| Michael Hage | |
| Birth Date: | 14 April 2006 |
| Birth Place: | Mississauga, Ontario, Canada |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 1 |
| Weight Lb: | 187 |
| Position: | Centre |
| Shoots: | Right |
| Team: | Michigan |
| Draft: | 21st overall |
| Draft Year: | 2024 |
| Draft Team: | Montreal Canadiens |
Michael Hage (born April 14, 2006) is a Canadian ice hockey centre for Michigan in the Big Ten Conference of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). He was selected in the first round, 21st overall, by the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the 2024 NHL Entry Draft.
During the 2021–22 season, he recorded 46 goals and 70 assists in 57 games for the Toronto Jr. Canadiens U16 AAA team. During the 2022 OHL Cup, he led his team with 16 points in seven games and helped the Toronto Jr. Canadiens reach the tournament final.[1]
On April 20, 2022, Hage was drafted ninth overall by the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) in the 2022 OHL Draft.[2] After not signing with the Rangers, he was declared a defected player, and his rights were traded to the Sudbury Wolves in exchange for a supplemental first-round pick in the 2023 OHL Draft as compensation, Sudbury's fourth-round pick in the 2025 OHL Draft, and three conditional draft picks.[3] [4]
On April 26, 2022, Hage signed with the Chicago Steel of the United States Hockey League (USHL) for the 2022–23 season.[5] He suffered a torn labrum in September 2022, during his first practice with the Steel. He returned in March 2023 and recorded five goals and five assists in the Steel's final 13 games of the season.[6] [7] [8]
During the 2023–24 season, he recorded 33 goals and 42 assists in 54 regular season games. His 33 goals ranked sixth and his 42 assists were tied for tenth in the USHL.[9] He was named the USHL Forward of the Week for the week ending March 4, 2024, after he recorded two goals and five assists in three games.[10] He was again named the USHL Forward of the Week for the week ending March 18, after he recorded four goals and four assists in three games. This was his second Forward of the Week honor in three weeks.[11] Following the season he was named to the All-USHL first team.[12]
In advance of the 2024 NHL Entry Draft in Las Vegas, Hage received the E. J. McGuire Award of Excellence, bestowed by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau to "the candidate who best exemplifies commitment to excellence through strength of character, competitiveness, and athleticism."[13] He was selected in the first round (21st overall) by the Montreal Canadiens.[14] [15]
He is committed to play collegiately at Michigan.[16]
Hage was born to parents Alain and Rania. His father died unexpectedly in a swimming pool accident in July 2023. Hage dedicated the 2023–24 season to his father.[17] [18]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2021–22 | Toronto Jr. Canadiens | OJHL | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Chicago Steel | USHL | 13 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24 | Chicago Steel | USHL | 54 | 33 | 42 | 75 | 53 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 19 | ||
| USHL totals | 67 | 38 | 47 | 85 | 63 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 21 | ||||
| Award | Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| USHL | |||
| All-USHL First Team | 2024 | ||
| NHL | |||
| E. J. McGuire Award of Excellence | 2024 | ||