Nicolas Hague

Nicolas Hague (born December 5, 1998) is a Canadian ice hockey player who is a defenceman for the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League (NHL). Hague was selected 34th overall by the Vegas Golden Knights in the 2017 NHL entry draft, with whom he won the Stanley Cup in 2023.

Playing career

Hague was drafted by the Mississauga Steelheads in the second round of the 2014 OHL Draft. Hague was later drafted 34th overall by the Vegas Golden Knights in the 2017 NHL entry draft.

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. 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. 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.

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

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 Final. Hague scored a goal in the series-clinching Game 5 against the Florida Panthers to help the Golden Knights win the Stanley Cup.

On June 30, 2025, Hague was traded to the Nashville Predators alongside a conditional third-round pick in 2027, in exchange for Jeremy Lauzon and Colton Sissons, subsequently signing a four-year, $22 million extension with Nashville.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs 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 2024–25 Vegas Golden Knights NHL 68 5 7 12 40 11 0 2 2 9 2025–26 Nashville Predators NHL 62 3 12 15 47 — — — — — NHL totals 426 23 75 98 282 44 3 7 10 52

International 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 Award Year OHL Max Kaminsky Trophy 2017–18