Mikkel Aagaard

Mikkel Aagaard (born 18 October 1995) is a Danish professional ice hockey player who is a forward for Skellefteå AIK of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).

Playing career Undrafted, Aagaard played in his native Denmark with Frederikshavn White Hawks before moving to North America to play major junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League with the Niagara IceDogs and the Sudbury Wolves.

On 5 October 2016, he embarked on his North American pro career by signing with the Stockton Heat of the AHL for the 2016–17 season. Aagaard split the season between the Heat and its ECHL affiliate, the Adirondack Thunder. He compiled 11 points in 25 games with the Heat before appearing in 4 postseason games with the club.

As a free agent from the Heat, Aagaard opted to continue in the AHL after securing a try-out to attend the Springfield Thunderbirds training camp. In making a positive impression, Aagaard was signed to a standard one-year deal with the Thunderbirds for the 2017–18 season on 4 October 2017. Aagard appeared in 23 games with Springfield before he was reassigned to ECHL affiliate, the Manchester Monarchs, then later released from his contract on 1 February 2018.

Unsigned through the off-season, Aagaard decided to take a hiatus from his professional career, enrolling at the University of Guelph to major in accounting, while participating for the Gryphons in the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) on 19 September 2018.

Aagaard played parts of two seasons with Guelph before returning to the professional circuit to end the 2019–20 season, agreeing to a contract with German club, Grizzlys Wolfsburg of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).

With the COVID-19 pandemic ending the DEL season before the playoffs, Aagaard moved to Sweden as a free agent, signing a two-year contract with MoDo Hockey of the Allsvenskan on 6 April 2020.

Aagaard established himself offensively during his five-season tenure with MoDo, leaving the club upon their demotion to the Allsvenskan following the 2024–25 season, signing a two-year contract to remain in the SHL with Skellefteå AIK on 25 April 2025.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2012–13 Frederikshavn White Hawks DEN — — — — — 1 0 0 0 0 2013–14 Frederikshavn White Hawks DEN 38 10 8 18 14 11 2 2 4 6 2014–15 Niagara IceDogs OHL 59 15 26 41 16 11 4 2 6 14 2015–16 Niagara IceDogs OHL 20 3 11 14 10 — — — — — 2015–16 Sudbury Wolves OHL 44 21 18 39 50 — — — — — 2016–17 Adirondack Thunder ECHL 38 13 26 39 51 — — — — — 2016–17 Stockton Heat AHL 25 5 6 11 18 4 0 1 1 0 2017–18 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 23 4 1 5 18 — — — — — 2017–18 Manchester Monarchs ECHL 18 3 9 12 14 — — — — — 2018–19 University of Guelph OUA 4 0 1 1 8 9 8 8 16 6 2019–20 University of Guelph OUA 28 22 24 46 70 1 0 0 0 0 2019–20 Grizzlys Wolfsburg DEL 2 1 0 1 0 — — — — — 2020–21 MoDo Hockey Allsv 51 21 13 34 63 — — — — — 2021–22 MoDo Hockey Allsv 46 23 15 38 21 13 5 3 8 34 2022–23 MoDo Hockey Allsv 50 29 14 43 31 17 8 7 15 14 2023–24 MoDo Hockey SHL 52 16 17 33 23 — — — — — 2024–25 MoDo Hockey SHL 52 19 14 33 38 — — — — — 2025–26 Skellefteå AIK SHL 50 20 23 43 14 15 4 4 8 10 SHL totals 154 55 54 109 75 21 6 6 12 21

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2012 Denmark U18 10th 6 0 0 0 2 2014 Denmark WJC-D1 11th 5 3 5 8 2 2015 Denmark WJC 8th 5 1 1 2 10 2016 Denmark WC 8th 5 0 0 0 0 2017 Denmark WC 12th 7 0 0 0 2 2022 Denmark OG 7th 5 0 0 0 4 2022 Denmark WC 9th 7 0 1 1 0 2023 Denmark WC 10th 7 0 3 3 0 2024 Denmark WC 13th 7 2 1 3 2 2024 Denmark OGQ Q 3 0 0 0 0 2025 Denmark WC 4th 10 5 2 7 6 2026 Denmark OG 9th 4 1 2 3 0 2026 Denmark WC 12th 7 5 5 10 2 Junior totals 16 4 6 10 14 Senior totals 62 13 14 27 16