Player's Profile
- Name: Stu Bickel
- Position: D
- Shoots: Right
- Height: 6-4
- Weight: 215 lbs
- Birthdate: 1986-10-06
- Eligible for Draft: 2004
- Drafted:
- Hometown: Chanhassen, Minnesota
- Acquired: Free agent signing, 2008
- Playing In: Pro
Stu Bickel
Prospect Grade: 5.5 B (About Prospect Grades)
Profile Contributed By: HF Staff
History
2008-09: In his first professional season, Bickel battled injuries, playing in only 21 games with the Iowa Chops of the AHL, posting 1 assist and 51 penalty minutes.
2009-10: Split the season between the Bakersfield Condors of the ECHL, where he posted 1 goal, 12 assists, and 50 penalty minutes, and the San Antonio Rampage of the AHL, where he posted 2 goals and 2 assists in 36 games.
2010-11: Bickel opened his third pro season with Anaheim AHL affiliate Syracuse before a November trade which sent him to the Rangers organization in exchange for defenseman Nigel Williams. Bickel fit right into the tough guy mode of the Whale, who had five players with 130 or more penalty minutes. In 54 games with Connecticut Bickel had 135 PMs and was -2 with 2 goals and 7 assists. Bickel appeared in all six playoff games for the Whale and had 1 assist with 6 PMs. In six games with Syracuse prior to the trade he had 14 PMs and 3 assists and was +1. In one game with ECHL Elmira Bickel was scoreless and -3 with no PMs.
Talent Analysis
A physical stay-at-home defenseman, Bickel has good size and an unpleasant on-ice disposition
Future
Connecticut’s tough guy, Bickel may have some potential for playing that role for the NHL team.
Stats
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Profile Last Updated: October, 28th 2011
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