The Lightning forward expected retribution for his Game 2 hit on Aleksander Barkov, but Aaron Ekblad targeting his head was over the line, he says. TAMPA — Brandon Hagel knows the unwritten ...

When Brandon Hagel first came to Tampa Bay, no one could have ever imagined the player he would become. The 2024-2025 season ...

We watched the hit that ended Brandon Hagel’s season. We heard the emotion in the Lightning forward’s voice when he talked ...

Florida Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad says he accepts that Tampa Bay Lightning forward Brandon Hagel accused him of "purposefully" targeting Hagel's head on a hit during Round 1 of the 2025 Stanley ...

TAMPA — Brandon Hagel knows the unwritten rules of hockey. He knew that he’d be in the Panthers’ crosshairs when he returned from a one-game suspension for the hit he put on Florida captain ...

The NHL ruled Ekblad threw a direct blow to Brandon Hagel’s head with an extended elbow, causing him to leave the game with ...

Florida Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad knocked Brandon Hagel out of Game 4 with an unpenalized high hit in the Tampa Bay Lightning forward's return from a one-game suspension, Then Ekblad played ...

Tampa Bay Lightning forward Brandon Hagel received a one-game suspension from the NHL on Friday, a day after hit injured Florida Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov. Hagel received a five-minute ...

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach Jon Cooper has announced that forward Brandon Hagel will not be in the lineup for their Game 5 matchup against the Florida Panthers. This unfortunate announcement ...

SUNRISE — The Lightning played their best first-round playoff hockey against Florida in Saturday’s Game 3 win without Brandon Hagel. The forward was serving a one-game suspension for his Game ...

Tampa Bay Lightning forward Brandon Hagel will miss Game 3 of Tampa's first-round Stanley Cup Playoff series with the Florida Panthers after delivering an illegal hit on Florida's captain ...

Tampa Bay Lightning left wing Brandon Hagel (38), left, looks around after hitting Florida Panthers center Aleksander Barkov (16), right, while Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Ryan McDonagh (27 ...