Ice Hockey
Brandon Hagel Signs $52 Millions Extension with Tampa Bay Lightning
by privatebet.com - 2023/08/23
Brandon Hagel finally found his footing in the NHL after joining the Tampa Bay Lightning, and he’s planning to stick around. Hagel signed an eight-year extension with his current team, worth a whopping $52 million. Hagel is currently in the final year of a contract with the Lightning, and he was set to become a restricted free agent at the end of the 2023-24 campaign. His current contract comes with an annual value of $1.5 million, but his salary will significantly rise after he signed his extension, which carries an average annual value of $6.5 million. Hagel reflected on his humble beginnings after signing his extension with Tampa Bay and looked back at the time when he was a 20-year-old junior without a contract, uncertain if he’d ever make it to the NHL. "Five years later, I'm signing a deal that's going to change my life, and I get to call a place home. It feels nice. It feels like I got to a point where I proved a lot of people wrong, people that didn't believe in me. Now I've got this, and I'm happy," said Hagel. Hagel is coming off his career-best year, after setting his personal bests in goals (30), assists (34), games played (81), and average time on ice (18:39).