Nicolas Hague
Hague with the Vegas Golden Knights during the 2024 Winter Classic
Born (1998-12-05) December 5, 1998
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 6 in (198 cm)
Weight 230 lb (104 kg; 16 st 6 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
NHL team Vegas Golden Knights
NHL Draft 34th overall, 2017
Vegas Golden Knights
Playing career 2018–present

Nicolas "Nic" Hague (born December 5, 1998) is a Canadian ice hockey defenceman for the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League (NHL). Hague was selected 34th overall by the Golden Knights in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

Hague with the Mississauga Steelheads in 2017.

Hague was drafted by the Mississauga Steelheads in the second round of the 2014 OHL Draft.[1] Hague was later drafted 34th overall by the Vegas Golden Knights in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.[2]

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.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5]

On January 21, 2020, Hague scored his first career NHL goal against the Boston Bruins on goaltender Jaroslav Halák.[6]

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 Finals.[7] Hague scored a goal in the series-clinching Game 5 against the Florida Panthers to help the Golden Knights win the Stanley Cup.[8]

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
NHL totals 223 13 46 59 152 32 3 5 8 43

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 [4]
NHL
Stanley Cup champion 2023 [9]

References

  1. ↑ "Results from the 2014 OHL Priority Selection". mississaugasteelheads.com. April 5, 2014. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Tippett and Hague Find NHL Homes". mississaugasteelheads.com. June 24, 2017. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Steelheads' Hague signs with Golden Knights". ontariohockeyleague.com. September 29, 2017. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Steelheads' Nic Hague Named OHL Defenceman of the Year". Ontario Hockey League. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  5. ↑ "VEGAS NHL DRAFT PICK HAGUE JOINS WOLVES". chicagowolves.com. April 3, 2018. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Krejci has goal, assist for Bruins in 3-2 win over Vegas". ESPN. January 21, 2020. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
  7. ↑ Gawlik, Chris (June 26, 2023). "Golden Knights Former Picks and Search for a Relevant 'Mr. Irrelevant'". Vegas Hockey Now. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
  8. ↑ Ferrari, Tony (June 15, 2023). "How Nicolas Hague went from Vegas draft pick to Cup champion". The Hockey News. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
  9. ↑ Brewer, Contessa (June 14, 2023). "Golden Knights' Stanley Cup win cements Las Vegas as a big-time sports city". CNBC. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
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