Hicke Ernie

Minnesota North Stars acquire Date New York Islanders acquire
Ernie Hicke
Doug Rombough
January 5, 1975
Jean-Paul Parise
Atlanta Flames acquire Date New York Islanders acquire
Arnie Brown
February 13, 1973
Ernie Hicke
future considerations (Bill MacMillan)
Montreal Canadiens acquire Date California Golden Seals (Oakland) acquire
cash
1971 1st round pick (#1-Guy Lafleur)
Francois Lacombe
May 22, 1970
1970 1st round pick (#10-Chris Oddleifson)
Ernie Hicke
Comment: This trade changed the history of hockey. Imagine if Lafleur wasn't part of the great 70s Canadiens teams, they would still have had an excellent roster, but would they have won as much?