Mikkel Bødker

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Mikkel Bødker
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Bødker with the Phoenix Coyotes in 2014
Born (1989-12-16) 16 December 1989 (age 31)
Brøndby, Denmark
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shoots Left
NL team
Former teams		 HC Lugano
Frölunda HC
Arizona Coyotes
Lukko
Colorado Avalanche
San Jose Sharks
Ottawa Senators
National team  Denmark
NHL Draft 8th overall, 2008
Phoenix Coyotes
Playing career 2006–present

Mikkel Bødker (surname alternately spelled Boedker; born 16 December 1989), is a Danish professional ice hockey right winger currently playing for HC Lugano of the National League (NL). He was selected eighth overall by the Phoenix Coyotes in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft, making him the highest-ever drafted Danish player. He also features on the cover of the video game NHL 10 in Denmark and Norway.

Playing career[]

Bødker was brought up in the highly regarded youth hockey program of Rødovre SIK. In 2005, at the age of 15, he moved to Frölunda HC in Sweden, where he played on Frölunda's junior team. He had an impressive 2006–07 season with 49 points (19 goals and 30 assists) in 39 games. The team won the national junior championships and Bødker also made his debut with the men's team in the Swedish Elite League.

After the season, Bødker was drafted by the Kitchener Rangers in the 2007 CHL Import Draft and he joined the team for the 2007–08 season. He had a successful first season in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), where he played on the Rangers' second line. He scored 29 goals and 44 assists for a total of 73 points in 62 regular season games. In the playoffs, he enjoyed even more success, with 35 points in 20 games en route to helping the Rangers winning the OHL playoff championship. In the Memorial Cup, he had six points in five games as the Rangers finished runner-up, losing in the finals to the Western Hockey League (WHL)'s Spokane Chiefs.

Bodker pictured during his time with the Colorado Avalanche

Bødker scored his first NHL goal on 12 October 2008, against Jean-Sébastien Giguère of the Anaheim Ducks.[1] Bødker also played in the NHL YoungStars Game in 2009 at the year's All-Star weekend festivities in Montreal, Quebec.

In the 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs, Bødker had an impressive showing, scoring two straight overtime-winning goals in Games 3 and 4 of the first round series against the Chicago Blackhawks. The Coyotes would go on to a franchise-record-setting playoff run to the Western Conference Finals, where the team ultimately lost to the eventual Stanley Cup champion Los Angeles Kings in five games. Bødker scored four goals and four assists during the Coyotes' playoff run. On 15 October 2014, Bødker, scored his first career NHL hat-trick against the Edmonton Oilers to lead the Coyotes to the 7–4 victory.

Following the 2014–15 NHL season Bødker became a restricted free agent under the NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement. The Arizona Coyotes made him a qualifying offer to retain his NHL rights and, on 5 July 2015, Bødker filed for Salary Arbitration.[2]

In the 2015–16 season Bødker became the first player ever to record two hat tricks in one season against the Ottawa Senators. His first came against the Senators in Ottawa on 24 October 2015 in a 4–1 win. His second hat trick against the Senators came on 28 November 2015 in Arizona in a 4–3 win.

On 29 February 2016, Bødker was traded to the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for Alex Tanguay, Conner Bleackley and prospect Kyle Wood, to assist the Avalanche in their playoff pursuit.[3] Ultimately though, Colorado would not qualify for the post-season.

With the Avalanche unable to come to terms with Bødker, he left as a free agent in the off-season in signing a four-year $16 million contract with Stanley Cup finalists, the San Jose Sharks on 1 July 2016.[4]

On 19 June 2018, he was traded by the Sharks alongside Julius Bergman and a sixth-round pick of the 2020 NHL Entry Draft to the Ottawa Senators in exchange for Mike Hoffman, Cody Donaghey and a fifth-round pick in the 2020 Draft.[5]

Bødker playing for Lukko in 2012.

On May 19, 2020, Bødker agreed to a two-year deal with HC Lugano of the National League (NL), beginning in the 2020–21 season.[6]

International play[]

Bødker's older brother Mads is a former defenceman with SønderjyskE Ishockey in the Danish league Metal Ligaen and a regular player with the Danish national team. The two brothers teamed up on the Danish junior national team at the 2007 Division I World Junior Championships and helped Denmark gain promotion to the top division for the first time. Playing against opponents up to two years older, Mikkel Bødker scored one goal in five games.

Bødker again played for Denmark at the 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. He finished second in team scoring behind Lars Eller, notching two goals and four assists in six games.

Career statistics[]

Regular season and playoffs[]

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2004–05 Rødovre SIK DNK.2 1 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
2005–06 Frölunda HC J18 Allsv 5 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 0
2005–06 Frölunda HC J20 37 9 8 17 22 2 1 2 3 0
2006–07 Frölunda HC J18 Allsv 3 3 2 5 2 6 5 4 9 2
2006–07 Frölunda HC J20 39 19 30 49 14 8 6 5 11 6
2006–07 Frölunda HC SEL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2007–08 Kitchener Rangers OHL 62 29 44 73 14 20 9 26 35 2
2008–09 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 78 11 17 28 18 — — — — —
2009–10 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 14 1 2 3 0 — — — — —
2009–10 San Antonio Rampage AHL 64 11 27 38 4 — — — — —
2010–11 San Antonio Rampage AHL 36 12 22 34 8 — — — — —
2010–11 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 34 4 10 14 8 4 0 1 1 2
2011–12 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 82 11 13 24 12 16 4 4 8 0
2012–13 Lukko SM-l 29 21 12 33 10 — — — — —
2012–13 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 48 7 19 26 12 — — — — —
2013–14 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 82 19 32 51 20 — — — — —
2014–15 Arizona Coyotes NHL 45 14 14 28 6 — — — — —
2015–16 Arizona Coyotes NHL 62 13 26 39 10 — — — — —
2015–16 Colorado Avalanche NHL 18 4 8 12 2 — — — — —
2016–17 San Jose Sharks NHL 81 10 16 26 10 4 1 1 2 2
2017–18 San Jose Sharks NHL 74 15 22 37 12 10 1 5 6 6
2018–19 Ottawa Senators NHL 71 7 28 35 6 — — — — —
2019–20 Ottawa Senators NHL 20 2 2 4 0 — — — — —
2020–21 HC Lugano NL 51 18 17 35 18 4 0 0 0 4
NHL totals 709 118 209 327 116 34 6 11 17 10

International[]

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2005 Denmark WJC18 10th 6 1 1 2 6
2006 Denmark WJC D1 14th 5 1 3 4 2
2006 Denmark WJC18 D1 13th 5 2 2 4 4
2007 Denmark WJC D1 11th 5 1 0 1 14
2007 Denmark WJC18 D1 11th 5 4 7 11 4
2008 Denmark WJC 10th 6 2 4 6 2
2009 Denmark WC 13th 6 3 1 4 4
2011 Denmark WC 11th 6 3 1 4 2
2013 Denmark WC 12th 7 0 3 3 0
2014 Denmark WC 13th 7 2 2 4 2
2016 Denmark OGQ DNQ 3 1 1 2 4
2016 Team Europe WCH 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2 0 0 0 0
2018 Denmark WC 10th 4 0 4 4 2
2019 Denmark WC 11th 7 1 4 5 2
2021 Denmark WC 12th 3 0 4 4 0
Junior totals 26 9 13 22 30
Senior totals 45 10 20 30 16

References[]

  1. ^ "Doan's two goals, rookies lead Coyotes past Ducks". CBS Sports. 12 October 2008. Retrieved 29 June 2010.
  2. ^ "Marcus Johansson among player headed to arbitration". National Hockey League. 5 July 2015. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Coyotes Acquire Tanguay, Bleackley & Wood from Colorado in Exchange for Boedker". Arizona Coyotes. 29 February 2016.
  4. ^ "Sharks sign forward Mikkel Boedker". San Jose Sharks. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  5. ^ "Senators acquire Boedker, Bergman and a 6th-round pick from San Jose". NHL.com. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  6. ^ "HC Lugano signs Mikkel Bødker to a two-year contract". swisshockeynews.ch. 19 May 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2020.

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Phoenix Coyotes first round draft pick
2008 		Succeeded by
Viktor Tikhonov
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