The Daily: Hagelin a Swede Who Played in Michigan But Not For Red Wings

Forward Carl Hagelin, who was announcing his retirement from the NHL earlier this week due to an eye injury, was a rarity in terms of hockey players in that he was a Swedish talent who would play in Michigan, but not for the Detroit Red Wings.

An iconic NHL franchise in Sweden, from Nicklas Lidstrom to Henrik Zetterberg to Niklas Kronwall, and even the ultimate Swedish hockey legend Borje Salming, it seems like almost all of the Swedish hockey greats at some point found their way to Hockeytown.

After being drafted in the sixth round of the 2007 #NHLDraft, Carl Hagelin went on to play in 713 regular-season games and 141 playoff games, raising two #StanleyCups along the way.

Congratulations to the Swedish forward on a great career. pic.twitter.com/GVU2ged127

— NHLPA (@NHLPA) August 31, 2023

That was certainly the case for Hagelin. However, his time skating in the Wolverine State was spent playing for the NCAA Michigan Wolverines. Left-winger Hagelin was performing for the Wolverines from 2007-11. His teammates at Michigan would include Max Pacioretty and former Red Wings Luke Glendening and Jon Merrill.

Hagelin spent 11 NHL seasons with the New York Rangers, Anaheim Ducks, Pittsburgh Penguins, Los Angeles Kings and Washington Capitals. He won back-to-back Stanley Cups with the Penguins in 2015-16 and 2016-17.

Red Wings In Case You Missed It

• An early assessment of the progress from the Red Wings 2020 draft class
• Former Red Wings goalie prospect Filip Larsson is still disappointed by how his North American experience came to a conclusion
• Detroit will be featured in 13 national network TV games during the 2023-24 NHL season
• Russian hockey pundits are touting Red Wings prospect Dmitri Buchelnikov as a contender to be the KHL rookie of the year

Red Wings Offseason

Several Red Wings regular-season games are now showing new start times.

More schedule updates! ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/WWTacgBTxT

— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) August 30, 2023

Road games at New Jersey (Oct. 12), Buffalo (Dec. 5), St. Louis (Dec. 12) and Carolina (Mar. 28), as well as a Dec. 14 home date against the Hurricanes, will all now be getting underway at 7:30 p.m. ET.

Hockey Now Network

Boston: A Phil Kessel reunion with the Boston Bruins is highly unlikely.

Buffalo: The Buffalo Sabres will be placing geographic limits on ticket sales during the 2023-24 NHL season.

Florida: Two players with connections to the Florida Panthers were retiring from hockey this week.

Montreal: Three questions facing the Montreal Canadiens as they move toward the 2023-24 NHL season.

Carolina: Daniel Bochner is the new development coach of the Carolina Hurricanes.

New Jersey: GM Tom Fitzgerald says the club doesn’t need top defensive prospect Simon Nemec to make the New Jersey Devils roster this season.

Philadelphia: Former Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere is ready to be a difference maker for the Red Wings.

Pittsburgh: Five questions that the Pittsburgh Penguins must answer.

BetMGM Sportsbook

States: All States Where Legal

GET THE APP

SIGNUP BONUSUP TO $1,000!
Up To $1000 Paid Back in Bonus BetsBET NOW

Chicago: Should the name of prospect Kevin Korchinski be penciled into the lineup of the Chicago Blackhawks?

Colorado: How former Red Wings star Igor Larionov is preparing Colorado Avalanche prospect Nikolai Kovalenko for the NHL.

Nashville: The front office switch at GM from David Poile to Barry Trotz is bolstering the confidence of the Nashville Predators fanbase.

San Jose: Good luck finding many San Jose Sharks games anywhere on the NHL’s national TV schedule.