Niklas Hagman

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Position Left Wing
Shoots Left
Nickname(s) "Larry" Hagman
Height
Weight		 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
205 lb (93 kg/14 st 9 lb)
NHL Team
F. teams		 Dallas Stars
Florida Panthers
Nationality Flag of Finland Finland
Born December 5, 1979 (1979-12-05) (age 28),
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 in Espoo, Finland) is a Finnish professional hockey player currently playing for the Dallas Stars.

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[edit] Playing career

He plays for the Dallas Stars of the NHL. Hagman was drafted by the Panthers in the 3rd round, 70 overall in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. After 3 seasons in his native Finland, Hagman joined the main Panthers roster in the 2001–02 NHL season and as of the end of the 2003–04 NHL season, Hagman has played 233 games for the Panthers scoring 28 goals and 46 assists for 74 points and 50 penalty minutes. During the 2004–05 NHL lockout, which cancelled the 2004–05 NHL season, Hagman played for Swiss outfit Davos. After previously clearing waivers, he was traded to the Dallas Stars in return for a seventh round draft pick. 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. Hagman won a silver medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy with team Finland.

Hagman recorded his first career NHL hat-trick on February 28, 2008.

[edit] Personal life

Hagman announced his engagement to Finnish model and 1st runner-up of Miss Finland 2003 Piritta Hannula in spring 2005. They were married on July 8, 2006 in Helsinki, Finland. They have a son called Lukas, born in February 2007.

[edit] 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
NHL Totals 481 80 85 165 -22 153 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
  • Stats as of April 28, 2008

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