Carl Hagelin

During his NHL career, Carl Hagelin was known for his skating speedArticle in SportbladetRead the sourceArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceArticle in Sveriges RadioRead the sourceClose. Carl HagelinArticle in SVTRead the sourceArticle in Sveriges RadioRead the sourceClose grew up in Nykvarn and began playing club hockey with Södertälje SK. In a 2024Article in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose retrospective with Hockeysverige, he recalled skating at Scaniarinken at around 4 years old when he went along to Bobbie’s practice. Hockey was not his early favourite sport, though: in a September 2007Article in University of Michigan AthleticsRead the sourceClose interview with Michigan’s official website, he said he had preferred football when he was younger and that his interest in hockey grew around the age of 13.

Hagelin attended Vackstanäs hockeygymnasiumA Swedish hockeygymnasium combines upper-secondary (high school) studies with scheduled ice hockey training.Article in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose, an upper-secondary school combining academic studies with hockey, and lived in boarding accommodation for 3 years. He graduated from the school in 2007Article in University of Michigan AthleticsRead the sourceClose. Looking back on his time with Södertälje’s older junior team in the 2024 interview, he described Per NygårdsArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose as a coach who demanded a great deal and said he valued that environment.

At the University of Michigan, Hagelin studied sport management in the School of KinesiologyArticle in University of Michigan AthleticsRead the sourceClose. In the 2024 retrospective, he recalled returning to Michigan to graduate after playing 5 playoff games for Connecticut WhaleArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose. The university confirms that he graduated in sport management in 2011Article in University of Michigan AthleticsRead the sourceClose.

Speaking to Sveriges RadioArticle in Sveriges RadioRead the sourceClose in October 2014, Hagelin said he had worked on his speed since childhood. He described using that pace both to create scoring chances and to provide defensive coverArticle in Sveriges RadioRead the sourceClose.