHL	72	32	49	81	24		6	0	0	0	0
1966-67	Quebec Aces	AHL	72	31	60	91	34		5	1	2	3	2
1967-68	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	32	2	7	9	6	-5
1967-68	Quebec Aces	AHL	13	4	9	13	13
1967-68	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	15	4	7	11	2	+2
1968-69	Baltimore Clippers	AHL	65	33	36	69	55
1969-70	Baltimore Clippers	AHL	64	14	21	35	58		3	0	0	0	0
1970-71	Salt Lake Golden Eagles	WHL	8	1	3	4	5
1970-71	Phoenix Roadrunners	WHL	67	29	32	61	36		10	1	8	9	2
1971-72	Phoenix Roadrunners	WHL	69	17	31	48	59		6	3	3	6	2
1972-73	Phoenix Roadrunners	WHL	67	17	33	50	31		10	4	12	16	4
1973-74	Phoenix Roadrunners	WHL	72	27	32	59	23		9	4	5	9	4
NHL Totals			115	13	23	36	22		2	0	1	1	2

Father of Alex
AHL Second All-Star Team (1965, 1969)
AHL First All-Star Team (1967)

Traded to Montreal by Chicago for Al MacNeil, May 30, 1962. Claimed by Boston from Montreal in Intra-League Draft, June 5, 1962. Traded to Montreal by Boston for cash, September 28, 1963. NHL rights transferred to Philadelphia after NHL club purchased Quebec (AHL) franchise, May 8, 1967. Traded to Pittsburgh by Philadelphia for Art Stratton, February 27, 1968. Traded to Phoenix (WHL) by Salt Lake (WHL) for Rick Charron, November, 1970.

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