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.
| Nicolas Hague | |||
|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) Hague with the Vegas Golden Knights during the 2024 Winter Classic | |||
| Born |
December 5, 1998 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 | ||
Playing career
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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
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2014–15 | Kitchener Dutchmen | GOJHL | 43 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 70 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 20 | ||
| 2015–16 | Mississauga Steelheads | OHL | 66 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 84 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | ||
| 2016–17 | Mississauga Steelheads | OHL | 65 | 18 | 28 | 46 | 107 | 18 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 19 | ||
| 2017–18 | Mississauga Steelheads | OHL | 67 | 35 | 43 | 78 | 105 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | ||
| 2017–18 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2018–19 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 75 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 38 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 31 | ||
| 2019–20 | Vegas Golden Knights | NHL | 38 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 21 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Vegas Golden Knights | NHL | 52 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2021–22 | Vegas Golden Knights | NHL | 52 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Vegas Golden Knights | NHL | 81 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 51 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 37 | ||
| 2023–24 | Vegas Golden Knights | NHL | 73 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NHL totals | 296 | 15 | 56 | 71 | 195 | 33 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 43 | ||||
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Canada White | U17 | 5th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2016 | Canada | U18 | 4th | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Junior totals | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | ||||
Awards and honors
edit| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| OHL | ||
| Max Kaminsky Trophy | 2017–18 | [4] |
| NHL | ||
| Stanley Cup champion | 2023 | [9] |
References
edit- ^ "Results from the 2014 OHL Priority Selection". mississaugasteelheads.com. April 5, 2014. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
- ^ "Tippett and Hague Find NHL Homes". mississaugasteelheads.com. June 24, 2017. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
- ^ "Steelheads' Hague signs with Golden Knights". ontariohockeyleague.com. September 29, 2017. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
- ^ a b "Steelheads' Nic Hague Named OHL Defenceman of the Year". Ontario Hockey League. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
- ^ "VEGAS NHL DRAFT PICK HAGUE JOINS WOLVES". chicagowolves.com. April 3, 2018. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
- ^ "Krejci has goal, assist for Bruins in 3-2 win over Vegas". ESPN. January 21, 2020. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
- ^ Gawlik, Chris (June 26, 2023). "Golden Knights Former Picks and Search for a Relevant 'Mr. Irrelevant'". Vegas Hockey Now. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
- ^ Ferrari, Tony (June 15, 2023). "How Nicolas Hague went from Vegas draft pick to Cup champion". The Hockey News. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
- ^ Brewer, Contessa (June 14, 2023). "Golden Knights' Stanley Cup win cements Las Vegas as a big-time sports city". CNBC. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Nicolas Hague player profile at Ontario Hockey League