Daniel Muzito Bagenda

Daniel Muzito Bagenda (born June 16, 1996) is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward. He is currently playing with SSK of the HockeyAllsvenskan (Allsv).

Playing career Muzito Bagenda made his Swedish Hockey League debut playing with Modo Hockey during the 2013–14 SHL season.

After four games in the SHL as a junior, Bagenda opted to further his development at the Canadian major junior level with the Mississauga Steelheads of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). In the 2015–16 season with the Steelheads, Bagenda contributed with 20 goals in 63 games before he was passed over in the 2016 NHL entry draft.

On July 3, 2016, Muzito Bagenda signalled the start of his North American professional career, in agreeing to a one-year AHL contract with the Rochester Americans, an affiliate of the Buffalo Sabres.

After two seasons under contract with the Americans, Muzito Bagenda returned to Sweden as a free agent. He agreed to a try-out contract in joining AIK of the HockeyAllsvenskan on August 22, 2018. He made an immediate impact with AIK and was soon signed to a contract for the 2018–19 season. In his first season in the Allsvenskan, Muzito Bagenda used his size and physicality to contribute with 13 goals and 27 points in 52 games.

On April 8, 2019, Muzito Bagenda secured a return to the SHL, signing a two-year contract with Örebro HK.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2012–13 Modo Hockey J20 7 1 3 4 6 — — — — — 2013–14 Modo Hockey J20 39 15 7 22 48 5 0 0 0 0 2013–14 Modo Hockey SHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2014–15 Modo Hockey J20 37 10 25 35 26 5 0 2 2 0 2014–15 Modo Hockey SHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2015–16 Mississauga Steelheads OHL 63 20 17 37 36 7 6 4 10 6 2016–17 Rochester Americans AHL 61 9 6 15 45 — — — — — 2017–18 Cincinnati Cyclones ECHL 46 19 27 46 54 5 2 5 7 2 2017–18 Rochester Americans AHL 6 1 1 2 0 — — — — — 2018–19 AIK Allsv 52 13 14 27 36 7 0 0 0 0 2019–20 Örebro HK SHL 50 7 10 17 20 — — — — — 2020–21 Örebro HK SHL 46 5 8 13 33 — — — — — 2021–22 IK Oskarshamn SHL 46 4 3 7 18 — — — — — 2022–23 AIK Allsv 50 23 17 40 54 8 3 8 11 2 2023–24 AIK Allsv 49 17 20 37 18 4 0 1 1 29 2024–25 AIK Allsv 37 8 19 27 25 16 5 3 8 8 SHL totals 146 16 21 37 71 — — — — —

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2013 Sweden U17 6 0 3 3 4 2013 Sweden IH18 7th 4 2 1 3 2 2014 Sweden U18 4th 7 0 1 1 2 Junior totals 17 2 5 7 8