R I N K RAT
Birthday: November 3, 2006
James Hagens
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Boston College
C O M M I T T E D
C O L L E G E
Pregame Ritual: I kind of
switch it up, but always have to
put puck marks on my tape.
Pregame Meal: Pasta with
chicken
Warmup Song: "Wagon
Wheel" by Darius Rucker
Favorite TV Show: The
Ranch
Favorite Professional
Athlete: Patrick Kane
What You Love About
Hockey: I just love being
on the ice and being able to
play games and be around my
teammates
Best Book You've Read:
Can't Hurt Me: Master Your
Mind and Defy the Odds by
David Goggin
Best Advice You've Been
Given: A goal with no plan is
just a wish.
Dream Job: NHL broadcaster
or anchor
p Why I Wear It:
My original number
was No. 4, but a
teammate asked
if he could have it
because it meant a
lot to him, so I said,
'Of course.' I just
took the number he
had, and I've been
wearing it ever
since."
PHOTOS BY Images On Ice; Getty Images
5' 10"
U S A T E A M S
N O .
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P O S I T I O N
F
Under-18 Men's National Team
(2024, 2023), U.S. National Under-
18 Team (2023-24), U.S. National
Under-17 Team (2022-23)
17 1 lbs.
T E A M
p U.S. National
Under-18
Team
"Records are records, but
the most unreal moments are
being with the guys, going through
the games and the ups and downs
That's what you remember most, not
the records you break."
H E S A I D I T
PLAYER PROFILE
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S O C I A L S I D E
P E R S O N Y O U ' D
L I K E T O H AV E
D I N N N E R W I T H
p Wayne Gretzky.
Would be cool to
sit down with
him and just
pick his mind.
S N A P S H O T S
O F F S E A S O N
A C T I V I T I E S
p Golfing with
my brother and
friends
Hauppauge, N.Y.
H O M E T O W N
