There's an old saying that can really explain the prospect that we are going to talk about today, and that saying goes "big things come in small packages." That's the perfect way to describe defenseman Joe Hicketts. The Red Wings acquired Hicketts as a free agent in 2014 after he went undrafted as an 18-year-old.
Hicketts is currently playing with the Victoria Royals in the WHL. The five-foot-eight lefty was nominated as captain of his junior squad 2014 after serving as an alternate. While his offensive instincts are next-to-none, the looming concern with Joe Hicketts is that his frame is far below the NHL average for a defenseman.