The Bolts Best Player of the Month for February has officially been crowned to Brandon Hagel. The Lightning winger has been taking the hockey scene by storm as of late, thanks to 13 points in eight games and a solid two-way showing for Team Canada at the 4 Nations Face-Off.

Hawks interim coach Anders Sorensen sees similarities between Slaggert and Hagel, and as it turns out, Slaggert has actually been studying Hagel's game for years.

Over the past month or so, Tampa Bay Lightning forward Brandon Hagel has become a bit of a household name among hockey fans. Despite only recording one assist i

Hagel's comments came in response to Team USA’s pre-planned approach to their round-robin matchup, which featured three fights in the first nine seconds — starting with one featuring Hagel and Matthew Tkachuk — with the Americans plotting the bouts in advance through a group chat.

Matthew Tkachuk and Brandon Hagel were the first to drop the gloves when ... he said that he wanted a piece of him [Hagel].” Tkachuk and Hagel play for rivaling NHL teams in the Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning, respectively, so the prospect ...

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Hagel's remarks were an obvious dig at U.S. forwards Brady Tkachuk and his brother Matthew, who said they had been in group chats that included teammate J.T. Miller earlier in the day prior to the 4 Nations preliminary round game against Canada. The theme: Let's start the game with chaos.

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Seth Jones got to skate as a member of the Florida Panthers for the first time on Monday. It’s anyone’s guess when Matthew Tkachuk will be sharing the ice with his newest teammate.

Nathan MacKinnon of the Colorado Avalanche, Brandon Hagel of the Tampa Bay Lightning and Leon Draisaitl of the Edmonton Oilers were named the three stars for the month of February.