Roger Hägglund Explained

Position:Defence
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Weight Lb:175
Ntl Team:Sweden
Birth Date:2 July 1961
Birth Place:Umeå, Sweden
Death Place:Sörmjöle, Sweden
Draft:138th overall
Draft Year:1980
Draft Team:St. Louis Blues
Career Start:1977
Career End:1992

Roger Hägglund (2 July 1961 – 6 June 1992) was a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman who played three games for the Quebec Nordiques of the National Hockey League in 1984–85.

Hägglund was drafted 138th overall in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft by the St. Louis Blues.

He played 13 seasons in IF Björklöven in Umeå, both before and after his time in NHL, and participated in their winning the national championship in 1987.

Hägglund was killed in a car accident in Sweden in 1992. IF Björklöven retired number 23, worn by Hägglund, after the accident.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1977–78IF Björklöven J20SWE-Jr
1977–78IF BjörklövenSWE-29 0 2 2 12
1978–79IF Björklöven J20SWE-Jr
1978–79IF BjörklövenSWE25 2 3 5 23
1979–80IF Björklöven J20SWE-Jr
1979–80IF BjörklövenSWE7 3 8 11 283 0 0 0 4
1980–81IF Björklöven J20SWE-Jr
1980–81IF BjörklövenSWE27 1 7 8 21
1981–82IF BjörklövenSWE35 7 11 18 406 0 1 1 8
1982–83IF BjörklövenSWE34 6 12 18 643 0 0 0 0
1983–84Västra Frölunda IFSWE27 8 7 15 10
1984–85Quebec NordiquesNHL3 0 0 0 0
1984–85Fredericton ExpressAHL34 0 5 5 6
1985–86IF BjörklövenSWE33 4 17 21 50
1986–87IF BjörklövenSWE28 3 15 18 366 1 2 3 8
1987–88IF BjörklövenSWE35 5 14 19 427 1 1 2 4
1988–89IF BjörklövenSWE16 1 7 8 40
1988–89IF BjörklövenSWE-217 8 15 23 44
1989–90IF BjörklövenSWE-230 7 39 46 48
1990–91IF BjörklövenSWE-234 11 36 47 36
1991–92IF BjörklövenSWE-234 13 28 41 60
SWE totals267 40 101 141 35425 2 4 6 24
NHL totals3 0 0 0 0

International

YearTeamEventGP G A Pts PIM
1979SwedenEJC5 2 2 4 18
1981SwedenWJC5 3 4 7 6
1982SwedenWC7 0 0 0 0
1983SwedenWC7 0 3 3 4
Junior totals10 5 6 11 24
Senior totals14 0 3 3 4

See also