The Detroit Red Wings will need to evaluate Joe Hicketts and decide what they’d like to do. Hicketts in five games played last season for the Wings recorded three assists. He also averaged 17:21 per game in those contests. Hicketts plays a much more physical style of play than his 5’8 frame would suggest.
The Opportunity;
Hicketts will have an opportunity to compete with Filip Hronek, Nick Jensen and Dennis Cholowski amongst others this preseason for the final defenceman position in Motown.
Hicketts had twelve blocked shots in those five games played which is impressive.