Thomas Hickey was selected no. 4 overall by the Los Angeles Kings in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft. He played five seasons in the AHL until January 2013, when the Kings unceremoniously tossed him into the trash dumpster behind CVS . That is where Islanders GM Garth Snow found him, picked him up, washed him, clothed him, fed him, nurtured him and, ultimately, loved him.
In the 364 combined regular season + playoff games since that day, Hickey has scored 18 goals and 75 assists for 93 points. Remarkably, six of his 18 career goals have come in overtime.