Brandon Hagel’s post-concussion comments spotlight a tough topic for the league when it comes to players taking aim at an opponent’s head.

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

By looking at his 2024-25 season, you wouldn't guess that Aaron Ekblad was once the NHL's first overall pick, but there it is ...

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 ...

Brandon Hagel’s postseason came to an abrupt end in Game 4 of the Lightning’s first-round series against the Florida Panthers, and now the extent of what happened is clear. Tampa Bay Lightning ...

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

Tampa Bay Lightning forward Brandon Hagel left his team's 4-2 loss to the Florida Panthers in Game 4 of their Eastern Conference first-round series on Monday night after a high hit from defenseman ...

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 --Brandon Hagel will not play for the Tampa Bay Lightning against the Florida Panthers in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference First Round on Wednesday because of an injury. The forward took an ...

Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad has been suspended for two games for elbowing Lightning forward Brandon Hagel in the head midway through Game 4 of Florida's first-round series against Tampa Bay.

And for a team already in trouble, it won’t help matters. Tampa Bay Lightning standout Brandon Hagel has been suspended one game for his blind-side hit on Florida Panthers captain Aleksander ...

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 a ...