Denmark men's national ice hockey team

Denmark

Nickname(s)	Danish Lions
Association	Danmarks Ishockey Union
General Manager	Kim Pedersen
Head coach	Janne Karlsson
Assistants	Tomas Jonsson Theis Møller-Hansen
Captain	Morten Green
Most games	Morten Green (260)
Most points	Jens Nielsen (241)
IIHF code	DEN
IIHF ranking	15
Highest IIHF ranking	12 (first in 2007)
Lowest IIHF ranking	15 (first in 2014)
Team colors
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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
Appearances	46
Best result	8th (2010)
International record (W–L–T)
260–360–58

The Danish national men's ice hockey team is the national ice hockey team for Denmark. The team is controlled by Danmarks Ishockey Union. As of 2007 the Danish team was ranked 12th in the IIHF World Rankings. 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. Denmark currently has 4,255 players (0.07% of its population). Their coach is Swedish Janne Karlsson who replaced Per Bäckman. 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.

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.

Tournament record

Olympic Games

• 1920–2014 – Did not qualify

World Championship

• 1949 – Finished in 10th place
• 1962 – Finished in 14th place (6th in Pool B)
• 1963 – Finished in 18th place (3rd in Pool C)
• 1966 – Finished in 18th place (2nd in Pool C)
• 1967 – Finished in 19th place (3rd in Pool C)
• 1969 – Finished in 20th place (6th in Pool C)
• 1970 – Finished in 19th place (5th in Pool C)
• 1971 – Finished in 20th place (6th in Pool C)
• 1972 – Finished in 20th place (7th in Pool C)
• 1973 – Finished in 21st place (7th in Pool C)
• 1975 – Finished in 20th place (6th in Pool C)
• 1976 – Finished in 20th place (4th in Pool C)
• 1977 – Finished in 19th place (2nd in Pool C)
• 1978 – Finished in 19th place (3rd in Pool C)
• 1979 – Finished in 16th place (8th in Pool B)
• 1981 – Finished in 20th place (4th in Pool C)
• 1982 – Finished in 19th place (3rd in Pool C)
• 1983 – Finished in 20th place (4th in Pool C)
• 1985 – Finished in 21st place (5th in Pool C)
• 1986 – Finished in 21st place (5th in Pool C)
• 1987 – Finished in 18th place (2nd in Pool C)
• 1989 – Finished in 16th place (8th in Pool B)
• 1990 – Finished in 18th place (2nd in Pool C)
• 1991 – Finished in 17th place (won Pool C)
• 1992 – Finished in 16th place (4th in Pool B)
• 1993 – Finished in 16th place (4th in Pool B)
• 1994 – Finished in 17th place (5th in Pool B)
• 1995 – Finished in 17th place (5th in Pool B)
• 1996 – Finished in 18th place (6th in Pool B)
• 1997 – Finished in 20th place (8th in Pool B)
• 1998 – Finished in 20th place (4th in Pool B)
• 1999 – Finished in 17th place (won Pool B)
• 2000 – Finished in 21st place (5th in Pool B)
• 2001 – Finished in 22nd place (3rd in Division I, Group A)
• 2002 – Finished in 18th place (won Division I, Group B)
• 2003 – Finished in 11th place
• 2004 – Finished in 12th place
• 2005 – Finished in 14th place
• 2006 – Finished in 13th place
• 2007 – Finished in 10th place
• 2008 – Finished in 12th place
• 2009 – Finished in 13th place
• 2010 – Finished in 8th place
• 2011 – Finished in 11th place
• 2012 – Finished in 13th place
• 2013 – Finished in 12th place
• 2014 – Finished in 13th place
• 2015 – Finished in 14th place

Team

Current roster

Roster for the 2015 IIHF World Championship.

Head coach: Janne Karlsson

No.	Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Birthdate	Team
1	G	Patrick Galbraith	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	81 kg (179 lb)	(1986-03-11) 11 March 1986	Karlskrona HK
4	D	Mads Bødker	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	(1987-08-31) 31 August 1987	SønderjyskE Ishockey
5	D	Daniel Nielsen	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	(1980-10-31) 31 October 1980	Herning Blue Fox
8	D	Bjørn Uldall	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	76 kg (168 lb)	(1994-04-10) 10 April 1994	Herning Blue Fox
9	F	Frederik Storm	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	86 kg (190 lb)	(1989-02-20) 20 February 1989	Malmö Redhawks
11	F	Patrick Bjorkstrand	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	87 kg (192 lb)	(1992-07-01) 1 July 1992	KHL Medveščak Zagreb
13	F	Morten Green – C	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	88 kg (194 lb)	(1981-03-19) 19 March 1981	Schwenninger Wild Wings
14	F	Kirill Starkov	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	95 kg (209 lb)	(1987-03-31) 31 March 1987	HC Red Ice
19	F	Kim Staal	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	87 kg (192 lb)	(1978-03-10) 10 March 1978	Tohoku Free Blades
22	D	Markus Lauridsen	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	89 kg (196 lb)	(1991-02-28) 28 February 1991	Lake Erie Monsters
25	D	Oliver Lauridsen	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)	104 kg (229 lb)	(1989-03-24) 24 March 1989	Lehigh Valley Phantoms
27	F	Oliver Bjorkstrand	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	79 kg (174 lb)	(1995-04-10) 10 April 1995	Portland Winterhawks
28	D	Emil Kristensen	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	81 kg (179 lb)	(1992-09-20) 20 September 1992	IK Oskarshamn
29	F	Morten Madsen – A	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	87 kg (192 lb)	(1987-01-16) 16 January 1987	Hamburg Freezers
31	G	Simon Nielsen	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	86 kg (190 lb)	(1986-10-27) 27 October 1986	Lørenskog IK
32	G	Sebastian Dahm	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	(1987-02-28) 28 February 1987	Rødovre Mighty Bulls
33	F	Julian Jakobsen	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	87 kg (192 lb)	(1987-04-11) 11 April 1987	Hamburg Freezers
37	F	Anders Poulsen	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	86 kg (190 lb)	(1991-01-18) 18 January 1991	IK Oskarshamn
38	F	Morten Poulsen	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	84 kg (185 lb)	(1988-09-09) 9 September 1988	IK Oskarshamn
40	F	Jesper Jensen – A	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	(1987-02-05) 5 February 1987	Rögle BK
41	D	Jesper Jensen	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	84 kg (185 lb)	(1991-07-30) 30 July 1991	Färjestad BK
43	F	Nichlas Hardt	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	(1988-07-06) 6 July 1988	Linköpings HC
48	F	Nicholas Jensen	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)	90 kg (200 lb)	(1989-04-08) 8 April 1989	Aalborg Pirates
50	F	Mathias Bau Hansen	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	108 kg (238 lb)	(1993-07-03) 3 July 1993	Frederikshavn White Hawks
53	F	Thomas Spelling	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	(1993-02-09) 9 February 1993	SønderjyskE Ishockey

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–	Frans Nielsen	Center	New York Islanders
2007–	Jannik Hansen	Right winger	Vancouver Canucks
2009–2013 2013–2014 2014	Peter Regin	Center	Ottawa Senators New York Islanders Chicago Blackhawks
2008–	Mikkel Bødker	Left winger	Arizona Coyotes
2009–2010 2010–	Lars Eller	Center	St. Louis Blues Montreal Canadiens
2010–2013 2013–2014	Philip Larsen	Defenseman	Dallas Stars Edmonton Oilers
2013–	Nicklas Jensen	Left winger	Vancouver Canucks
2013	Oliver Lauridsen	Defenseman	Philadelphia Flyers
2013–	Frederik Andersen	Goaltender	Anaheim Ducks
2015–	Nikolaj Ehlers	Right winger	Winnipeg Jets

NHL Drafts

Players from Denmark to be drafted in the NHL

Year	Name	Overall	Team
1984	Heinz Ehlers	188th overall	New York Rangers
1986	Søren True	240th overall	New York Rangers
1987	Jesper Duus	241st overall	Edmonton Oilers
1996	Kim Staal	92nd overall	Montreal Canadiens
2002	Frans Nielsen	87th overall	New York Islanders
2004	Peter Regin	87th overall	Ottawa Senators
2004	Jannik Hansen	287th overall	Vancouver Canucks
2005	Morten Madsen	122nd overall	Minnesota Wild
2005	Kirill Starkov	189th overall	Columbus Blue Jackets
2007	Lars Eller	13th overall	St. Louis Blues
2008	Mikkel Bødker	8th overall	Phoenix Coyotes
2008	Philip Larsen	149th overall	Dallas Stars
2009	Oliver Lauridsen	196th overall	Philadelphia Flyers
2010 2012	Frederik Andersen	187th overall 87th overall	Carolina Hurricanes Anaheim Ducks
2011	Nicklas Jensen	29th overall	Vancouver Canucks
2012	Thomas Spelling	142nd overall	New York Rangers
2013	Oliver Bjorkstrand	89th overall	Columbus Blue Jackets
2014	Nikolaj Ehlers	9th overall	Winnipeg Jets

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

External links

• Official website
• IIHF profile