Joe Hicketts

#27
age29
posD
shotl
h5'8"
w176lbs

Current Contract

Cap Hit
$775,000$775K
Year 1 of 2
25/26
26/27
Expiry Status
UFA 2027 age 31

Profile

Undrafted
Agent Shane Corston
Birthdate May 4, 1996
Birthplace Kamloops, British Columbia
Nationality Canada
UFA Year 2023
ELC Year 18
Waivers Eligibility Eligible
Est Career Earnings $1.42M
Ontario Reign
(AHL)
GP62
G3
A24
P27
PPG0.44
PIM47
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NHL Career Stats (Regular Season)
GP22
G0
A5
P5
NHL POINTS PER GAME 0.23
NHL GOALS PER GAME 0.00
Career Statline Details
2025-2027 Standard Contract
2yrs
value$1,550,000$1.55M
cap hit$775,000$775K

Joe Hicketts is signed to a 2 year, $1,550,000 contract with a cap hit of $775,000 per season, playing for the Los Angeles Kings. His contract expires at the end of the 2026-27 season, making Hicketts an Unrestricted Free Agent.

Signed On Mar 20 2025
Signing Agent Shane Corston
Signed By
Kings logo.
Signing GM Rob Blake
% Cap Contract Start 0.81%
Signing Status UFAage 29
Abbreviated $Amounts
2025-26
2026-27
2027
Cap Hit $775,000$775K $775,000$775K UFAage 31
AAV $775,000$775K $775,000$775K
Base $775,000$775K $775,000$775K
Performance Bonuses - -
Signing Bonuses - -
Total Salary $775,000$775K $775,000$775K
Minors Salary
$385,000$385K
$400,000$400K
Clauses
UFA Year
Buy Out Buy Out Buy Out
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Career Stats By Contract

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Season
Age
 Cap Hit League Team GP G A TP PIM TOI GF% DFF% Rel DFF% CF% Rel CF% G60 P60
2019-20 23
$700K
 NHL Detroit Red Wings 6 0 2 2 2 93 37.50 52.60 10.80 48.10 -1.10 1.29
2018-19 22
$635K
 NHL Detroit Red Wings 11 0 0 0 0 174 15.38 40.31 -4.62 39.42 -8.29 0.00 0.00
2017-18 21
$635K
 NHL Detroit Red Wings 5 0 3 3 2 66 85.71 50.98 -1.18 51.43 -0.86 0.00 1.81
NHL Totals 22 0 5 5
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Player Updates

Signings & Trades

20
Mar
Hicketts, Joe
2yrs
$775,000
Cap Hit
05/24
2024
Hicketts, Joe
1yr
$775,000
Cap Hit
07/2
2023
Hicketts, Joe
1yr
$775,000
Cap Hit
07/28
2021
Hicketts, Joe
2yrs
$750,000
Cap Hit
07/17
2019
Hicketts, Joe
2yrs
$700,000
Cap Hit

Transactions & Updates

09/29
2024
Hicketts, Joe
Hicketts was placed on waivers Sunday for assignment to AHL Ontario, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports.
10/1
2023
Hicketts, Joe
Hicketts was placed on waivers Sunday, per Chris Johnston of TSN.
10/3
2022
Hicketts, Joe
Hicketts was placed on waivers by the Minnesota Wild on Monday.
05/2
2021
Hicketts, Joe
Hicketts was sent to AHL Grand Rapids on Sunday.
05/2
2021
Hicketts, Joe
Hicketts was reassigned to Detroit's taxi squad Sunday.
All Transactions

Contract History

2024-2025 Standard Contract
1yr
value$775,000$775K
cap hit$775,000$775K

Signed On May 24 2024
Signing Agent Allain Roy
Signed By
Kings logo.
Signing GM Rob Blake
% Cap Contract Start 0.88%
Signing Status UFAage 28
Abbreviated $Amounts
2024-25
2025
Cap Hit $775,000$775K UFAage 29
AAV $775,000$775K
Base $775,000$775K
Performance Bonuses -
Signing Bonuses -
Total Salary $775,000$775K
Minors Salary
$315,000$315K
Clauses
UFA Year
Notes
$350K Guaranteed
2023-2024 Standard Contract
1yr
value$775,000$775K
cap hit$775,000$775K

Signed On Jul 2 2023
Signing Agent Allain Roy
Signed By
Kings logo.
Signing GM Rob Blake
% Cap Contract Start 0.93%
Signing Status UFAage 27
Abbreviated $Amounts
2023-24
2024
Cap Hit $775,000$775K UFAage 28
AAV $775,000$775K
Base $775,000$775K
Performance Bonuses -
Signing Bonuses -
Total Salary $775,000$775K
Minors Salary
$275,000$275K
Clauses
UFA Year
Notes
$300K Guaranteed
2021-2023 Standard Contract
2yrs
value$1,500,000$1.50M
cap hit$750,000$750K

Signed On Jul 28 2021
Signing Agent Allain Roy
Signed By
Wild logo.
Signing GM Bill Guerin
% Cap Contract Start 0.92%
Signing Status UFAage 25
Abbreviated $Amounts
2021-22
2022-23
2023
Cap Hit $750,000$750K $750,000$750K UFAage 27
AAV $750,000$750K $750,000$750K
Base $750,000$750K $750,000$750K
Performance Bonuses - -
Signing Bonuses - -
Total Salary $750,000$750K $750,000$750K
Minors Salary
$300,000$300K
$300,000$300K
Clauses
UFA Year
2019-2021 Standard Contract
2yrs
value$1,400,000$1.40M
cap hit$700,000$700K

Signed On Jul 17 2019
Signing Agent Allain Roy
Signed By
Red Wings logo.
Signing GM Steve Yzerman
% Cap Contract Start 0.86%
Signing Status RFAage 23
Abbreviated $Amounts
2019-20
2020-21
2021
Cap Hit $700,000$700K $700,000$700K UFAage 25
AAV $700,000$700K $700,000$700K
Base $700,000$700K $700,000$700K
Performance Bonuses - -
Signing Bonuses - -
Total Salary $700,000$700K $700,000$700K
Minors Salary
$90,000$90K
$115,000$115K
Clauses
UFA Year
Notes
19-20: $110K Guaranteed, 20-21: $137.5K Guaranteed
2014-2019 Entry Level Contract
3yrs
value$1,905,000$1.91M
cap hit$635,000$635K

Signed On Oct 5 2014
Signing Agent Allain Roy
Signed By
Red Wings logo.
Signing GM Ken Holland
% Cap Contract Start 0.87%
Signing Status age 18
Abbreviated $Amounts
2014-15
2015-16
2016-17
2017-18
2018-19
2019
Cap Hit $600,000$600K $621,667$622K $635,000$635K $635,000$635K $635,000$635K RFAage 23
AAV $600,000$600K $621,667$622K $635,000$635K $635,000$635K $635,000$635K
Base
-
-
 $575,000$575K $650,000$650K $650,000$650K
Performance Bonuses
-
-
 - - -
Signing Bonuses $35,000$35K $35,000$35K $30,000$30K - -
Total Salary
-
-
 $605,000$605K $650,000$650K $650,000$650K
Minors Salary
-
-
$60,000$60K
$60,000$60K
$65,000$65K
Clauses
UFA Year
Slide Year
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