Red Deer Rebels winger
Brandon Hagel (2016, sixth round) had a breakout campaign during the 2016-2017 regular season with 31 goals and 71 points in 65 games, including an impressive finishing kick with 9 goals and 15 points in his final six games. It's safe to say Hagel's highly-productive ways have continued into the Western Hockey League postseason.
After the Rebels earned the road split in Lethbridge to open their first-round Eastern Conference with the Hurricanes,
Brandon Hagel scored a third-period goal on the power play Wednesday as Red Deer came back to earn a 4-3 victory in double overtime to take Game #3.
Hagel kept it going the next night, scoring two more goals including a late empty-netter to ice a 5-3 win in Game #4 to out the Rebels ahead 3-1 in the best-of-seven series. It was more of the same for
Hagel on Saturday, as the sparkplug added two more goals to his stack in a 5-3 loss at Lethbridge.
Brandon Hagel extended his point streak to four games Sunday, picking up an assist in the final minute of the opening period but it was all the Rebels could muster in a 4-1 loss to the Hurricanes in Game #6. Through the first six games of the opening round,
Hagel leads all WHL skaters with six goals, including a shorthanded marker, which is tied for the league lead.
The Rebels and Hurricanes will play their deciding Game #7 Tuesday evening in Lethbridge.
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