Robert Hägg

Robert Hägg (born 8 February 1995) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player who is a defenceman for Brynäs IF of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He was drafted in the second round, 41st overall, by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 2013 NHL entry draft. In his second season, at age 14, Hägg recorded 16 points in 32 games played for Gimo IF. In the 2010–11 season, playing for Modo under-16 team, Hägg had a breakout year, leading the under-16 league in assists and points by a defenceman. Additionally, he won the under-16 league's defenceman of the year award.

Professional Hägg was selected by the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the second round, 41st overall, of the 2013 NHL entry draft. On 21 March 2014, the Philadelphia Flyers signed Hägg to a three-year entry-level contract. Following the end of the 2013–14 season in the SHL, Hägg played the final ten games of the Flyers' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Adirondack Phantoms, season. For the 2014–15 season, he was assigned to the Flyers' new AHL affiliate, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, to develop. Hägg made his NHL debut on 9 April 2017 against the Carolina Hurricanes in the last game of the Flyers regular season.

During the 2017–18 season Hägg recorded his first NHL goal in a 4–3 win over the Detroit Red Wings on 21 December 2017. Hägg led the NHL in hits with 232 and rookies in blocked shots before being pulled out of the lineup with a lower body injury on 10 March 2018. In the following 2018–19 season, Hägg played in all 82 games. However, in the 2019–20 season Hägg was a healthy scratch in 20 of Philadelphia's first 69 games. He finished the season appearing in 49 games, scoring three goals and 13 points. On 28 September 2020, Hägg signed a two-year $3.2 million contract extension with the Flyers. He appeared in 34 games during the 2020–21 season scoring two goals and five points. On 18 March 2021, Hägg suffered a shoulder injury in a 9–0 loss to the New York Rangers that kept him out of the lineup for two weeks.

On 23 July 2021, Hägg was traded by the Flyers to the Buffalo Sabres, along with a 2021 first-round pick and a 2023 second-round pick, in exchange for defenceman Rasmus Ristolainen. After joining the Panthers, Hägg was slotted into the third pairing alongside Brandon Montour. He made his Panthers debut against the Montreal Canadiens on 24 March, alongside fellow debutants Claude Giroux and Ben Chiarot and assisted on Aleksander Barkov's game-tying goal in a 4–3 win.

On 25 July 2022, Hägg signed a one-year, $800,000 contract with the Detroit Red Wings. He was signed by Detroit after it was announced that fellow new signing Mark Pysyk would miss the first half of the 2022–23 season due to an injury. Hägg missed part of training camp after being struck in the head by a puck. He made his Red Wings debut in 3–0 shutout win over the Montreal Canadiens on opening night, taking a minor penalty for slashing. Hägg was placed on injured reserve with an undisclosed injury on 13 December, after registering two points in 13 games with Detroit, and returned to action on 16 January 2023. Hägg scored his first goal for Detroit on 22 February, against Darcy Kuemper in a 3–1 win over the Washington Capitals. He appeared in 38 games with Detroit, recording two goals and five assists for seven points.

As an unrestricted free agent from the Red Wings, Hägg joined his fifth NHL team in signing a one-year, $775,000 contract with the Anaheim Ducks for the 2023–24 season on 4 July 2023. but was scratched for all five games he was with the team for before being returned to the AHL on 5 November. He was recalled again on 9 January 2024, and made his season and team debut with Anaheim on 11 January, versus the Carolina Hurricanes. Hägg was returned to San Diego on 28 January, after appearing in five games, registering no points.

Following the 2023–24 season, Hägg signed a one-year contract with the Vegas Golden Knights on 2 July 2024. He was assigned to Vegas' AHL affiliate, the Henderson Silver Knights, for the 2024–25 season. After being recalled to the Golden Knights in mid-November, Hägg subsequently debuted for Vegas on 21 November, playing just under nine minutes in a 3–2 victory over the Ottawa Senators. He made one more appearance with Vegas in late in November, before spending the rest of the season with the Silver Knights.

On 28 May 2025, Hägg signed a one-year contract with Brynäs IF of the Swedish Hockey League.

International play

Hägg played throughout his junior career at the international stage for Sweden junior team. He played for Sweden at the 2012 World U-17 Hockey Challenge, leading all defencemen in scoring during the event with six points. He won a bronze medal at the 2012 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament and a silver medal at the 2013 World Junior Championships. Hägg won a second silver medal at the 2014 World Junior Championships. Hägg appeared in his third World Junior Championships in 2015 where Sweden finished in fourth place.

On 9 May 2019, Hägg was named to Sweden senior team for the 2019 World Championship. Sweden was defeated in the quarterfinals by Finland and finished the tournament in fifth place.

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International