Niklas Hagman facts for kids
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Hagman with the Calgary Flames in 2010
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| Born | December 5, 1979 Espoo, Finland |
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| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | HIFK Espoo Blues Kärpät Florida Panthers HC Davos Dallas Stars Toronto Maple Leafs Calgary Flames Anaheim Ducks Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Ässät HC Fribourg-Gottéron Jokerit HPK |
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| National team |  Finland |
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| NHL Draft | 70th overall, 1999 Florida Panthers |
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| Playing career | 1997–2017 | ||
Niklas Hagman, born on December 5, 1979, is a former professional ice hockey player from Finland. He was a talented forward who played for many teams during his career. He was chosen by the Florida Panthers in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft.
Niklas played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for teams like the Florida Panthers, Dallas Stars, Toronto Maple Leafs, Calgary Flames, and Anaheim Ducks. He also played in other top leagues around the world, including the KHL in Russia and leagues in Finland and Switzerland.
Hagman was also a very successful player for the Finnish national team. He played in three Winter Olympic Games, winning a silver medal in 2006 and a bronze medal in 2010. He also helped Finland reach the final of the 2004 World Cup of Hockey.
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Playing Hockey
Starting in Finland
Niklas Hagman started playing hockey with HIFK in Finland. He played for their younger teams from 1995 to 1999. He played his first professional games with HIFK in the 1997–98 season, which is Finland's top league. He even scored his first goal that year!
In 1999, the Florida Panthers picked him in the NHL Draft. But Niklas stayed in Finland to play more. He played for Kärpät and helped them get promoted to the top Finnish league. In the 2000–01 season, he was Kärpät's top goal scorer with 28 goals.
Playing in the NHL
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Niklas joined the Florida Panthers for the 2001–02 NHL season. He played in 78 games and scored 10 goals and 28 points. He was even named the NHL's Rookie of the Month in March 2002! He also played in the YoungStars game at the 2003 NHL All-Star Game.
After a few seasons with the Panthers, Niklas played for HC Davos in Switzerland during the 2004–05 season. This was because the NHL season was canceled due to a player dispute. He helped Davos win the Swiss championship that year.
He returned to the NHL in 2005 and was later traded to the Dallas Stars. On October 23, 2006, he scored his 100th NHL point. His best season was in 2007–08, when he scored 27 goals and 41 points. He even scored his first hat-trick (three goals in one game) on February 28, 2008.
After that great season, Hagman signed with the Toronto Maple Leafs. He played his 500th NHL game on November 17, 2008. He also reached 200 career points and 100 career goals while with the Maple Leafs.
In 2010, Niklas was part of a big trade and moved to the Calgary Flames. He finished that season with 25 goals. He played for the Flames until 2011, when he was claimed by the Anaheim Ducks.
Playing in Europe Again
After the 2011–12 NHL season, Niklas Hagman went back to Europe. He signed with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl in the KHL, which is a big league in Russia. He played there for one season.
In 2013, he signed a one-year contract with Ässät in the Finnish league. He also played for HC Fribourg-Gottéron in Switzerland, and later for Jokerit and HPK in Finland before ending his career in 2017.
Playing for Finland
| Medal record | ||
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Representing  Finland |
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| Ice hockey | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| Silver | 2006 Turin | |
| Bronze | 2010 Vancouver | |
| World Cup | ||
| Silver | 2004 Toronto | |
| World Junior Championship | ||
| Gold | 1998 Finland | |
Niklas first played for Finland at the 1998 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. This tournament was held in Helsinki, Finland. Even though many people didn't expect them to win, the Finnish team won the gold medal! Niklas scored the winning goal in overtime against Russia. He said winning this championship in his home country was one of the best moments of his career.
He played for the senior Finnish team for the first time at the 2002 Winter Olympics. He also played in four Ice Hockey World Championships in a row. In 2004, he played in the 2004 World Cup of Hockey, where Finland finished second to Canada.
Hagman played in his second Olympics in 2006 in Turin, Italy. Finland reached the gold medal game but lost to Sweden, earning a silver medal. He played in his third Olympics in 2010 in Vancouver, Canada. Finland won the bronze medal game against Slovakia, with Niklas scoring a key goal to help his team come back and win. This was his second Olympic medal!
Family Life
Niklas Hagman comes from a hockey family. His father, Matti, was the first Finnish player to ever play in the NHL. This makes Niklas and Matti the first Finnish father and son to both play in the NHL.
His uncle, Kai Haaskivi, was a professional soccer player for the Finnish national team. Niklas married Piritta Hannula, a Finnish model, on July 8, 2006. They have a son named Lukas, born in 2007, and a daughter named Lila, born in 2009. Niklas and Piritta Hagman later divorced.
Career Statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| 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 | |
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| 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
