Robert Hägg

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Robert Hägg
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Hägg with the Adirondack Phantoms in 2014
Born (1995-02-08) 8 February 1995 (age 29)
Uppsala, Sweden
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 201 lb (91 kg; 14 st 5 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
NHL team
Former teams		 Detroit Red Wings
Modo Hockey
Philadelphia Flyers
Buffalo Sabres
Florida Panthers
National team  Sweden
NHL Draft 41st overall, 2013
Philadelphia Flyers
Playing career 2012–present

Robert Hägg (born 8 February 1995) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Philadelphia Flyers in the second round (41st overall) of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.[1]

Playing career

Junior

Robert Hägg started his hockey career at age 13 playing for Gimo IF in Gimo, Uppland.[2] In his second season, at age 14, Hägg recorded 16 points in 32 games played for Gimo. In the 2010-11 Season, now on MODO U16, Hägg had a breakout year leading the U16 SM league in assists and points by a defenseman. Additionally, he won the U16 SM defenseman of the year award.[3]

Professional

On 21 March 2014, the Philadelphia Flyers signed Hägg to a three-year entry-level contract.[1][4] Hägg made his NHL debut on 9 April 2017 against the Carolina Hurricanes in the last game of the Flyers regular season.[5]

During the 2017–18 season Hägg recorded his first NHL goal in a 4–3 win over the Detroit Red Wings on 21 December 2017.[6] Hägg led the NHL in hits with 232 and rookies in blocked shots before being pulled out of the lineup with a lower body injury on 10 March 2018.[7]

On 23 July 2021, Hägg was traded by the Flyers to the Buffalo Sabres, along with a 2021 first-round pick and a 2023 second-round pick, in exchange for Rasmus Ristolainen.[8] In the 2021–22 season, Hägg continued his role as a physical third-pairing defensemen for the Sabres. He was leading the team in hits and short-handed time on ice while collecting 8 points through 48 regular season games. Hägg was dealt by the Sabres approaching the NHL trade deadline to the Florida Panthers in exchange for a 2022 sixth-round pick on 20 March 2022.[9]

On 25 July 2022, Hägg signed to a one-year, $800,000 contract with the Detroit Red Wings.[10]

International play

Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing  Sweden
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2013 Ufa
Silver medal – second place 2014 Malmö

Hägg played throughout his junior career at the International stage for Sweden, culminating in two silver medals at the 2013 World Junior Championships in Ufa, Russia and 2014 in Malmö, Sweden.

On 9 May 2019, Hägg was named to make his senior international debut with Sweden at the 2019 World Championships held in Bratislava, Slovakia.[11]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2008–09 Gimo IF SWE.4 23 0 0 0 6 — — — — —
2009–10 Gimo IF SWE.4 32 7 9 16 28 — — — — —
2010–11 Tierps HK SWE.3 30 2 9 11 30 — — — — —
2010–11 Modo Hockey J18 Allsv 2 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2011–12 Modo Hockey J18 3 0 4 4 8 — — — — —
2011–12 Modo Hockey J18 Allsv 2 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
2011–12 Modo Hockey J20 44 4 13 17 46 8 1 1 2 2
2012–13 Modo Hockey J20 28 11 13 24 24 7 1 1 2 4
2012–13 Modo Hockey SEL 27 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
2012–13 Modo Hockey J18 Allsv — — — — — 2 1 1 2 0
2013–14 Modo Hockey J20 8 1 6 7 6 2 1 0 1 2
2013–14 Modo Hockey SHL 50 1 5 6 47 2 0 0 0 4
2013–14 Adirondack Phantoms AHL 10 1 3 4 10 — — — — —
2014–15 Lehigh Valley Phantoms AHL 69 3 17 20 42 — — — — —
2015–16 Lehigh Valley Phantoms AHL 65 5 6 11 42 — — — — —
2016–17 Lehigh Valley Phantoms AHL 58 7 8 15 48 5 0 1 1 0
2016–17 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2017–18 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 70 3 6 9 32 2 0 0 0 0
2018–19 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 82 5 15 20 63 — — — — —
2019–20 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 49 3 10 13 30 12 0 3 3 6
2020–21 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 34 2 3 5 18 — — — — —
2021–22 Buffalo Sabres NHL 48 1 7 8 25 — — — — —
2021–22 Florida Panthers NHL 16 0 1 1 10 — — — — —
SHL totals 77 1 6 7 49 3 0 0 0 4
NHL totals 300 14 42 56 178 14 0 3 3 6

International

Year Team Event Result   GP G A Pts PIM
2012 Sweden U17 4th 6 2 4 6 16
2012 Sweden IH18 3rd 4 3 2 5 35
2013 Sweden WJC 2nd 5 1 1 2 0
2013 Sweden WJC18 5th 5 1 3 4 12
2014 Sweden WJC 2nd 7 1 0 1 12
2015 Sweden WJC 4th 7 0 2 2 2
2019 Sweden WC 5th 8 0 0 0 4
Junior totals 34 8 12 20 77
Senior totals 8 0 0 0 4

References

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