Born in Detroit, Michigan, Valicevic has
Croatian ancestry. He was drafted in the 6th round (114th overall) of the
1991 NHL entry draft by the
New York Islanders. He spent four seasons playing with
Lake Superior State University in the
NCAA from 1991 to 1995 before turning pro in the 1995–96 season. Over that period of time, he recorded 57 goals, 66 assists and 123 points in 161 games. He then moved to the
East Coast Hockey League (ECHL) for the 1995–96 season where he played 60 games with the
Louisiana IceGators, scoring 62 points and earning a call-up to the
Springfield Falcons of the
AHL for two games. He played 8 more games for the IceGators during the 1996–97 season before joining the
Houston Aeros of the
IHL where he played until 1999, when he earned a spot with the
Nashville Predators, playing 19 games in the 1998–99 season. He spent the next two seasons in the NHL as well, before signing with the Los Angeles Kings organization in August 2001. He spent one season with the Kings, playing only 19 NHL games, the rest of the season spent with the
Manchester Monarchs of the AHL. In July 2002, Valicevic signed with the
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim organization, with similar results to those in Los Angeles, playing most of the 2002–03 season with the
Cincinnati Mighty Ducks of the AHL. Valicevic was again a free agent following the 2002–03 season, this time signing with the
Dallas Stars, again with little success in the 2003–04 season, playing only 7 games with the Stars, the rest spent with the
Utah Grizzlies. Valicevic then moved to the
UHL, and played the 2004–05 season with the
Flint Generals before moving to Europe, where he had a short stay with
TPS. He then went to Germany to play with
ERC Ingolstadt of the
DEL. He spent 2005–06 and 2006–07 with Ingolstadt and last played for
EC KAC of the
Erste Bank Eishockey Liga, retiring after the 2007–08 season.
Regular season and playoffs ==Awards and honors==