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Niklas Hagman (born December 5, 1979) is a
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former professional
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. He was a third round pick of the
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, 70th overall, at the
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and made his
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(NHL) debut with Florida in 2001. He has also played for the
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,
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,
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and
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in the NHL,
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in the KHL,
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,
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and Kärpät in the SM-liiga and
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in the Swiss
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. An accomplished international player, Hagman has represented
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at three
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, 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
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and twice played at the World Junior Championships, winning a gold medal in 1998.


Playing career


Professional


Finland

Hagman grew up playing with
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, appearing with their under-18 and junior teams between 1995 and 1999. He played his first professional games in 1997–98 with HIFK. He appeared in eight games in the
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, 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
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to complete the season. While the
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selected Hagman in the third round, 70th overall, at the
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, he remained in Finland. He played with Kärpät of the
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, 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.


National Hockey League

Hagman left Finland to join the Panthers for the start of the 2001–02 season. He appeared in 78 games for Florida, scoring 10 goals and 28 points on the season. 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 YoungStars game at the
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. Following another 23-point campaign in 2003–04, Hagman signed with
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of the Swiss
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as the 2004–05 season was wiped out by a
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. He scored 40 points in 44 games, as Davos won the Swiss championship. He returned to the Panthers to begin the 2005–06 season, but after 30 games, he was traded to the
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in exchange for a seventh-round selection at the 2007 NHL Entry Draft. Hagman recorded his 100th career NHL point in a 2–1 victory over the
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on October 23, 2006. He enjoyed his career best season in 2007–08, scoring 27 goals and 41 points. He led the Stars with eight game-winning goals and scored his first
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on February 28, 2008, against the
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. An unrestricted
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following the season, Hagman signed a four-year,
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12 million contract with the
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. 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
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, scored his 200th point on February 22, 2009, against the
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and his 100th goal on March 28, also against Boston. 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. The
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acquired Hagman, along with
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,
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and Ian White, in exchange for
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,
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and Keith Aulie. Hagman finished the season with 25 goals and 44 points split between Toronto and Calgary. Hagman started the 2011–12 season with the Flames, but was a healthy scratch in six of the first 14 games, and scored only one goal and three assists in the eight games he played. The Flames placed Hagman on waivers and, when he cleared waivers on November 11, assigned him to the
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's
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, the Flames' top minor league affiliate. 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 subsequently claimed by the
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on November 14, 2011, with the Flames remaining responsible to pay the other half of his salary for the duration of his contract.


Europe

Following the 2011–12 season, Hagman returned to Europe, signing a deal with
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of the KHL. In the 2012–13 season for Yaroslavl, he played 49 games in the regular season, scoring 12 goals and providing eight assists. This was then followed by a six-game playoff run in which Hagman went scoreless. In July 2013, the Finnish SM-liiga club
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announced that Hagman had signed for a one-year contract.


International play

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
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, and though the Finns were not expected to be contenders, they ultimately won the gold medal. Hagman scored the championship winning goal in overtime to defeat the Russians. He described winning the championship in his home country as being one of the greatest achievements of his career. He again played with the Finnish junior team at the 1999 tournament, but the Finns were unable to duplicate their success, finishing fifth. An injury to
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shortly before the
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opened up a chance for Hagman to represent the Finnish senior team for the first time. He appeared in four games for the Finns, scoring one goal. Later that spring, he played his first of four consecutive
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. 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
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. He scored only one assist in eight games, but was part of a strong team defence that allowed only five goals in seven games as Finland found itself in the gold medal final against Sweden. 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. Hagman played his third Olympics at the 2010 Vancouver Games. Following a devastating 6–1 loss to the
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in the semi-final, Finland found itself trailing
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by a 3–1 score entering 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
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scored both tying and winning goals. For Hagman, the bronze represented his second Olympic medal.


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. His uncle is
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, a retired professional
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player and former member of the Finnish national team and his cousin is the actor
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. 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
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. They have a son named Lukas, born in February 2007. Their daughter Lila was born in September 2009. In March 2018 Niklas and Piritta Hagman filed a request for divorce. The divorce became legal in December same year.


Career statistics


Regular season and playoffs


International


See also

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References


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