2008-09 Season: Assigned to Manchester on March 31, 2009 after Seattle was eliminated from the playoffs…Recorded seven points (1-6=7) and two penalty minutes in seven games with Manchester, notching multi-point efforts in three games…Made pro debut with Manchester versus Lowell on April 1, 2009, recording two assists in the game…Recorded 51 points (16-35=51) and 30 penalty minutes in 57 regular season games with Seattle (WHL)...Was Seattle’s team captain…His 51 points ranked first among Seattle defensemen (10th among WHL defensemen and fifth among Western Conference blueliners)…His 16 goals led Seattle defensemen (tied for fourth most among WHL defensemen and tied for first among Western Conference blueliners)…Named to the WHL Western Conference First All-Star Team (for the second straight season)…Appeared in five playoff games with Seattle, recording three points (2-1=3) and four penalty minutes.

Career Highlights: Recorded 45 points (11-34=45), 49 penalty minutes and a plus-20 rating in 63 regular season games with the Thunderbirds during the 2007-08 season…His 45 points was tied for 10th among WHL defensemen, while he led all Seattle blueliners in goals, assists and points…Named a WHL First-Team All-Star…Appeared in nine playoff games for Seattle, recording 10 points (1-9=10) and four penalty minutes…His 10 post-season points were tied for second on the team (with Monarchs teammate Bud Holloway). Appeared in 205 career games with Seattle from 2004-08…Collected 126 points (23-103=126) and 178 penalty minutes with the Thunderbirds.

International: Captained Team Canada to a gold medal at the 2009 World Junior Championships, recording three points (0-3=3) and two penalty minutes in six games as Canada went a perfect 6-0 in the tournament…One of two Kings on Team Canada’s 2009 roster – joining Colten Teubert (defenseman)…The Kings were the only NHL team to have two defensemen on Team Canada’s roster and one of four NHL teams to have two players on the Canadian roster…The Kings had a total of four players/prospects participate at the 2009 WJC (Oscar Moller – Team Sweden and Viatcheslav Voynov – Team Russia)…Hickey’s second straight gold medal at the WJC, as he (along with Drew Doughty, Wayne Simmonds and Jonathan Bernier) earned a gold medal at the 2008 tournament…Member of Team Canada at the 2008 World Junior Championships held in the Czech Republic…Recorded one point (0-1=1), four penalty minutes and had a plus-4 rating in seven games, helping Team Canada win the gold medal.

Transactions: Selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the first-round (4th overall) in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft…Signed a three-year entry level contract with the Kings on July 17, 2008.