Carl Hagelin
Carl Hagelin
Carl Oliver Hagelinis a Swedish professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League. Hagelin was drafted by the New York Rangers in the sixth round, 168th overall, of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft. In 2016, Hagelin won his first Stanley Cup Championship as a member of the Pittsburgh Penguins...
NationalitySwedish
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth23 August 1988
CitySodertalje, Sweden
CountrySweden
As a hockey player, playing for an Original Six team at Madison Square Garden, where its packed every night, theres nothing like it.
I love to play tennis. I play a lot in the summer. I'm not a big golfer; I need something a bit more intense.
In Sweden, they broadcast the American shows in English with Swedish subtitles, whereas in many European countries they dub them. Watching those shows in English was big for me.
Being surrounded by hockey, I got forced into it as a kid. I started skating when I was 4 and had a rink only 10 minutes from my home. In my town, we had one outdoor rink and one indoor rink, so you could skate all year long. I lived by a lake, too, so we did a lot of skating on the lake.
Being in my best shape, my conditioning, it's something I pride myself in.
'Superbad' and 'Remember the Titans' - two movies I can watch over and over again. I watch 'Superbad' whenever I need to laugh.
As a kid, I was so short, it was tough for me to keep up with the taller guys. I always had quick feet, but I just didn't have any power, really, as a kid.
There's always pressure playing in the NHL. You want to play your best game every game. Expectations are always gonna be there; it's just important that you know how to handle expectations.
Ranger fans, they're expecting you to win, so you really want to show up every day.