Hickey suffered the injury in the second period of Monday's 4-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche, crashing into the boards after throwing a hit at Tyson Jost. The defenseman, who has four assists in 32 games this season, missed Tuesday's 3-1 win in Arizona.
Toews' recall was the first of his professional career and if he gets into the Islanders lineup will make his NHL debut.
Per the Islanders press release: Toews, 24, recorded 19 points (five goals, 14 assists) in 24 games with the Sound Tigers this season, which ranks second among team defensemen and fourth overall. He is also tied for ninth among all AHL defensemen in scoring and 11 of his 19 points have come on the power play, which leads the Sound Tigers and is tied for third-most among AHL blue-liners.
A third-year pro, Toews spent each of the past two seasons in the AHL and scored 67 points (13 goals, 54 assists) in 106 games with the Sound Tigers. He was named to the AHL's All-Rookie team at the completion of the 2016-17 season after he led all rookie defensemen in scoring and finished fourth in the league amongst all defensemen. Toews represented the Sound Tigers at the 2017 AHL All-Star Classic and won the fastest skater competition.
The Islanders take on the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday.
