Kyle Hagel

Kyle Hagel (born January 21, 1985) is a Canadian ice hockey assistant coach and former professional defenseman. He played 373 games in the American Hockey League before becoming an assistant coach for the San Jose Barracuda.

Playing career Hagel played collegiate hockey with Princeton University in the ECAC conference and was undrafted . Upon completion of his senior season with the Tigers, Hagel made his professional debut in the 2008–09 season with the Fresno Falcons of the ECHL.

On May 8, 2011, the St. Louis Blues announced that they had signed Hagel as a free-agent to a one-year contract.

After only seven games with the Blues AHL affiliate, the Peoria Rivermen, due to injuries, Hagel was then signed a one-year contract to remain in the AHL with the Hamilton Bulldogs for the 2012–13 season. In 67 games with the lowly Bulldogs, Hagel scored 2 goals and 6 points whilst recording 172 penalty minutes.

On August 19, 2013, Hagel's journeyman career continued in the AHL, agreeing as a free agent to a one-year contract with the Portland Pirates. Hagel joined his sixth AHL team on July 16, 2014, agreeing to a one-year deal with the Charlotte Checkers.

Hagel added a veteran presence to the Checkers and played three seasons with the club before announcing his retirement from professional hockey on July 21, 2017. Throughout his tenure in the AHL, Hagel's efforts in the community were recognised as he was a 7-time winner of his club's Man of the Year Award. He was the recipient of the Yanick Dupre Memorial Award in 2015.

Coaching career Following his retirement, Hagel was named an assistant coach of the Seattle Thunderbirds in the Western Hockey League (WHL). Hagel left the Thunderbirds in July 2022 to become an assistant coach with the San Jose Barracuda in the AHL.

Personal life His younger brother, Marc played six games with the Lake Erie Monsters during the 2012–13 AHL season and last played for the Binghamton Senators of the AHL.

In 2013, Hagel and his friend Dustin Sproat pitched Shnarped, a social networking app for hockey players and fans, on Dragon's Den. All five Dragons pledged to invest a total of $250,000 in return for a third of their company.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2002–03 Hamilton Kilty B's OJHL 48 4 13 17 119 — — — — — 2003–04 Hamilton Red Wings OJHL 39 4 13 17 51 — — — — — 2004–05 Princeton University ECAC 26 0 2 2 12 — — — — — 2005–06 Princeton University ECAC 30 6 5 11 6 — — — — — 2006–07 Princeton University ECAC 29 4 2 6 32 — — — — — 2007–08 Princeton University ECAC 32 2 3 5 30 — — — — — 2008–09 Fresno Falcons ECHL 23 5 3 8 97 — — — — — 2008–09 Reading Royals ECHL 15 2 3 5 46 — — — — — 2008–09 Rochester Americans AHL 3 0 0 0 5 — — — — — 2009–10 Las Vegas Wranglers ECHL 42 7 8 15 77 5 3 1 4 9 2009–10 Rockford IceHogs AHL 9 0 0 0 36 — — — — — 2010–11 Rockford IceHogs AHL 77 5 8 13 245 — — — — — 2011–12 Peoria Rivermen AHL 7 0 1 1 15 — — — — — 2012–13 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 67 2 4 6 172 — — — — — 2013–14 Portland Pirates AHL 38 0 5 5 162 — — — — — 2014–15 Charlotte Checkers AHL 73 2 2 4 154 — — — — — 2015–16 Charlotte Checkers AHL 75 5 5 10 164 — — — — — 2016–17 Charlotte Checkers AHL 24 1 3 4 48 — — — — — AHL totals 373 15 28 43 1001 — — — — —

Awards and honours Award Year AHL Yanick Dupre Memorial Award 2015