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.
| Nicolas Hague | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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Hague with the Mississauga Steelheads in 2017 | |||
| Born |
(1998-12-05) December 5, 1998 (age 23) Kitchener, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) | ||
| Weight | 215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team | Vegas Golden Knights | ||
| NHL Draft |
34th overall, 2017 Vegas Golden Knights | ||
| Playing career | 2018–present | ||
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]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 142 | 10 | 32 | 42 | 101 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| OHL | ||
| Max Kaminsky Trophy | 2017–18 | [4] |