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Roger Hägglund

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Roger Hägglund
Born (1961-07-02)2 July 1961
Umeå, Sweden
Died 6 June 1992(1992-06-06) (aged 30)
Sörmjöle, Sweden
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for IF Björklöven
Västra Frölunda
Fredericton Express
Quebec Nordiques
National team  Sweden
NHL draft 138th overall, 1980
St. Louis Blues
Playing career 1977–1992

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

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1977–78 IF Björklöven J20 SWE-Jr
1977–78 IF Björklöven SWE-2 9 0 2 2 12
1978–79 IF Björklöven J20 SWE-Jr
1978–79 IF Björklöven SWE 25 2 3 5 23
1979–80 IF Björklöven J20 SWE-Jr
1979–80 IF Björklöven SWE 7 3 8 11 28 3 0 0 0 4
1980–81 IF Björklöven J20 SWE-Jr
1980–81 IF Björklöven SWE 27 1 7 8 21
1981–82 IF Björklöven SWE 35 7 11 18 40 6 0 1 1 8
1982–83 IF Björklöven SWE 34 6 12 18 64 3 0 0 0 0
1983–84 Västra Frölunda IF SWE 27 8 7 15 10
1984–85 Quebec Nordiques NHL 3 0 0 0 0
1984–85 Fredericton Express AHL 34 0 5 5 6
1985–86 IF Björklöven SWE 33 4 17 21 50
1986–87 IF Björklöven SWE 28 3 15 18 36 6 1 2 3 8
1987–88 IF Björklöven SWE 35 5 14 19 42 7 1 1 2 4
1988–89 IF Björklöven SWE 16 1 7 8 40
1988–89 IF Björklöven SWE-2 17 8 15 23 44
1989–90 IF Björklöven SWE-2 30 7 39 46 48
1990–91 IF Björklöven SWE-2 34 11 36 47 36
1991–92 IF Björklöven SWE-2 34 13 28 41 60
SWE totals 267 40 101 141 354 25 2 4 6 24
NHL totals 3 0 0 0 0

International

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Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
1979 Sweden EJC 5 2 2 4 18
1981 Sweden WJC 5 3 4 7 6
1982 Sweden WC 7 0 0 0 0
1983 Sweden WC 7 0 3 3 4
Junior totals 10 5 6 11 24
Senior totals 14 0 3 3 4

See also

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