Career
Hage played college football for the Colorado Buffaloes. He emigrated from Beirut, Lebanon to Montreal in 1990. Participated in the Jacksonville Jaguars" 2004 training camp.
During his retirement announcement in 2014, Hage revealed that he would become the owner of two Tim Hortons franchises in Toronto, Ontario.
Professional Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Hage was selected by the Tiger-Cats in second round of the 2004 Canadian Football League Draft. In 2006, he founded the Hage"s Heroes program which sends under-privileged children to Hamilton Tiger-Cats home games.
In 2009, he was awarded the Tom Pate Memorial Award for his contributions to the Hamilton community. He was named a Canadian Football League East All-Star in 2007 and a CFLPA (Canadian Football League Players Association) All-Star in 2007 and 2008.
During the final game played at Ivor Wynne Stadium, Hage was named to the All-Time Hamilton Tiger-Cats Team.
Ottawa Redblacks
He was acquired by the Ottawa Redblacks in the third round of the 2013 Canadian Football League Expansion Draft. Instead of playing for the RedBlacks, Hage announced his retirement on April 14, 2014. Calgary Stampeders
On Tuesday, May 13, his playing rights were acquired by the Calgary Stampeders along with the first overall selection in the 2014 Canadian Football League Draft in exchange for Jon Gott.
