Doug Allan Hicks (born May 28, 1955 in Cold Lake, Alberta) was a professional ice hockeydefenseman who had a reputation as an "iron man" early in his NHL career, missing only one game his first three seasons in the league with the Minnesota North Stars. He also played for the Chicago Black Hawks, Edmonton Oilers and Washington Capitals and retired having played 561 NHL games. May 28 is the 148th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (149th in leap years). ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Cold Lake (2005 population: 11,595) is a city in northeastern Alberta, Canada. ... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... Defenceman (defenseman in American English) is a hockey player position on the ice whose responsibility is primarily defence. ... NHL can also be an abbreviation for National Historic Landmark or Non-Hodgkins lymphoma. ... The Minnesota North Stars were a team in the National Hockey League between 1967 and 1993. ... The Chicago Blackhawks are a National Hockey League team based in Chicago, Illinois. ... The Edmonton Losers are a professional Loser team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. ... The Washington Capitals are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C.. They play in the National Hockey League (NHL). ...
Hicks was both surprised and upset by the move, as he had been looking forward to playoff action with the Oilers and instead found himself on a team with no hope of playing past the end of the regular season.
DougHicks played 9 years in the NHL and was drafted in the first round by the Minnesota North Stars in 1974.
Hicks: It was the first year of the NHL underage draft and to be selected by Minnesota in the first round was exciting.
Hicks received his undergraduate degree from The College of Wooster, his Master’s degree from Northwestern University and his doctorate from Vanderbilt University.
Hicks is one of the company doctors for Cleveland’s Playhouse Square (the second largest performing arts center in the country), providing clinical care to performers, including those with Cleveland Opera, touring Broadway shows, and pop/rock bands.
Hicks formerly served as Coordinator of the Voice and Voice Disorders Special Interest Division for his national association, The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, from which he received the honor of Fellow.
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