- Niklas Hagman
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Niklas Hagman 
Born December 5, 1979
Espoo, FinlandHeight 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Weight 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb) Position Left wing Shoots Left NHL team
Former teamsAnaheim Ducks
NHL:
Florida Panthers
Dallas Stars
Toronto Maple Leafs
Calgary Flames
SM-liiga:
HIFK
Espoo Blues
Oulun Kärpät
NLA:
HC DavosNational team 
FinlandNHL Draft 70th overall, 1999
Florida PanthersPlaying career 1997–present Niklas Hagman (born December 5, 1979) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was a third round pick of the Florida Panthers, 70th overall, at the 1999 NHL Entry Draft and made his NHL debut with Florida in 2001. He has also played for the Dallas Stars, Toronto Maple Leafs and Calgary Flames in the NHL, HIFK Helsinki, Espoo Blues and Oulun Kärpät in the SM-liiga and HC Davos in the Swiss National League A.
An accomplished international player, Hagman has represented Finland at three Winter Olympic Games, winning a silver medal in 2006 and bronze at 2010. He played on the Finnish team that reached the final of the 2004 World Cup of Hockey, has appeared in five World Championships and twice played at the World Junior Championships, winning a gold medal in 1998.
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Playing career
Finland
Hagman grew up playing with HIFK, appearing with their under-18 and junior teams between 1995 and 1999.[1] He played his first professional games in 1997–98 with HIFK.[2] He appeared in eight games in the SM-liiga, Finland's top league, and scored his first goal. He split the majority of the 1998–99 season between HIFK's senior and junior teams before he was sent to the Espoo Blues to complete the season.[1]
While the Florida Panthers selected Hagman in the 3rd round, 70th overall, at the 1999 NHL Entry Draft,[3] he remained in Finland. He played with Oulun 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]
NHL
Hagman left Finland to join the Panthers for the start of the 2001–02 NHL season. He appeared in 78 games for Florida, scoring 10 goals and 28 points on the season.[1] He was named the NHL's rookie of the month for March 2002, and though he fell to 23 points in 2002–03, played in the Young Stars game at the 2003 NHL All-Star Game.[4]
Following another 23-point campaign in 2003–04, Hagman signed with HC Davos of the Swiss National League A as the 2004–05 NHL season was wiped out by a labour dispute.[1] He scored 40 points in 44 games,[4] as Davos won the Swiss championship.[5] He returned to the Panthers to begin the 2005–06 NHL season, but after 30 games, was traded to the Dallas Stars in exchange for a 7th round selection at the 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] A 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, and his $3 million salary, started the 2011–12 NHL season with the Calgary Flames, but was a healthy scratch in 6 of the first 14 games, and scored only one goal and three assists in the 8 games he played. The Flames placed Hagman on waivers and, when he cleared waivers on November 11th, assigned him to the AHL`s Abbotsford Heat.[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 then 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]
International
Medal record Competitor for FinlandMen's ice hockey World Junior Championship Gold 1998 Finland Olympic Games Silver 2006 Turin Bronze 2010 Vancouver 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 won the gold medal.[2] Hagman scored the championship winning goal in overtime to defeat the Russians.[11] 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.[12]
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.[13] 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 Torino. He scored only one assist in eight games,[14] 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 enterng 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 the tying and winning goals.[15] For Hagman, the bronze represented his second Olympic medal.[2]
Personal life
Hagman's father Matti was the first Finnish player to play in the NHL, and they are the first Finnish father and son to have played in the league.[16] 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.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1997–98 HIFK SM-liiga 8 1 0 1 0 — — — — — 1998–99 HIFK SM-liiga 18 1 2 3 14 — — — — — 1998–99 Kiekko-Espoo SM-liiga 14 1 1 2 2 — — — — — 2000–01 Kärpät SM-liiga 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 — — — — — NHL totals 699 138 140 278 206 30 4 3 7 28 SM-liiga totals 96 31 21 52 48 8 3 1 4 0 NLA totals 44 17 22 39 20 15 10 7 17 6 International
Year Team Comp GP G A Pts PIM 1998 Finland WJC 7 4 1 5 0 1999 Finland WJC 6 3 5 8 2 2002 Finland Oly 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 Oly 8 0 1 1 2 2009 Finland WC 7 1 5 6 0 2010 Finland Oly 6 4 2 6 2 Junior totals 13 7 6 13 2 Senior totals 58 16 13 29 24 See also
- Notable families in the NHL
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Niklas Hagman player profile". Hockey Hall of Fame. http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=19315. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
- ^ a b c d e Hennessy, Kristi. "Like father, like son". Blaze Magazine (Calgary Flames Hockey Club) 2010 (4): 15.
- ^ "Florida Panthers all-time draft selections". Florida Panthers Hockey Club. http://panthers.nhl.com/club/draftstats.htm?year=All&round=All&team=FLA&supl=N. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
- ^ a b c d e f g Hanlon, Peter et al, ed (2010). 2009–10 Calgary Flames Media Guide. Calgary Flames Hockey Club. pp. 49–50.
- ^ "HC Davos" (in French). National League. http://www.swiss-icehockey.ch/NL/clubs/fr/davos.php. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
- ^ "Stars add depth, versatility with Hagman acquisition". ESPN. 2005-12-12. http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=2257050. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
- ^ "Maple Leafs sign Hagman, Finger and Joseph". The Sports Network. 2008-07-01. http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=242183. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
- ^ Roarke, Shawn P. (2010-01-31). "Leafs land Flames' Phaneuf in blockbuster deal". National Hockey League. http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=515662. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
- ^ http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/story/2011/11/11/sp-flames-hagman.html
- ^ http://www.vancouversun.com/Ducks+claim+Niklas+Hagman+waivers/5707922/story.html
- ^ "1998 – Helsinki, Finland". The Sports Network. http://www.tsn.ca/World_jrs/feature/?fid=3904. Retrieved 2011-01-08.
- ^ "1999 – Winnipeg, Canada". The Sports Network. http://www.tsn.ca/World_jrs/feature/?fid=3905. Retrieved 2011-01-08.
- ^ Podnieks, Andrew (2003). Players: The ultimate A–Z guide of everyone who has ever played in the NHL. Toronto: Doubleday Canada. p. 319. ISBN 0-385-25999-9.
- ^ Wilson, Bernie (2006-02-26). "A thrilling final act". Yahoo! Sports. http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/torino2006/ice_hockey/news?slug=bw-hockfinal022606&prov=yhoo&type=lgns. Retrieved 2011-01-08.
- ^ "Finland defeats Slovakia to capture hockey bronze". The Sports Network. 2010-02-28. http://www.tsn.ca/olympics/story/?id=311878. Retrieved 2011-01-08.
- ^ MacFarlane, Steve (2010-09-20). "Flame draws inspiration from dad". Calgary Sun. http://www.calgarysun.com/sports/myflames/2010/09/19/15404671.html. Retrieved 2010-09-20.
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