Hall of Fame

Alex Hicks

Alex Hicks

  • Class
  • Induction
    2022
  • Sport(s)
    UW-Eau Claire
Induction Video

(Written: July 2022)

Alex Hicks was a member of UW-Eau Claire’s men’s ice hockey team from 1989-92 and a three-time NCAA Division III All-America First Team selection from the American Hockey Coaches Association – the only individual in program history to accomplish the feat.

He scored 249 points with 98 goals and 151 assists. His career point total ranks 16th in NCAA Division III history and second in conference archives, while the 151 assists are sixth on the NCAA list and top the conference entries. During the 1989-90 season, Hicks tallied 48 assists – the best single-season mark in conference history.

Following his Blugold career, Hicks embarked on a 15-year professional career that included six years in Europe with Berlin and Cologne, as well as five years in the National Hockey League. He played 258 games between the Anaheim Mighty Ducks, Pittsburgh Penguins, San Jose Sharks and Florida Panthers, scoring 25 goals with 54 assists for 79 points. In 2002, Hicks played on Team Canada in the German Cup competition.

Hicks was inducted into UW-Eau Claire’s Hall of Fame in 2007. In 2012, he was selected to the WIAC Men’s Ice Hockey All-Time Team in conjunction with the conference’s Centennial Celebration.

Hicks earned a bachelor’s degree in marketing and resides in Cave Creek, Ariz. He has two daughters Madison and Logan, and a son Luke.