Thomas Hickey

Thomas Hickey (born Thomas Robert Hickey on February 8, 1989) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL).

International Play
During his third year of major junior, Thomas was chosen to represent Canada for the 2008 World Junior Championships in the Czech Republic, where he helped Canada to a fourth consecutive gold medal.

He was selected the next year for the 2009 World Junior Championships in Ottawa as the team captain, returning with John Tavares, P.K. Subban and Zach Boychuk from the previous year's team.

In the third game of preliminaries, he was chosen as Canada's player of the game in a 5–1 win against Germany. Canada went on to beat Sweden in the finals for the third straight year to capture its fifth consecutive WJHC gold medal.

Personal Life
Thomas is a high school graduate of the Edge School in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.