Thomas Hickey's NHL career
Defenceman Thomas Hickey was drafted 4th overall by Los Angeles Kings in 2007. He played 9 seasons, all of them for New York Islanders, 2012-2021. That came to 456 games and 117 points, 22 goals and 95 assists.
Below: the whole of Thomas Hickey's career, season by season.
- Year 20072007 NHL Draft
Thomas Hickey is drafted 4 overall by Los Angeles Kings
First off the board- 1Patrick KaneCHI
- 2James van RiemsdykPHI
- 3Kyle TurrisPHX
Swedes from the same draftMikael Backlund1161 GP · 611 P
Carl Hagelin713 GP · 296 P
Carl Gunnarsson629 GP · 138 P
- 5 years, 7 months and 5 days later · 6 seasonsYear 20132012-2013 seasonNHL debut
Thomas Hickey makes his NHL debut in 4–5 loss against Winnipeg Jets
Thomas was 23 years old ·
MTS Centre, Canada
Swedes on the ice:
David Ullström and
Tobias Enström.
Season2012-2013
Thomas Hickey's first NHL season: 4 points
The whole season and the playoff run2012-2013PlayoffsEliminated by Pittsburgh Penguins2 of 6 games0 pointsFirst roundPITPittsburgh Penguins2–4 - Year 2015Season
2014-2015
Thomas Hickey scores 22 points
EventsCareer bestHis best assist seasonThe whole season and the playoff run2014-2015PlayoffsEliminated by Washington Capitals7 games1 points0 G · 1 AFirst roundWSHWashington Capitals3–4 - Year 2016Season
2015-2016
Thomas Hickey scores 6 goals — his best goal-scoring season
EventsCareer bestHis best goal-scoring season20games missedThe whole season and the playoff run2015-2016PlayoffsEliminated by Tampa Bay Lightning11 games5 points1 G · 4 AFirst roundFLAFlorida Panthers4–2Second roundTBLTampa Bay Lightning1–4 - Year 2018Season
2017-2018
Thomas Hickey scores 25 points — the best season of his career
The whole season2017-2018EventsCareer bestHis best points season - Year 2019Season
2018-2019
Thomas Hickey plays only 40 games for 4 points
Events42games missedThe whole season and the playoff run2018-2019PlayoffsEliminated by Carolina Hurricanes4 of 8 games0 pointsFirst roundPITPittsburgh Penguins4–0Second roundCARCarolina Hurricanes0–4 - Year 2021Season
2020-2021
Thomas Hickey plays only 5 games for 2 points
Events51games missedThe whole season and the playoff run2020-2021PlayoffsEliminated by Tampa Bay Lightning0 of 19 games0 pointsFirst roundPITPittsburgh Penguins4–2Second roundBOSBoston Bruins4–2Conference finalTBLTampa Bay Lightning3–4 - The career
Thomas Hickey played his last NHL game in 2021
The career ended after 9 seasons with New York Islanders.