Bryan Bickell

Bryan Bickell
Born March 9, 1986 (1986-03-09) (age 25)
Bowmanville, ON, CAN
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight 226 lb (103 kg; 16 st 2 lb)
Position Left wing
Shoots Left
NHL team Chicago Blackhawks
NHL Draft 41st overall, 2004
Chicago Blackhawks
Playing career 2006–present

Bryan Bickell (born March 9, 1986) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League.

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Playing career

Bickell grew up playing minor hockey in his hometown of Orono, Ontario for the Leafs rep program before playing AAA for the Central Ontario Wolves organization.

For his Bantam season, Bickell moved to the Toronto Red Wings of the GTHL for one season before being drafted in the 2nd round (36th overall) in the 2002 OHL Priority Selection by the Ottawa 67's. Bickell was a member of the Bantam All-Ontario champions Toronto Red Wings with future Chicago Blackhawk teammate Dave Bolland.

Bickell was drafted 41st overall in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft by the Chicago Blackhawks from the Ottawa 67's of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). After his junior career, Bickell was signed to a 3-year entry level contract with the Blakhawks on June 5, 2006. He made his professional debut with the Norfolk Admirals at the beginning of the 2006–07 season.

Bickell was recalled to the Blackhawks at the end of the 2006–07 season and scored his first NHL goal in his NHL debut on April 5, 2007, against the Detroit Red Wings in a 3-2 win.[1] Byran spent the majority of the 2007–08 season with the Rockford IceHogs of the AHL. He was recalled by the Blackhawks on March 2, 2008, and played in four games with the Blackhawks.[2]

On June 9th 2010, Bryan Bickell celebrated a Stanley Cup Championship with the Chicago Blackhawks. He dressed in 3 playoff games and was a plus-3 rating over this time with one assist.

Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2000–01 Toronto Red Wings GTHL 65 78 62 140 20 — — — — —
2001–02 Toronto Red Wings GTHL 65 31 41 72 76 — — — — —
2002–03 Ottawa 67's OHL 50 7 10 17 4 20 5 3 8 12
2003–04 Ottawa 67's OHL 59 20 16 36 76 7 3 0 3 11
2004–05 Ottawa 67's OHL 66 22 32 54 95 21 5 12 17 32
2005–06 Ottawa 67's OHL 41 28 22 50 41 — — — — —
2005–06 Windsor Spitfires OHL 26 17 16 33 19 7 5 5 10 10
2006–07 Norfolk Admirals AHL 48 10 15 25 66 2 0 0 0 0
2006–07 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 3 2 0 2 0 — — — — —
2007–08 Rockford IceHogs AHL 73 19 20 39 52 12 2 3 5 11
2007–08 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 4 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2008–09 Rockford IceHogs AHL 42 6 8 14 60 4 0 2 2 4
2009–10 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 16 3 1 4 5 4 0 1 1 2
2009–10 Rockford IceHogs AHL 65 16 15 31 58 — — — — —
2010–11 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 78 17 20 37 40 5 2 2 4 0
NHL totals 101 22 21 43 47 9 2 3 5 2

References

  1. ^ "Blackhawks end struggles against Red Wings in shoot-out". areyouwatchingthis.com. 2007-04-06. http://areyouwatchingthis.com/nhl/games/24523. Retrieved 2008-11-16. 
  2. ^ "Bickell and Dowell recalled to Chicago". icehogs.com. 2008-03-02. http://www.icehogs.com/news/index.html?article_id=192. Retrieved 2008-11-16. 

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