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| 1975 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Matti Hagman
Selected in sixth round
No. 104 overall
by Boston Bruins
Born September 21, 1955
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Center / Left Wing
Height: 6-1 Weight: 184
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Helsinki IFK (Finland)
Birthplace: Helsinki, Finland
Hometown:
Helsinki, Finland |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1972-73 |
Helsinki IFK | Finland |
13 |
11 | 5 |
16 | 7 | | 1973-74 |
Helsinki IFK | Finland Jr. |
6 | 10 |
6 | 16 |
2 | | |
Helsinki IFK | Finland |
35 | 30 |
9 | 39 |
20 | | 1974-75 |
Helsinki IFK | Finland |
35 | 30 |
16 | 46 |
27 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Finland Championship: 1974 (Helsinki IFK)
World Championships: 1975 (fourth place)
World Junior Championships:
1975 (fifth) (unofficial tournament)
European Junior Championships:
1975 (fourth place)
Finland Rookie of Year: 1973-74 (Helsinki IFK)
Finland Goals Leader: 1974-75 (Helsinki IFK) (30 goals)
Miscellaneous: Played in second World Junior Championships in Winnipeg and
Brandon, Manitoba, an unofficial tournament that helped set stage for first
official World Juniors in 1977. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 7, 1976 (Minnesota at Boston)
Numbers:
28 (Boston); 10 (Edmonton)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status:
Retired 1992 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1976-1982 |
Boston, Edmonton | 237 |
56 | 89 | 145 |
36 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1977-1982 |
Boston, Edmonton | 20 |
5 | 2 | 7 |
6 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Stanley Cup Finals (Lost): 1977 (Boston)
Miscellaneous: Was first Finnish-trained player to play in an NHL game
and first to play in Stanley Cup finals. ... Played on line with Mark Messier and Glenn Anderson for
Edmonton in 1980-81. ... Missed start of 1981-82 season with fractured bone in
foot, an injury suffered during Edmonton's 1981 training camp. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Helsinki IFK (Finland);
Team Finland; Quebec (WHA); Landshut (West Germany); Lahti (Finland)
Olympics: 1976 (fourth place)
Canada Cup: 1976
(sixth), 1981 (sixth), 1987 (sixth)
World Championships: 1976 (fifth), 1978 (seventh),
1983 (seventh)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame: Inducted 1992
Finnish Championship: 1980, 1983 (Helsinki IFK)
Finland All-Star First
Team: 1979-80, 1982-83 (Helsinki IFK)
Finland Canada Cup MVP:
1976
WHA Draft Pick: 1975 (by New
England, No. 43 overall in Round 3)
Finland Points Leader: 1979-80
(Helsinki IFK) (87), 1982-83 (Hels. IFK) (64), 1983-84 (Helsinki IFK) (69),
1984-85 (Helsinki IFK) (67)
Finland Goals Leader: 1979-80 (Helsinki
IFK) (37)
Finland Assists Leader: 1979-80 (Helsinki IFK) (50),
1982-83 (Hels. IFK) (41), 1983-84 (Helsinki IFK) (47), 1984-85 (Helsinki IFK)
(44)
Finland Playoffs Points Leader: 1983 (Helsinki IFK) (17 points)
Finland Playoffs
Goals Leader: 1983 (Helsinki IFK) (9 goals)
Finland Playoffs Assists Leader:
1983 (Helsinki IFK) (8 assists)
Coaching Career: Was Helsinki
Jokerit (Finland) assistant coach and head coach of Helsinki Jokerit Jr. A
team in mid-to-late 1990s. ... Served as head coach of Kirkkonummi
(Finland-2) in 2002-03 season when female hockey star Hayley Wickenheiser made
men's pro debut and remained in that position through 2003-04 season. ...
Named Martigny (Switzerland) head coach on May 4, 2004.
Miscellaneous: Drafted by New
England (WHA), but his WHA rights lapsed after two years, enabling Quebec to
purchase him from Boston organization in 1977. ... Had three assists in first WHA game (Quebec vs. Winnipeg on Dec. 3, 1977). ... Returned to Finland
in 1978 without informing Boston or Quebec because he was unhappy playing abroad. ... Worked as a firefighter in
Helsinki while playing for IFK in 1978-79 and 1979-80. ... Set Helsinki IFK
single-season record (since broken) with 37 goals in 1979-80. ... Helsinki IFK
retired his No. 20.
Personal: Full name is Matti Risto
Tapio Hagman. ... Father of NHL player Niklas Hagman. ... Brother-in-law of
Finnish soccer player and North American soccer coach/executive Kai Haaskivi. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| RIGHTS SOLD: Boston sold Hagman's pro hockey rights
to Quebec (WHA) on December 2, 1977. The original deal was called a "loan for
the 1977-78 season -- without the right to recall." WHA president Howard
Baldwin refused to let the deal stand until it was reclassified as an outright
purchase, because Baldwin refused to let anyone play in the league under loan.
Hagman went back to Finland after the 1977-78 season and became an
unrestricted free agent two years later because his North American rights had
expired. He re-entered the NHL when he signed with Edmonton as a free agent in
July 1980. |
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SNAPSHOT '75 | | Total Selected: |
217 | | Forwards: |
126 | | Defense: |
65 | | Goaltenders: |
26 | | Major Junior: |
135 | | College Players: |
61 |
| Canadian: |
162 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
3 | | USA Citizens: |
46 | | U.S.-Born: |
45 |
| European: |
6 |
| Reached NHL: |
87 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
8 | | Hall of Fame: |
0 |
| All-Star Game: |
6 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
3 |
| Olympians: |
11 |
| Picks Traded: |
21 |
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