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4 days ago
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Robert Hägg Returns To Sweden
Swedish defenseman Robert Hägg, 30, has signed a one-year contract with Brynäs IF, the Gävle-based SHL club announced on Wednesday. Hägg is returning to Sweden after spending the past 11 seasons in North America, split between the NHL and AHL in six different organizations. 'It feels really good to come to Brynäs,' said Hägg. 'I have been in the USA for many years and felt that it was a good time to return home to Sweden. I have had very good conversations with Johan Alcén and the club has clear visions that match mine. In the end, it was an easy decision when we got to that stage. I look forward to getting to work.' Advertisement 'Robert is a big, solid player who has accumulated a lot of experience and we will benefit greatly from that,' said Alcén, the club's sports director. 'We like his whole aura when he is out on the ice where he does not hesitate to step into the melée. He is a humble and respectful person who really makes his surroundings better and wants to win. He will fit in perfectly with the group.' Born in Uppsala, Sweden, Hägg developed in the MoDo system and he was rumored to be heading to that club a few months ago; however, MoDo's relegation to the second-tier HockeyAllsvenskan was probably a factor in him deciding to play elsewhere. Hägg was chosen in the second round, 41st overall, by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft. Between 2016 and 2025, he played 345 NHL regular-season games for the Flyers, Buffalo Sabres, Florida Panthers, Detroit Red Wings, Anaheim Ducks and Vegas Golden Knights, recording 63 points and 208 penalty minutes. He added three assists in 14 playoff games, all with Philadelphia. Robert Hägg to Anaheim: 'Why did you even sign me at all?' Robert Hägg to Anaheim: 'Why did you even sign me at all?' Last month, while he was still considering his options for the 2024-25 season, Advertisement Robert Hägg gave an interview with a Swedish reporter for where he expressed some of his disappointment with how things worked out in Anaheim. After being a regular NHLer for six seasons, Hägg only played seven games in the league over the past two seasons. He considered returning to Sweden last summer after a particularly sour experience in Anaheim, which he shared with Swedish media, but decided to give it one more shot with Vegas. Hägg joins a Brynäs team that is coming off a season in which it shattered all expectations. Just after being promoted from the HockeyAllsvenskan, Brynäs finished first overall in the regular season and made it to the SHL finals, where it lost to Lulea in six games. In addition to Hägg, the club's roster includes ex-NHLers Jakob Silfverberg, Johan Larsson, Oskar Lindblom, Christian Djoos, Axel Jonsson-Fjällby, Mattias Norlinder and goaltender Erik Källgren. Last year's team included defensemen Charles-Édouard D'Astous and Victor Söderström – however, D'Astous has signed with the Tampa Bay Lightning and, although Söderström is under contract for another season with Brynäs, it is expected that he might sign with the Chicago Blackhawks – who acquired his NHL rights in the spring. Advertisement Photo © Eric Hartline-Imagn Images Victor Soderstrom Wins Borje Salming Trophy As SHL's Top Defenseman Victor Soderstrom Wins Borje Salming Trophy As SHL's Top Defenseman Victor Söderström has been named the top defenseman in the Swedish Hockey League for the 2024-25 season. As a result, he has been awarded the Börje Salming Trophy.
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25-02-2025
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Report: Robert Hägg Will Probably Return Home Next Season
There's a very good chance that Swedish defenseman Robert Hägg will be returning home to play for MoDo Örnsköldsvik, according to reporter Mattias Persson. 'As I understand it, moving home is very much in play,' Persson said in the latest episode of his podcast MP & Hanson. 'It's down to either MoDo or re-signing with Vegas Golden Knights.' Hägg, the second-round pick of the Philadelphia Flyers in 2013, was an NHL regular from 2017 to 2023, mostly for Philadelphia but he also had stints with the Buffalo Sabres, Florida Panthers and Detroit Red Wings. However, he's only played seven NHL games over the past two seasons combined, leading to renewed speculation that the 30-year-old's days in North America are drawing to a close. Hägg signed a one-year contract with the Anaheim Ducks in the summer of 2023 but, after having what he felt was a strong training camp, he was sent to the minors, beginning a year-long ordeal that he described in an interview with Upsala Nya Tidning last summer. 'Why did you even sign me at all?,' he reportedly asked at one point when he was returned to the minors after a five-game mid-season stint with the Ducks. 'I'm not a junior anymore, I've been playing here for 10 years. You had this in mind when you signed me, so why couldn't you be honest from the start? They had no answer, so it was just a matter of biting the bullet and soldiering on.' Robert Hägg to Anaheim: 'Why did you even sign me at all?' Last month, while he was still considering his options for the 2024-25 season, Robert Hägg gave an interview with a Swedish reporter for where he expressed some of his disappointment with how things worked out in Anaheim. Reportedly, MoDo made a big push to sign Hägg last summer, but he decided to give the NHL another chance, signing a one-year, two-way deal with Vegas this past summer. 'It was on the table whether we should move home or how we should do it, but we have definitely decided that we want to stay abroad for a few more years,' Hägg said at the time. However, after another season spent primarily in the AHL, Hägg and his family are perhaps beginning to reconsider. He has only played two NHL games with the Knights, both in late November, and has otherwise played for the AHL's Henderson Silver Knights, where he has 16 points and 22 penalty minutes in 40 games through the end of January. Hägg spent three seasons in the MoDo organization from age 16 to 19, recording seven points in 80 SHL games. 'I've known Hinken (MoDo sports director Henrik Gradin) since my time in junior, when he coached both MoDo's U18 and U20 teams when I played there,' said Hägg. 'So we've been in touch over the years and I know about the interest.' Which league MoDo plays in next season might play a role in whether Hägg returns or not. The team currently sits 13th in the 14-team league – two points up on last-place HV71 and two behind 13th-place Linköping with seven games remaining in the regular season. The last two teams in the standings face each other in a play-out series, with the winner remaining in the SHL and the loser being relegated to the second-tier HockeyAllsvenskan. If Hägg's NHL career is indeed over, he finishes with 63 points and 308 penalty minutes in 345 regular-season games spread out over nine seasons. Mattias Norlinder returns to Sweden; donations raised to pay contract Swedish defenseman Mattias Norlinder, 24, has signed a two-year contract with MoDo Hockey, the SHL club announced on Wednesday. Norlinder previously played with the club from 2016 to 2020 at the U16 and U18 levels and also played 55 games in the second-tier professional HockeyAllsvenskan, where he recorded 34 points.
