Denmark men's national ice hockey team

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Denmark
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Danish Lions
AssociationDanmarks Ishockey Union
Head coachHeinz Ehlers
AssistantsAndreas Lilja
Jens Nielsen
CaptainJesper B. Jensen
Most gamesMorten Green (316)
Most pointsJens Nielsen (241)
Team colors   
IIHF codeDEN
Denmark national hockey team jerseys.png
Ranking
Current IIHF12 Steady (6 June 2021)[1]
Highest IIHF12 (first in 2007)
Lowest IIHF15 (first in 2014)
First international
Canada  47–0  Denmark
(Stockholm, Sweden; 12 February 1949)
Biggest win
Denmark  27–4  Belgium
(Copenhagen, Denmark; 18 March 1977)
Biggest defeat
Canada  47–0  Denmark
(Stockholm, Sweden; 12 February 1949)
IIHF World Championships
Appearances53 (first in 1949)
Best result8th (2010, 2016)
Olympics
Appearances1 (first in 2022)
International record (W–L–T)
264–363–59

The Danish national men's ice hockey team is the national ice hockey team for Denmark. The team is controlled by Danmarks Ishockey Union. It was founded in 1949, and as of 2019, the Danish team was ranked 11th in the IIHF World Rankings. Denmark currently has 4,255 players (0.07% of its population). Their coach is Danish Heinz Ehlers who replaced Janne Karlsson. Denmark once held the record for the largest loss when they were defeated by Canada in 1949, 47–0, only being surpassed by New Zealand who were defeated by Australia 58–0 in 1987.

History[]

The team played its first world championship in 1949, led by player-coach and captain Jørgen Hviid.[2][3] After not qualifying for a world championship since 1949, Denmark surprised many in 2003 by finishing in 11th place, including a tie game against that year's champions Canada.[4]

In 2003, Denmark was back in the elite pool of the IIHF World Championships after 54 years. The Danish national hockey team scored two historic, unexpected upsets in Tampere, Finland, defeating the United States 5–2 on 26 April 2003 and tied Canada 2–2 six days later on 2 May 2003. Denmark has remained in the top division ever since. At the 2010 World Championships Denmark finished 8th place, which is their best ever placing to date. The feat was repeated in 2016.[citation needed]

Tournament record[]

Olympic Games[]

Year Finish Rank
China 2022 Beijing Qualified

World Championship[]

Year Finish Rank
Sweden 1949 Stockholm Consolation Round 10th
United States 1962 Colorado Springs/Denver 6th in the Group B 14th
Sweden 1963 Stockholm 3rd in the Pool C 18th
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1966 Jesenice 2nd in the Pool C 18th
Austria 1967 Vienna 2nd in the Pool C 18th
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1969 Ljubljana 6th in the Pool C 20th
Romania 1970 Galaţi 5th in the Pool C 19th
Netherlands 1971 7th in the Pool C 21st
Romania 1972 Miercurea-Ciuc 6th in the Pool C 19th
Netherlands 1973 7th in the Pool C 21st
Bulgaria 1975 Sofia 6th in the Pool C 20th
Poland 1976 Gdańsk 3rd in the Pool C 19th
Denmark 1977 Copenhagen/Hørsholm 2nd in the Pool C 19th
Spain 1978 Canary Islands (Las Palmas) 3rd in the Pool C 19th
Romania 1979 Galati Relegation in the Pool B 16th
China 1981 Beijing 4th in the Pool C 20th
Spain 1982 Jaca 3rd in the Pool C 19th
Hungary 1983 Budapest 4th in the Pool C 20th
France 1985 Megève/Chamonix/Saint-Gervais 5th in the Pool C 21st
Spain 1986 Puigcerda Consolation round in the Pool C 21st
Denmark 1987 Copenhagen/Herlev/Hørsholm 2nd in the Pool C 18th
Norway 1989 Oslo/Lillehammer 8th in the Pool B 16th
Hungary 1990 Budapest 2nd in the Pool C 18th
Denmark 1991 Brøndby 1st in the Pool C 17th
Austria 1992 Klagenfurt 4th in the Pool B 16th
Netherlands 1993 Eindhoven 4th in the Pool B 16th
Denmark 1994 Copenhagen/Aalborg 5th in the Pool B 17th
Slovakia 1995 Bratislava 5th in the Pool B 17th
Netherlands 1996 Eindhoven 6th in the Pool B 18th
Poland 1997 Katowice (Spodek)/Sosnowiec 8th in the Pool B 20th
Slovenia 1998 Ljubljana/Jesenice 4th in the Pool B 20th
Denmark 1999 Odense/Rodovre 1st in the Pool B 17th
Poland 2000 Katowice/Krakow 5th in the Pool B 21st
France 2001 Grenoble 3rd in Division I, Group A 21st
Netherlands 2002 Eindhoven 1st in Division I, Group B 18th
Finland 2003 Helsinki/Tampere/Turku Second round 11th
Czech Republic 2004 Prague/Ostrava Qualifying round 12th
Austria 2005 Vienna/Innsbruck Relegation round 14th
Latvia 2006 Riga Relegation round 13th
Russia 2007 Moscow Qualifying round 10th
Canada 2008 Halifax/Quebec Qualifying round 12th
Switzerland 2009 Bern/Kloten Relegation round 13th
Germany 2010 Cologne/Mannheim/Gelsenkirchen Playoff round 8th
Slovakia 2011 Bratislava/Košice Qualifying round 11th
Finland/Sweden 2012 Helsinki/Stockholm Preliminary round 13th
Sweden/Finland 2013 Stockholm/Helsinki Preliminary round 12th
Belarus 2014 Minsk Preliminary round 13th
Czech Republic 2015 Prague/Ostrava Preliminary round 14th
Russia 2016 Moscow/Saint Petersburg Playoff round 8th
Germany/France 2017 Cologne/Paris Preliminary round 12th
Denmark 2018 Copenhagen/Herning Preliminary round 10th
Slovakia 2019 Bratislava/Košice Preliminary round 11th
Switzerland 2020 Zürich/Lausanne Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic[5] –
Latvia 2021 Riga Preliminary round 12th
Finland 2022 Helsinki/Tampere

Team[]

Current roster[]

Roster for the 2022 Winter Olympics Qualification.

Head coach: Heinz Ehlers[6]

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Team
9 F Frederik Storm 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 86 kg (190 lb) (1989-02-20) 20 February 1989 (age 32) Germany ERC Ingolstadt
11 F Alexander True 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 91 kg (201 lb) (1997-07-17) 17 July 1997 (age 24) United States Seattle Kraken
15 D Matias Lassen 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 82 kg (181 lb) (1996-03-15) 15 March 1996 (age 25) Sweden Malmö Redhawks
17 F Nicklas Jensen 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 98 kg (216 lb) (1993-03-06) 6 March 1993 (age 28) Finland Jokerit
22 D Markus Lauridsen 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 87 kg (192 lb) (1991-02-28) 28 February 1991 (age 30) Sweden Malmö Redhawks
24 F Nikolaj Ehlers 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 78 kg (172 lb) (1996-02-14) 14 February 1996 (age 25) Canada Winnipeg Jets
25 D Oliver Lauridsen 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 93 kg (205 lb) (1989-03-24) 24 March 1989 (age 32) Sweden Malmö Redhawks
27 F Oliver Bjorkstrand 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 79 kg (174 lb) (1995-04-10) 10 April 1995 (age 26) United States Columbus Blue Jackets
28 D Emil Kristensen 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 81 kg (179 lb) (1992-09-20) 20 September 1992 (age 29) Germany Schwenninger Wild Wings
30 G 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 91 kg (201 lb) (2000-12-13) 13 December 2000 (age 21) Canada Belleville Senators
32 G Sebastian Dahm 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 83 kg (183 lb) (1987-02-28) 28 February 1987 (age 34) Austria EC KAC
33 F Julian Jakobsen 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 87 kg (192 lb) (1987-04-11) 11 April 1987 (age 34) Denmark Aalborg Pirates
36 D Philip Larsen 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 86 kg (190 lb) (1989-12-07) 7 December 1989 (age 32) Russia Salavat Yulaev Ufa
38 F Morten Poulsen 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 95 kg (209 lb) (1988-09-09) 9 September 1988 (age 33) Denmark Herning Blue Fox
40 F Jesper Jensen 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 80 kg (180 lb) (1987-02-05) 5 February 1987 (age 34) Denmark Frederikshavn White Hawks
41 D Jesper Jensen Aabo – A 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 93 kg (205 lb) (1991-07-30) 30 July 1991 (age 30) Sweden Malmö Redhawks
48 D Nicholas Jensen 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 102 kg (225 lb) (1989-04-08) 8 April 1989 (age 32) Germany Eisbären Berlin
51 F Frans Nielsen – A 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 82 kg (181 lb) (1984-04-24) 24 April 1984 (age 37) United States Detroit Red Wings
63 F Patrick Russell 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 93 kg (205 lb) (1993-01-04) 4 January 1993 (age 29) Sweden Linköping HC
72 F Nicolai Meyer 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) 82 kg (181 lb) (1993-07-21) 21 July 1993 (age 28) Finland Ässät
86 F Joachim Blichfeld 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 82 kg (181 lb) (1998-07-17) 17 July 1998 (age 23) United States San Jose Sharks
89 F Mikkel Bødker 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 95 kg (209 lb) (1989-12-16) 16 December 1989 (age 32) Switzerland HC Lugano
93 F Peter Regin – C 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 93 kg (205 lb) (1986-04-16) 16 April 1986 (age 35) Switzerland HC Ambrì-Piotta

Current top players[]

Former and current players in NHL[]

Players from Denmark who have played in the NHL

Year Name Position Team
1965–1966
1967–1968
1968–1970
1970–1972
1979–1980		 Poul Popiel Defenseman Boston Bruins
Los Angeles Kings
Detroit Red Wings
Vancouver Canucks
Edmonton Oilers
2006–2016
2016–2021		 Frans Nielsen Center New York Islanders
Detroit Red Wings
2007–2017
2017–2018		 Jannik Hansen Right winger Vancouver Canucks
San Jose Sharks
2009–2013
2013–2014
2014		 Peter Regin Center Ottawa Senators
New York Islanders
Chicago Blackhawks
2008–2016
2016
2016–2018
2018–2020		 Mikkel Bødker Left winger Arizona Coyotes
Colorado Avalanche
San Jose Sharks
Ottawa Senators
2009–2010
2010–2016
2016–		 Lars Eller Center St. Louis Blues
Montreal Canadiens
Washington Capitals
2010–2013
2013–2014
2016–2017		 Philip Larsen Defenseman Dallas Stars
Edmonton Oilers
Vancouver Canucks
2013–2014
2016		 Nicklas Jensen Left winger Vancouver Canucks
New York Rangers
2013 Oliver Lauridsen Defenseman Philadelphia Flyers
2013–2016
2016–2021
2021-		 Frederik Andersen Goaltender Anaheim Ducks
Toronto Maple Leafs
Carolina Hurricanes
2015– Nikolaj Ehlers Left winger Winnipeg Jets
2016– Oliver Bjorkstrand Right winger Columbus Blue Jackets
2018–2021 Patrick Russell Right winger Edmonton Oilers
2019– Joachim Blichfeld Right winger San Jose Sharks
2020–2021
2021-		 Alexander True Center San Jose Sharks
Seattle Kraken

NHL Drafts[]

Players from Denmark to be drafted in the NHL

Year Name Overall Team
1984 Heinz Ehlers 188th New York Rangers
1986 Søren True 240th New York Rangers
1987 Jesper Duus 241st Edmonton Oilers
1996 Kim Staal 92nd Montreal Canadiens
2002 Frans Nielsen 87th New York Islanders
2004 Peter Regin 87th Ottawa Senators
Jannik Hansen 287th Vancouver Canucks
2005 Morten Madsen 122nd Minnesota Wild
Kirill Starkov 189th Columbus Blue Jackets
2007 Lars Eller 13th St. Louis Blues
2008 Mikkel Bødker 8th Phoenix Coyotes
Philip Larsen 149th Dallas Stars
2009 Oliver Lauridsen 196th Philadelphia Flyers
2010
2012		 Frederik Andersen 187th
87th		 Carolina Hurricanes
Anaheim Ducks
2011 Nicklas Jensen 29th Vancouver Canucks
2012 Thomas Spelling 142nd New York Rangers
2013 Oliver Bjorkstrand 89th Columbus Blue Jackets
2014 Nikolaj Ehlers 9th Winnipeg Jets
2016 Mathias From 143th Chicago Blackhawks
Nikolaj Krag Christensen 209th St. Louis Blues
Joachim Blichfeld 210th San Jose Sharks
2017 Jonas Røndbjerg 65th Vegas Golden Knights
Malte Setkov 100th Detroit Red Wings
2019 37th Ottawa Senators
138th Montreal Canadiens

All-time record against other nations[]

Updated 23 May 2010.

Team GP W T L GF GA
 Netherlands 55 31 6 18 244 181
 Hungary 58 23 4 31 207 263
 Bulgaria 31 18 2 11 133 87
 France 53 16 5 32 144 207
 Norway 48 15 6 27 118 199
 Belgium 13 12 0 1 177 31
 Great Britain 24 11 4 9 110 86
 Italy 25 10 3 12 81 110
 Romania 20 10 1 9 77 79
 Japan 30 10 1 19 95 143
 Slovenia 17 9 3 5 65 48
 Yugoslavia 19 8 4 7 71 73
 Poland 27 8 3 16 82 117
 China 16 8 2 6 86 52
 North Korea 7 7 0 0 50 12
 Spain 6 6 0 0 42 8
 Estonia 9 5 3 1 34 25
 South Korea 4 4 0 0 50 4
 Germany 12 4 0 9 29 44
 Belarus 9 3 2 5 16 32
 Austria 22 3 1 18 46 121
 Croatia 3 3 0 0 24 4
 Kazakhstan 5 3 0 2 16 15
 Ukraine 9 2 2 5 19 27
 South Africa 2 2 0 0 15 2
 Latvia 14 2 0 12 33 66
 Lithuania 1 1 0 0 8 1
 Australia 2 1 0 1 10 7
 United States 5 3 0 3 11 16
 Canada 4 0 1 3 6 56
 Czech Republic 2 0 0 2 2 10
 Russia 4 0 0 5 6 31
 Slovakia 7 2 0 6 18 41
 Sweden 7 0 0 9 11 46
 Finland 8 2 0 7 11 44
 East Germany 10 0 0 10 21 76
  Switzerland 17 0 0 17 26 89

References[]

  1. ^ "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 6 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  2. ^ Fredberg, Peter (15 August 2014). "Tre ishockeylegender blev optaget i Hall of Fame". BT Ishockey (in Danish). Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Hall of Fame: Jørgen Hviid – dansk ishockeys fader". Danmarks Ishockey Union (in Danish). 8 March 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  4. ^ IIHF Article
  5. ^ Steiss, Adam. "2020 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship cancelled". iihf.com. IIHF. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Team Roster Denmark" (PDF). iihf.com. 21 May 2021.

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