| Niklas Hagman | |
| Position | Right Wing |
| Shoots | Left |
| Nickname(s) | "Larry" Hagman |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 205 lb (93 kg) |
| NHL Team F. Teams |
Toronto Maple Leafs Florida Panthers Dallas Stars |
| Nationality |  Finnish
|
| Born | December 5, 1979, Espoo, Finland |
| NHL Draft | 70th overall, 1999 Florida Panthers |
| Pro Career | 1997 – present |
| Olympic medal record | ||
| Men's ice hockey | ||
|---|---|---|
| Silver | 2006 Turin | Team |
Niklas Hagman (born December 5, 1979) is a Finnish professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career[]
Hagman was drafted by the Florida Panthers in the 3rd round, 70th overall in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. After 3 seasons in his native Finland, Hagman joined the main Florida roster in the 2001–02 NHL season where he would play for three consecutive seasons. Hagman's father, Matti, was the first Finnish player to play in the NHL, and accordingly they are the first Finnish father and son to have played in the league. During the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Hagman played for Swiss outfit HC Davos. After previously clearing waivers, he was traded to the Dallas Stars in return for a 7th round draft pick. Hagman won a silver medal at the 2006 Olympics in Turin, Italy with team Finland.
Hagman recorded his first career NHL hat-trick on February 28, 2008 in a 7-4 victory against the Chicago Blackhawks.
On July 1, 2008 the Toronto Maple Leafs signed Hagman to a 4 year deal worth $3 million a season.
On March 28, 2009, Hagman scored his 100th career goal in the NHL on Manny Fernandez in a 7–5 loss against the Boston Bruins.
Career statistics[]
| 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 | -6 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2002–03 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 80 | 8 | 15 | 23 | -8 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2003–04 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 75 | 10 | 13 | 23 | -5 | 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 | -8 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2005–06 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 51 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -2 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 4 | ||
| 2006–07 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 82 | 17 | 12 | 29 | +3 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 10 | ||
| 2007–08 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 82 | 27 | 14 | 41 | +4 | 51 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 8 | ||
| 2008–09 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 65 | 22 | 20 | 42 | -5 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| NHL Totals | 546 | 102 | 105 | 207 | -27 | 157 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 22 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
External links[]
- Niklas Hagman on nhlfinns.com
- Niklas Hagman's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
- Niklas Hagman at TSN.ca
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