Niklas Hagman

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Niklas Hagman
Hagman with the Calgary Flames in 2010
Born (1979-12-05) December 5, 1979 (age 44)
Espoo, Finland
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for
Espoo Blues
Kärpät
Florida Panthers
HC Davos
Dallas Stars
Toronto Maple Leafs
Calgary Flames
Anaheim Ducks
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
Ässät
HC Fribourg-Gottéron
Jokerit
HPK
National team  Finland
NHL draft 70th overall, 1999
Florida Panthers
Playing career 1997–2017

Niklas Hagman (born December 5, 1979) is a

National League A
.

An accomplished international player, Hagman has represented

World Junior Championships
, winning a gold medal in 1998.

Playing career

Professional

Finland

Hagman grew up playing with

Espoo Blues to complete the season.[1]

While the

1999 NHL Entry Draft,[3] he remained in Finland. He played with Kärpät of the Mestis, the Finnish second division, in 1999–00, and remained with the team for 2000–01 after they gained promotion to the SM-liiga. He led Kärpät with 28 goals that season and finished second on the team in points.[1]

National Hockey League

Niklas Hagman in Dallas Stars

Hagman left Finland to join the Panthers for the start of the

2003 NHL All-Star Game.[4]

Following another 23-point campaign in

2007 NHL Entry Draft.[6]

Hagman recorded his 100th career NHL point in a 2–1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on October 23, 2006.[4] He enjoyed his career best season in 2007–08, scoring 27 goals and 41 points.[1] He led the Stars with eight game-winning goals and scored his first hat-trick on February 28, 2008, against the Chicago Blackhawks.[4] An unrestricted free agent following the season, Hagman signed a four-year, US$12 million contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs.[7]

Hagman reached numerous milestones en route to his second 20-goal campaign in 2008–09. He played his 500th NHL game on November 17, 2008, against the Boston Bruins, scored his 200th point on February 22, 2009, against the New York Rangers and his 100th goal on March 28, also against Boston.[4] He spent the majority of the 2009–10 season with the Leafs, and was their leading scorer with 20 goals when he was included in a major trade on January 31, 2010.[4]

The Calgary Flames acquired Hagman, along with Jamal Mayers, Matt Stajan and Ian White, in exchange for Dion Phaneuf, Fredrik Sjöström and Keith Aulie.[8] Hagman finished the season with 25 goals and 44 points split between Toronto and Calgary.[4]

Hagman started the 2011–12 season with the Flames, but was a healthy scratch in six of the first 14 games, and scored only one goal and three assists in the eight games he played. The Flames placed Hagman on waivers and, when he cleared waivers on November 11, assigned him to the American Hockey League's Abbotsford Heat, the Flames' top minor league affiliate.[9] The Flames then placed the winger on re-entry waivers to allow another team to pick him up for only half his salary. He was subsequently claimed by the Anaheim Ducks on November 14, 2011, with the Flames remaining responsible to pay the other half of his salary for the duration of his contract.[10]

Europe

Following the 2011–12 season, Hagman returned to Europe, signing a deal with

2012–13
season for Yaroslavl, he played 49 games in the regular season, scoring 12 goals and providing eight assists. This was then followed by a six-game playoff run in which Hagman went scoreless.

In July 2013, the Finnish SM-liiga club Ässät announced that Hagman had signed for a one-year contract.

International play

Medal record
Representing Finland Finland
Ice hockey
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2006 Turin
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Vancouver
World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2004 Toronto
World Junior Championship
Gold medal – first place 1998 Finland

Hagman first represented his country internationally as a member of the Finnish junior team at the 1998 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. The tournament was held in Helsinki, and though the Finns were not expected to be contenders, they ultimately won the gold medal.[2] Hagman scored the championship winning goal in overtime to defeat the Russians.[12] He described winning the championship in his home country as being one of the greatest achievements of his career.[2] He again played with the Finnish junior team at the 1999 tournament, but the Finns were unable to duplicate their success, finishing fifth.[13]

An injury to Ville Peltonen shortly before the 2002 Winter Olympics opened up a chance for Hagman to represent the Finnish senior team for the first time.[14] He appeared in four games for the Finns, scoring one goal.[1] Later that spring, he played his first of four consecutive World Championships. He played in the 2004 World Cup of Hockey, scoring one goal in five games for Finland, who finished as the tournament runners-up to Canada.

Hagman made his second Olympic appearance at the 2006 Winter Games in Turin. He scored only one assist in eight games,[1] but was part of a strong team defence that allowed only five goals in seven games as Finland found itself in the gold medal final against Sweden.[15] The Finns lost the game, 3–2, and settled for the silver medal. It was a result Hagman found disappointing, especially in losing to Finland's arch-rivals in hockey.[2] Hagman played his third Olympics at the 2010 Vancouver Games. Following a devastating 6–1 loss to the United States in the semi-final, Finland found itself trailing Slovakia by a 3–1 score entering the third period of the bronze medal game. Hagman sparked a four-goal outburst in the final period, scoring on the powerplay five minutes into the frame to bring the Finns within one goal before teammate Olli Jokinen scored both tying and winning goals.[16] For Hagman, the bronze represented his second Olympic medal.[2]

Personal life

Hagman's father

Finnish national team and his cousin is the actor Olli Haaskivi.[18] Hagman announced his engagement to Finnish model and first runner-up of Miss Finland 2003, Piritta Hannula, in Spring 2005. They were married on July 8, 2006, in Helsinki. They have a son named Lukas, born in February 2007. Their daughter Lila was born in September 2009. In March 2018 Niklas and Piritta Hagman filed a request for divorce. The divorce became legal in December same year.[19]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

   
Regular season
   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1995–96
HIFK
 FIN U18 26 12 21 33 32 4 3 0 3 2
1995–96 HIFK FIN U20 12 3 1 4 0 — — — — —
1996–97 HIFK FIN U18 21 19 12 31 46 4 1 1 2 0
1996–97 HIFK FIN U20 30 13 12 25 30 — — — — —
1997–98 HIFK FIN U18 1 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
1997–98 HIFK FIN U20 26 9 5 14 16 — — — — —
1997–98 HIFK SM-l 8 1 0 1 0 — — — — —
1998–99 HIFK FIN U20 14 4 9 13 43 — — — — —
1998–99 HIFK SM-l 17 1 1 2 14 — — — — —
1998–99
Espoo Blues
 SM-l 14 1 1 2 2 4 1 0 1 0
1999–2000
Kärpät
 FIN U20 4 7 3 10 0 — — — — —
1999–2000 Kärpät FIN.2 41 17 18 35 12 7 4 2 6 0
2000–01
 Kärpät SM-l 56 28 18 46 32 8 3 1 4 0
2001–02 Florida Panthers NHL 78 10 18 28 8 — — — — —
2002–03 Florida Panthers NHL 80 8 15 23 20 — — — — —
2003–04 Florida Panthers NHL 75 10 13 23 22 — — — — —
2004–05
 HC Davos
NLA
 44 17 22 39 20 15 10 7 17 6
2005–06 Florida Panthers NHL 30 2 4 6 2 — — — — —
2005–06 Dallas Stars NHL 54 6 9 15 16 5 2 1 3 4
2006–07 Dallas Stars NHL 82 17 12 29 34 7 0 1 1 10
2007–08 Dallas Stars NHL 82 27 14 41 51 18 2 1 3 14
2008–09 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 65 22 20 42 4 — — — — —
2009–10 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 55 20 13 33 23 — — — — —
2009–10 Calgary Flames NHL 27 5 6 11 2 — — — — —
2010–11 Calgary Flames NHL 71 11 16 27 24 — — — — —
2011–12 Calgary Flames NHL 8 1 3 4 2 — — — — —
2011–12 Anaheim Ducks NHL 63 8 11 19 12 — — — — —
2012–13 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl KHL 49 12 8 20 27 6 0 0 0 10
2013–14 Ässät Liiga 44 21 17 38 36 — — — — —
2013–14
HC Fribourg–Gottéron
 NLA 4 1 4 5 2 10 3 3 6 16
2014–15 Jokerit KHL 46 19 9 28 32 10 2 0 2 6
2015–16 Jokerit KHL 44 5 9 14 20 5 2 0 2 2
2016–17 Kärpät Liiga 14 2 4 6 2 — — — — —
2016–17 HPK Liiga 17 4 5 9 35 7 0 0 0 0
SM-l/Liiga totals 170 58 46 104 121 19 4 1 5 0
NHL totals 770 147 154 301 220 30 4 3 7 28
KHL totals 139 36 26 62 79 21 4 0 4 18

International

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
1998 Finland
WJC
 7 4 1 5 0
1999 Finland WJC 6 3 5 8 2
2002 Finland OG 4 1 2 3 0
2002 Finland WC 9 5 2 7 2
2003 Finland WC 7 2 1 3 14
2004 Finland WC 5 0 0 0 0
2004 Finland WCH 5 1 0 1 2
2005 Finland WC 7 2 0 2 2
2006 Finland OG 8 0 1 1 2
2009 Finland WC 7 1 5 6 0
2010 Finland OG 6 4 2 6 2
2013 Finland WC 10 1 0 1 4
Junior totals 13 7 6 13 2
Senior totals 68 17 13 30 28

See also

  • Notable families in the NHL

References

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  2. ^ a b c d e Hennessy, Kristi. "Like father, like son". Blaze Magazine. 2010 (4). Calgary Flames Hockey Club: 15.
  3. ^ "Florida Panthers all-time draft selections". Florida Panthers Hockey Club. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g Hanlon, Peter; et al., eds. (2010). 2009–10 Calgary Flames Media Guide. Calgary Flames Hockey Club. pp. 49–50.
  5. ^ "HC Davos" (in French). National League. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
  6. ^ "Stars add depth, versatility with Hagman acquisition". ESPN. 2005-12-12. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
  7. ^ "Maple Leafs sign Hagman, Finger and Joseph". The Sports Network. 2008-07-01. Archived from the original on 2010-09-23. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
  8. ^ Roarke, Shawn P. (2010-01-31). "Leafs land Flames' Phaneuf in blockbuster deal". National Hockey League. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
  9. ^ "Flames send Hagman to minors". CBC News. 2011-11-11. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
  10. ^ "Ducks claim Hagman from Flames". CBCSports.ca. 2011-11-14. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
  11. ^ "Lokomotiv Signs NHL Veteran Hagman". RIA Novosti. 2012-07-11. Retrieved 2012-07-11.
  12. ^ "1998 – Helsinki, Finland". The Sports Network. Retrieved 2011-01-08.
  13. ^ "1999 – Winnipeg, Canada". The Sports Network. Retrieved 2011-01-08.
  14. ISBN 0-385-25999-9
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  15. ^ Wilson, Bernie (2006-02-26). "A thrilling final act". Yahoo! Sports. Archived from the original on 2007-01-10. Retrieved 2011-01-08.
  16. ^ "Finland defeats Slovakia to capture hockey bronze". The Sports Network. 2010-02-28. Retrieved 2011-01-08.
  17. ^ MacFarlane, Steve (2010-09-20). "Flame draws inspiration from dad". Calgary Sun. Archived from the original on 2012-03-27. Retrieved 2010-09-20.
  18. IMDb
  19. ^ "Niklas ja Piritta Hagman: Avioero! - 12 vuoden avioliitto kariutui".

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