Brandon Hagel picked up 4 assists within the first interval in tonight’s (Nov. 25) sport towards the Colorado Avalanche, which tie for essentially the most within the opening body in NHL historical past and has been achieved by solely eight others previously 40 years.
The @TBLightning had 5 first-period targets and Brandon Hagel assisted on 4 of them – tied for essentially the most within the opening body in NHL historical past and achieved by eight others previously 40 years.#NHLStats: https://t.co/ZwZL3EyZmQ pic.twitter.com/wz9maAGQt2
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) November 26, 2024
Hagel was initially chosen 159th general by the Buffalo Sabres within the 2016 NHL Entry Draft. By June 1, 2018, the Sabres couldn’t signal him to a contract and relinquished their rights to him, permitting him to turn into eligible for the 2018 NHL Entry Draft. He was subsequently invited to the Montreal Canadiens coaching camp on a tryout foundation however started the 2018–19 season in Juniors. After recording 30 factors in 19 video games, he signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Chicago Blackhawks.
In his third season with the Blackhawks in 2021–22, with the workforce nicely out of rivalry for the playoffs and having established new profession marks with 21 targets and 37 factors via 55 video games, Chicago traded him alongside two fourth-round draft picks to the Tampa Bay Lightning in trade for 2 first-round picks in 2023 and 2024, Taylor Raddysh and Boris Katchouk on March 18, 2022.
In his first full season with the Lightning in 2022–23, Hagel had a breakout yr, with 30 targets and 64 factors in 81 video games. He set new profession marks in every class and ranked fourth on the workforce in scoring. Within the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs, he posted one purpose and 5 factors in a six-game first-round exit to their Atlantic Division rival Toronto Maple Leafs.
