Carl Hagelin | |||
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Hagelin with the Penguins in 2016.
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Born |
Nykvarn, Sweden |
23 August 1988 ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
Weight | 186 lb (84 kg; 13 st 4 lb) | ||
Position | Left Wing | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
NHL team Former teams |
Pittsburgh Penguins New York Rangers Anaheim Ducks |
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National team | Sweden | ||
NHL Draft | 168th overall, 2007 New York Rangers |
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Playing career | 2011–present |
Medal record | ||
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Men's ice hockey | ||
Representing Sweden | ||
Winter Olympics | ||
2014 Sochi | ||
World Junior Championships | ||
2008 Czech Republic |
Carl Oliver Hagelin (born 23 August 1988) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL). Hagelin was drafted by the New York Rangers in the sixth round, 168th overall, of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft. In 2016, Hagelin won his first Stanley Cup Championship as a member of the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Internationally, Hagelin has won a silver medal with Sweden at the 2014 Winter Olympics.
Prior to beginning his collegiate career, Hagelin played two seasons for Södertälje SK's team in the J20 SuperElit. During that time, he scored 44 goals and 51 assists, ranking fifth all-time in points and goals scored for Södertälje, as well as fourth in goals per season.
After moving to North America, Hagelin played college hockey at the University of Michigan's Wolverines ice hockey team of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA). In doing so, he became the first Swedish ice hockey player to ever play for the University. As a junior in 2009–10, Hagelin helped Michigan win the CCHA championship and was named as an Academic All-Big Ten. As a senior in 2010–11, Hagelin won the CCHA Best Defensive Forward Award and was named to the All-CCHA First Team. He also won the CCHA Best Defensive Forward Award and was a finalist for the CCHA Player of the Year Award for the 2010–11 season, in addition to the Inside College Hockey 2010–11 All-America Third Team and the AHCA/Old Time Hockey All-American Ice Hockey Team (second team, west).