Nicolas Hague

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Nicolas Hague
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Hague with the Vegas Golden Knights during the 2024 Winter Classic
Born (1998-12-05) December 5, 1998 (age 26)
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 6 in (198 cm)
Weight 230 lb (104 kg; 16 st 6 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
NHL team Vegas Golden Knights
NHL draft 34th overall, 2017
Vegas Golden Knights
Playing career 2018–present

Nicolas Hague (born December 5, 1998) is a Canadian ice hockey defenceman for the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League (NHL). Hague was selected 34th overall by the Golden Knights in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.

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Playing career

Hague with the Mississauga Steelheads in 2017. Nicolas Hague - Mississauga Steelheads.jpg
Hague with the Mississauga Steelheads in 2017.

Hague was drafted by the Mississauga Steelheads in the second round of the 2014 OHL Draft. [1] Hague was later drafted 34th overall by the Vegas Golden Knights in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft. [2]

Hague signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Golden Knights on September 29, 2017, and attended their training camp before rejoining the Steelheads for the 2017–18 season. [3] Following a 2017–18 season where Hague led his team in scoring and set a Steelhead single season record for defencemen (78 points), Hague was awarded the Max Kaminsky Trophy, which is awarded to the OHL's Most Outstanding Defenceman of the Year. [4] On April 8, following the Steelheads elimination from the 2018 OHL Playoffs, the Golden Knights assigned him to their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Chicago Wolves. [5]

On January 21, 2020, Hague scored his first career NHL goal against the Boston Bruins on goaltender Jaroslav Halák. [6]

With the Golden Knights becoming known for aggressively trading draft picks and drafted players, Hague was notably the only player drafted by the organization to play in the 2023 Stanley Cup Finals. [7] Hague scored a goal in the series-clinching Game 5 against the Florida Panthers to help the Golden Knights win the Stanley Cup. [8]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2014–15 Kitchener Dutchmen GOJHL 4338117010391220
2015–16 Mississauga Steelheads OHL 6614102484702213
2016–17 Mississauga SteelheadsOHL65182846107181111219
2017–18 Mississauga SteelheadsOHL67354378105604412
2017–18 Chicago Wolves AHL 5011730004
2018–19 Chicago WolvesAHL751319323822471131
2019–20 Vegas Golden Knights NHL 381101132—————
2019–20 Chicago WolvesAHL21191012—————
2020–21 Vegas Golden KnightsNHL525121731101126
2021–22 Vegas Golden KnightsNHL524101438—————
2022–23 Vegas Golden KnightsNHL8131417512224637
2023–24 Vegas Golden KnightsNHL73210124310000
NHL totals2961556711953335843

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2014 Canada White U17 5th52024
2016 Canada U18 4th70224
Junior totals122248

Awards and honors

AwardYear
OHL
Max Kaminsky Trophy 2017–18 [4]
NHL
Stanley Cup champion 2023 [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "Results from the 2014 OHL Priority Selection". mississaugasteelheads.com. April 5, 2014. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Tippett and Hague Find NHL Homes". mississaugasteelheads.com. June 24, 2017. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Steelheads' Hague signs with Golden Knights". ontariohockeyleague.com. September 29, 2017. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Steelheads' Nic Hague Named OHL Defenceman of the Year". Ontario Hockey League . Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  5. ↑ "VEGAS NHL DRAFT PICK HAGUE JOINS WOLVES". chicagowolves.com. April 3, 2018. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Krejci has goal, assist for Bruins in 3-2 win over Vegas". ESPN . January 21, 2020. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
  7. ↑ Gawlik, Chris (June 26, 2023). "Golden Knights Former Picks and Search for a Relevant 'Mr. Irrelevant'". Vegas Hockey Now. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
  8. ↑ Ferrari, Tony (June 15, 2023). "How Nicolas Hague went from Vegas draft pick to Cup champion". The Hockey News . Retrieved July 1, 2023.
  9. ↑ Brewer, Contessa (June 14, 2023). "Golden Knights' Stanley Cup win cements Las Vegas as a big-time sports city". CNBC. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
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