Kyle Hagel (born January 21, 1985) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenseman. He played 373 games in the American Hockey League and is currently an assistant coach of the Seattle Thunderbirds in the Western Hockey League (WHL).

Kyle Hagel
Hagel with the Charlotte Checkers in 2015
Born (1985-01-21) January 21, 1985 (age 39)
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 209 lb (95 kg; 14 st 13 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Rochester Americans
Rockford Ice Hogs
Peoria Rivermen
Hamilton Bulldogs
Portland Pirates
Charlotte Checkers
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2008–2017

Playing career

edit

Hagel played collegiate hockey with Princeton University in the ECAC conference and was undrafted . Upon completion of his senior season with the Tigers, Hagel made his professional debut in the 2008–09 season with the Fresno Falcons of the ECHL.

On May 8, 2011, the St. Louis Blues announced that they had signed Hagel as a free-agent to a one-year contract.[1]

After only seven games with the Blues AHL affiliate, the Peoria Rivermen, due to injuries, Hagel was then signed a one-year contract to remain in the AHL with the Hamilton Bulldogs for the 2012–13 season. In 67 games with the lowly Bulldogs, Hagel scored 2 goals and 6 points whilst recording 172 penalty minutes.

On August 19, 2013, Hagel's journeyman career continued in the AHL, agreeing as a free agent to a one-year contract with the Portland Pirates.[2] Hagel joined his sixth AHL team on July 16, 2014, agreeing to a one-year deal with the Charlotte Checkers.[3]

Hagel added a veteran presence to the Checkers and played three seasons with the club before announcing his retirement from professional hockey on July 21, 2017. Throughout his tenure in the AHL, Hagel's efforts in the community were recognised as he was a 7-time winner of his club's Man of the Year Award. He was the recipient of the Yanick Dupre Memorial Award in 2015.[4]

Personal

edit

His younger brother, Marc (born September 12, 1988) played six games with the Lake Erie Monsters during the 2012–13 AHL season and last played for the Binghamton Senators of the AHL.[5] He was married to Jess Hagel on June 25, 2016.

Career statistics

edit
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2002–03 Hamilton Kilty B's OJHL 48 4 13 17 119
2003–04 Hamilton Red Wings OJHL 39 4 13 17 51
2004–05 Princeton University ECAC 26 0 2 2 12
2005–06 Princeton University ECAC 30 6 5 11 6
2006–07 Princeton University ECAC 29 4 2 6 32
2007–08 Princeton University ECAC 32 2 3 5 30
2008–09 Fresno Falcons ECHL 23 5 3 8 97
2008–09 Reading Royals ECHL 15 2 3 5 46
2008–09 Rochester Americans AHL 3 0 0 0 5
2009–10 Las Vegas Wranglers ECHL 42 7 8 15 77 5 3 1 4 9
2009–10 Rockford IceHogs AHL 9 0 0 0 36
2010–11 Rockford IceHogs AHL 77 5 8 13 245
2011–12 Peoria Rivermen AHL 7 0 1 1 15
2012–13 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 67 2 4 6 172
2013–14 Portland Pirates AHL 38 0 5 5 162
2014–15 Charlotte Checkers AHL 73 2 2 4 154
2015–16 Charlotte Checkers AHL 75 5 5 10 164
2016–17 Charlotte Checkers AHL 24 1 3 4 48
AHL totals 373 15 28 43 1001

Awards and honours

edit
Award Year
AHL
Yanick Dupre Memorial Award 2015 [4]

References

edit
  1. ^ "Blues sign Kyle Hagel". Peoria Journal Star. May 8, 2011. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
  2. ^ Portland Pirates (August 19, 2013). "Portland Pirates sign Kyle Hagel to AHL deal". Facebook. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
  3. ^ "Checkers agree to terms on AHL contracts with Kyle Hagel, Alex Aleardi". Charlotte Checkers. July 16, 2014. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
  4. ^ a b "7-time Man of the Year Hagel retires". American Hockey League. July 21, 2017. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
  5. ^ "Marc Hagel player profile". eliteprospects.com. December 1, 2011. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
edit