Robert Hägg

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Robert Hägg

Robert Hägg (born 8 February 1995) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player for the Henderson Silver Knights of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted in the second round, 41st overall, by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 2013 NHL entry draft.[1]

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Robert Hägg
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Hägg with the Adirondack Phantoms in 2014
Born (1995-02-08) 8 February 1995 (age 30)
Uppsala, Sweden
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Former teams
Vegas Golden Knights
Henderson Silver Knights (AHL)
Modo Hockey
Philadelphia Flyers
Buffalo Sabres
Florida Panthers
Detroit Red Wings
Anaheim Ducks
National team  Sweden
NHL draft 41st overall, 2013
Philadelphia Flyers
Playing career 2012present
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Playing career

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Junior

Hägg started his hockey career at age 13 playing for Gimo IF in Gimo.[2] In his second season, at age 14, Hägg recorded 16 points in 32 games played for Gimo IF. In the 2010–11 season, playing for Modo under-16 team, Hägg had a breakout year, leading the under-16 league in assists and points by a defenceman. Additionally, he won the under-16 league's defenceman of the year award.[3]

Professional

Hägg was selected by the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the second round, 41st overall, of the 2013 NHL entry draft. On 21 March 2014, the Philadelphia Flyers signed Hägg to a three-year entry-level contract.[1][4] Following the end of the 2013–14 season in the SHL, Hägg played the final ten games of the Flyers' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Adirondack Phantoms, season.[5] For the 2014–15 season, he was assigned to the Flyers' new AHL affiliate, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, to develop.[6] Hägg made his NHL debut on 9 April 2017 against the Carolina Hurricanes in the last game of the Flyers regular season.[7]

During the 2017–18 season Hägg recorded his first NHL goal in a 4–3 win over the Detroit Red Wings on 21 December 2017.[8] Hägg led the NHL in hits with 232 and rookies in blocked shots before being pulled out of the lineup with a lower body injury on 10 March 2018.[9] In the following 2018–19 season, Hägg played in all 82 games. However, in the 2019–20 season Hägg was a healthy scratch in 20 of Philadelphia's first 69 games.[10] He finished the season appearing in 49 games, scoring three goals and 13 points. On 28 September 2020, Hägg signed a two-year $3.2 million contract extension with the Flyers.[11] He appeared in 34 games during the 2020–21 season scoring two goals and five points.[12] On 18 March 2021, Hägg suffered a shoulder injury in a 9–0 loss to the New York Rangers that kept him out of the lineup for two weeks.[13]

On 23 July 2021, Hägg was traded by the Flyers to the Buffalo Sabres, along with a 2021 first-round pick and a 2023 second-round pick, in exchange for defenceman Rasmus Ristolainen.[12] In the 2021–22 season, Hägg continued his role as a physical third-pairing defenceman for the Sabres. He was leading the team in hits and short-handed time on ice while collecting eight points through 48 regular season games. Hägg was traded by the Sabres before the NHL trade deadline to the Florida Panthers in exchange for a 2022 sixth-round pick on 20 March 2022.[14] After joining the Panthers, Hägg was slotted into the third pairing alongside Brandon Montour.[15] He made his Panthers debut against the Montreal Canadiens on 24 March, alongside fellow debutants Claude Giroux and Ben Chiarot and assisted on Aleksander Barkov's game-tying goal in a 4–3 win.[16]

On 25 July 2022, Hägg signed a one-year, $800,000 contract with the Detroit Red Wings.[17] He was signed by Detroit after it was announced that fellow new signing Mark Pysyk would miss the first half of the 2022–23 season due to an injury. Hägg missed part of training camp after being struck in the head by a puck.[18] He made his Red Wings debut in 3–0 shutout win over the Montreal Canadiens on opening night, taking a minor penalty for slashing.[19] Hägg was placed on injured reserve with an undisclosed injury on 13 December, after registering two points in 13 games with Detroit,[20] and returned to action on 16 January 2023.[21] Hägg scored his first goal for Detroit on 22 February, against Darcy Kuemper in a 3–1 win over the Washington Capitals.[22] He appeared in 38 games with Detroit, recording two goals and five assists for seven points.[23]

As an unrestricted free agent from the Red Wings, Hägg joined his fifth NHL team in signing a one-year, $775,000 contract with the Anaheim Ducks for the 2023–24 season on 4 July 2023.[23] He was assigned to Anaheim's AHL affiliate, the San Diego Gulls, to start the season. Hägg was recalled on 25 October,[24] but was scratched for all five games he was with the team for before being returned to the AHL on 5 November.[25] He was recalled again on 9 January 2024,[26] and made his season and team debut with Anaheim on 11 January, versus the Carolina Hurricanes.[27] Hägg was returned to San Diego on 28 January, after appearing in five games, registering no points.[28]

Following the 2023–24 season, Hägg signed a one-year contract with the Vegas Golden Knights on 2 July 2024.[29] He was assigned to Vegas' AHL affiliate, the Henderson Silver Knights, for the 2024–25 season.[30] After being recalled to the Golden Knights in mid-November,[31] Hägg subsequently debuted for Vegas on 21 November, playing just under nine minutes in a 3–2 victory over the Ottawa Senators.[32]

International play

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Hägg played throughout his junior career at the international stage for Sweden junior team. He played for Sweden at the 2012 World U-17 Hockey Challenge, leading all defencemen in scoring during the event with six points. He won a bronze medal at the 2012 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament and a silver medal at the 2013 World Junior Championships.[33] Hägg won a second silver medal at the 2014 World Junior Championships.[34] Hägg appeared in his third World Junior Championships in 2015 where Sweden finished in fourth place.[35][36]

On 9 May 2019, Hägg was named to Sweden senior team for the 2019 World Championship.[37] Sweden was defeated in the quarterfinals by Finland and finished the tournament in fifth place.[38]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

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    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
2008–09 Gimo IF SWE.4 230006
2009–10 Gimo IF SWE.4 32791628
2010–11 Tierps HK SWE.3 30291130
2010–11 Modo Hockey J18 Allsv 20002
2011–12 Modo Hockey J18 30448
2011–12 Modo Hockey J18 Allsv 21012 10000
2011–12 Modo Hockey J20 444131746 81122
2012–13 Modo Hockey J20 2811132424 71124
2012–13 Modo Hockey SEL 270112 10000
2012–13 Modo Hockey J18 Allsv 21120
2013–14 Modo Hockey J20 81676 21012
2013–14 Modo Hockey SHL 5015647 20004
2013–14 Adirondack Phantoms AHL 1013410
2014–15 Lehigh Valley Phantoms AHL 693172042
2015–16 Lehigh Valley Phantoms AHL 65561142
2016–17 Lehigh Valley Phantoms AHL 58781548 50110
2016–17 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 10000
2017–18 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 7036932 20000
2018–19 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 825152063
2019–20 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 493101330 120336
2020–21 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 3423518
2021–22 Buffalo Sabres NHL 4817825
2021–22 Florida Panthers NHL 1601110
2022–23 Detroit Red Wings NHL 3825726
2023–24 San Diego Gulls AHL 47391238
2023–24 Anaheim Ducks NHL 50004
SHL totals 7716749 30004
NHL totals 343164763208 140336
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International

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Year Team Event Result   GPGAPtsPIM
2012 Sweden U17 4th 624616
2012 Sweden IH18 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 432535
2013 Sweden WJC 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 51120
2013 Sweden U18 5th 513412
2014 Sweden WJC 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 710112
2015 Sweden WJC 4th 70222
2019 Sweden WC 5th 80004
Junior totals 348122077
Senior totals 80004
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