Person in history
Bryan Bickell
Bryan Bickell, Canadian ice hockey player
Life at a glance
- Born
- 1986 · March 9
- Age this year
- 40No death recorded in our data
- Born
- 40th anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Bryan Bickell is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played for the Chicago Blackhawks and the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League (NHL). He won the Stanley Cup with the Chicago Blackhawks in 2013 and 2015, and played in four early playoff games during the team's run to the 2010 Stanley Cup championship. Bickell spent nearly 10 years with the Blackhawks organization before being traded to the Hurricanes before the 2016–17 season.
Early life
Early life Bickell was born to Bill and Anne Bickell. [ 1 ] He was raised in Orono, Ontario with an older sister, Ashley. [ 1 ] In addition to hockey, Bickell was also interested in playing baseball during his youth. [ 1 ] He was an outfielder and pitcher for the Kendal Royals, where he was scouted by the New York Yankees . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Bickell ultimately choose to focus his career on hockey, and traveled to Ottawa to play for the Ottawa 67's .
Why this date
Bryan Bickell appears on our March 9 calendar for 1986 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 1986.
- April 26Chernobyl disaster
- February 25People Power Revolution
- September 131986 Kalamata earthquake
- February 7Haiti
- December 4Port of Savannah
Born the same day
Contemporaries — born the same year
- 1986Emily VanCampMay 12
- 1986LaToya SandersSeptember 11
- 1986Sean DoolittleSeptember 26
- 1986Edewin FaniniMay 25
- 1986Nodiko TatishviliNovember 5
- 1986Hajime IsayamaAugust 29
- 1986Ibor BakarOctober 26
- 1986Alfie AllenSeptember 12
Sources
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Questions about Bryan Bickell
When was Bryan Bickell born?
March 9 1986.
How old would Bryan Bickell be today?
40 this year, based on the birth year we hold. We have no death record for them in our data, which is not proof either way.
Who else was born on March 9?
Jeon Somi, Chika (rapper), Taeyeon and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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