Brandon Hagel develops from a ‘skinny kid’ who turned the puck over to one of the Chicago Blackhawks’ top offensive weapons: ‘He’s just gotten better and better’

Hagel, who’s 5-foot-11 and 174 pounds, said, “It was one of those things that I’ve always been the slim kid that needs to put on weight, but I’m pretty strong in certain areas that I need to be, especially in the corners. I’m not afraid to go in there.