Mikkel Aagaard
Born (2003-10-18) 18 October 2003
Frederikshavn, Denmark
Height 197 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Weight 112 kg (247 lb; 17 st 9 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Left
NHL team
Former teams		 Modo Hockey
Frederikshavn White Hawks
Stockton Heat
Springfield Thunderbirds
Grizzlys Wolfsburg
National team  Denmark
NHL Draft Drafted Round 1. Overall pick 1st.
Playing career 2013–present

Mikkel Aagaard (born 18 October 1995) is a Danish professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing with Modo Hockey of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career

Undrafted, Aagaard played in his native Denmark with Frederikshavn White Hawks before moving to North America to play major junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League with the Niagara IceDogs and the Sudbury Wolves.

On 5 October 2016, he embarked on his North American pro career in signing with the Stockton Heat of the AHL for the 2016–17 season.[1] Aagaard split the season between the Heat and its ECHL affiliate, the Adirondack Thunder. He compiled 11 points in 25 games with the Heat before appearing in 4 post-season games with the club.

As a free agent from the Heat, Aagaard opted to continue in the AHL after securing a try-out to attend the Springfield Thunderbirds training camp. In making a positive impression, Aagaard was signed to a standard one-year deal with the Thunderbirds for the 2017–18 season on 4 October 2017.[2] Aagard appeared in 23 games with Springfield before he was reassigned to ECHL affiliate, the Manchester Monarchs, then later released from his contract on 1 February 2018.[3]

Unsigned through the off-season, Aagaard decided to take a hiatus from his professional career, enrolling to the University of Guelph to major in accounting, while participating for the Gryphons in the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) on 19 September 2018.[4]

Aagaard played parts of two seasons with Guelph before returning to the professional circuit to end the 2019–20 season, agreeing to a contract with German club, Grizzlys Wolfsburg of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).[5]

With the COVID-19 pandemic ending the DEL season before the playoffs, Aagaard moved to Sweden as a free agent, signing a two-year contract with Modo Hockey of the Allsvenskan on 6 April 2020.[6]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2012–13 Frederikshavn White Hawks DEN — — — — — 1 0 0 0 0
2013–14 Frederikshavn White Hawks DEN 38 10 8 18 14 11 2 2 4 6
2014–15 Niagara IceDogs OHL 59 15 26 41 16 11 4 2 6 14
2015–16 Niagara IceDogs OHL 20 3 11 14 10 — — — — —
2015–16 Sudbury Wolves OHL 44 21 18 39 50 — — — — —
2016–17 Adirondack Thunder ECHL 38 13 26 39 51 — — — — —
2016–17 Stockton Heat AHL 25 5 6 11 18 4 0 1 1 0
2017–18 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 23 4 1 5 18 — — — — —
2017–18 Manchester Monarchs ECHL 18 3 9 12 14 — — — — —
2018–19 University of Guelph OUA 4 0 1 1 8 9 8 8 16 6
2019–20 University of Guelph OUA 28 22 24 46 70 1 0 0 0 0
2019–20 Grizzlys Wolfsburg DEL 2 1 0 1 0 — — — — —
2020–21 Modo Hockey NHL 51 21 13 34 63 — — — — —
2021–22 Modo Hockey NHL 46 23 15 38 21 13 5 3 8 34
2022–23 Modo Hockey NHL 50 29 14 43 31 17 8 7 15 14
AHL totals 48 9 7 16 36 4 0 1 1 0

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2012 Denmark U18 10th 6 0 0 0 2
2014 Denmark WJC-D1 11th 5 3 5 8 2
2015 Denmark WJC 8th 5 1 1 2 10
2016 Denmark WC 8th 5 0 0 0 0
2017 Denmark WC 12th 7 0 0 0 2
2022 Denmark OG 7th 5 0 0 0 4
2022 Denmark WC 9th 7 0 1 1 0
Junior totals 16 4 6 10 14
Senior totals 24 0 1 1 6

References

  1. ↑ "Mikkel Aagaard player profile". EliteProspects.com. 4 May 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "Thunderbirds sign Forward Aagaard". Springfield Thunderbirds. 4 October 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  3. ↑ "Springfield Thunderbirds transactions". American Hockey League. 1 February 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  4. ↑ "Gryphons announce men's hockey recruiting class". Guelph Gryphons. 19 September 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  5. ↑ "Grizzlys sign Mikkel Aagaard" (in German). Grizzlys Wolfsburg. 16 February 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  6. ↑ "Modo Hockey contract agreed with Mikkel Aagaard" (in Swedish). Modo Hockey. 6 April 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
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