Ndtyjky

Denmark

Nickname(s)	Danish Lions
Association	Danmarks Ishockey Union
Head coach	Heinz Ehlers
Assistants	Tomas Jonsson
Captain	Peter Regin
Most games	Morten Green (316)
Most points	Jens Nielsen (241)
Team colors
IIHF code	DEN
Ranking
Current IIHF	12 2
Highest IIHF	12 (first in 2007)
Lowest IIHF	15 (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
Appearances	46 (first in 1949)
Best result	8th (2010, 2016 )
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. 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.^[1] 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.

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.

Tournament record

Olympic Games

• 1920–2018 – 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)


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  1998 – Finished in 20th place (4th in Pool B)


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  1999 – Finished in 17th place (won Pool B)


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  2000 – Finished in 21st place (5th in Pool B)


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  2001 – Finished in 22nd place (3rd in Division I, Group A)


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  2002 – Finished in 18th place (won Division I, Group B)


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  2003 – Finished in 11th place


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  2004 – Finished in 12th place


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  2005 – Finished in 14th place


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  2006 – Finished in 13th place


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  2007 – Finished in 10th place


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  2008 – Finished in 12th place


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  2009 – Finished in 13th place


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  2010 – Finished in 8th place


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  2011 – Finished in 11th place


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  2012 – Finished in 13th place


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  2013 – Finished in 12th place


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  2014 – Finished in 13th place


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  2015 – Finished in 14th place


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  2016 – Finished in 8th place


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  2017 – Finished in 12th place


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  2018 – Finished in 10th place

Team

Current roster

Roster for the 2018 IIHF World Championship.^[2]

Head coach: Janne Karlsson

No.	Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Birthdate	Team
3	D	Philip Larsen	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	7001860000000000000♠86 kg (190 lb)	(1989-12-07) December 7, 1989 (age 28)	Salavat Yulaev Ufa
5	D	Daniel Nielsen	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	7001830000000000000♠83 kg (183 lb)	(1980-10-31) October 31, 1980 (age 38)	Herning Blue Fox
6	D	Stefan Lassen	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	7001900000000000000♠90 kg (200 lb)	(1985-11-01) November 1, 1985 (age 33)	Lahti Pelicans
9	F	Frederik Storm	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	7001860000000000000♠86 kg (190 lb)	(1989-02-20) February 20, 1989 (age 29)	Malmö Redhawks
12	F	Mads Christensen	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)	7001800000000000000♠80 kg (180 lb)	(1987-04-02) April 2, 1987 (age 31)	EHC Red Bull München
17	F	Nicklas Jensen	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	7001850000000000000♠85 kg (187 lb)	(1993-03-06) March 6, 1993 (age 25)	Jokerit
25	D	Oliver Lauridsen	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)	7002104000000000000♠104 kg (229 lb)	(1989-03-24) March 24, 1989 (age 29)	Jokerit
27	F	Oliver Bjorkstrand	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	7001790000000000000♠79 kg (174 lb)	(1995-04-10) April 10, 1995 (age 23)	Columbus Blue Jackets
28	D	Emil Kristensen	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	7001840000000000000♠84 kg (185 lb)	(1992-09-20) September 20, 1992 (age 26)	KooKoo
29	F	Morten Madsen – A	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	7001950000000000000♠95 kg (209 lb)	(1987-01-16) January 16, 1987 (age 31)	Karlskrona HK
31	G	Frederik Andersen	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	7002100000000000000♠100 kg (220 lb)	(1989-10-02) October 2, 1989 (age 29)	Toronto Maple Leafs
32	G	Sebastian Dahm	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	7001800000000000000♠80 kg (180 lb)	(1987-02-28) February 28, 1987 (age 31)	Iserlohn Roosters
33	F	Julian Jakobsen	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	7001870000000000000♠87 kg (192 lb)	(1987-04-11) April 11, 1987 (age 31)	Aalborg Pirates
36	F	Jannik Hansen	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	7001920000000000000♠92 kg (203 lb)	(1986-03-15) March 15, 1986 (age 32)	San Jose Sharks
39	G	Georg Sørensen	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)	7001750000000000000♠75 kg (165 lb)	(1995-05-15) May 15, 1995 (age 23)	Södertälje SK
40	F	Jesper Jensen	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	7001800000000000000♠80 kg (180 lb)	(1987-02-05) February 5, 1987 (age 31)	Brynäs IF
41	D	Jesper B. Jensen	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	7001860000000000000♠86 kg (190 lb)	(1991-07-30) July 30, 1991 (age 27)	Jokerit
43	F	Nichlas Hardt	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)	7001800000000000000♠80 kg (180 lb)	(1988-07-06) July 6, 1988 (age 30)	Malmö Redhawks
48	D	Nicholas Jensen	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)	7001900000000000000♠90 kg (200 lb)	(1989-04-08) April 8, 1989 (age 29)	Fischtown Pinguins
50	F	Mathias Bau Hansen	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	7002108000000000000♠108 kg (238 lb)	(1993-07-03) July 3, 1993 (age 25)	Hershey Bears
51	F	Frans Nielsen – A	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	7001840000000000000♠84 kg (185 lb)	(1984-04-24) April 24, 1984 (age 34)	Detroit Red Wings
63	F	Patrick Russell	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	7001930000000000000♠93 kg (205 lb)	(1993-01-04) January 4, 1993 (age 25)	Bakersfield Condors
89	F	Mikkel Bødker	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	7001880000000000000♠88 kg (194 lb)	(1989-12-16) December 16, 1989 (age 28)	San Jose Sharks
93	F	Peter Regin – C	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)	7001900000000000000♠90 kg (200 lb)	(1986-04-16) April 16, 1986 (age 32)	Jokerit

Current top players

Former and current players in NHL

Players from Denmark who have played in the NHL

NHL Drafts

Players from Denmark to be drafted in the NHL

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

External links

• Official website


• IIHF profile