Mikkel Aagaard (born 18 October 1995) is a Danish professional

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who is currently playing with

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of the

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(SHL).

Playing career

Undrafted, Aagaard played in his native Denmark with

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before moving to North America to play major junior hockey in the

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with the

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and the

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. On 5 October 2016, he embarked on his North American pro career in signing with the

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of the AHL for the 2016–17 season. Aagaard split the season between the Heat and its ECHL affiliate, the

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. 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

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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. Aagard appeared in 23 games with Springfield before he was reassigned to ECHL affiliate, the

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, then later released from his contract on 1 February 2018. Unsigned through the off-season, Aagaard decided to take a hiatus from his professional career, enrolling to the

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to major in accounting, while participating for the Gryphons in the

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(CIS) on 19 September 2018. 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,

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of the

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(DEL). With the

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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.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

External links

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Mikkel Aagaard
at Beijing 2022 * {{DEFAULTSORT:Aagaard, Mikkel 1995 births Living people Adirondack Thunder players Danish ice hockey centres Grizzlys Wolfsburg players Frederikshavn White Hawks players Manchester Monarchs (ECHL) players Modo Hockey players Niagara IceDogs players Springfield Thunderbirds players Stockton Heat players Sudbury Wolves players Sportspeople from Frederikshavn