Denmark men's national ice hockey team
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.
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| Nickname(s) | Danish Lions |
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| Association | Danmarks Ishockey Union |
| Head coach | Heinz Ehlers |
| Assistants | Rickard Franzen John Fust Jens Nielsen |
| Captain | Peter Regin |
| Most games | Morten Green (316) |
| Most points | Jens Nielsen (241) |
| Team colors | |
| IIHF code | DEN |
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| Ranking | |
| Current IIHF | 12  |
| Highest IIHF | 12 (first in 2007) |
| Lowest IIHF | 15 (first in 2014) |
| First international | |
Canada .svg.png){kind=small}  (Stockholm, Sweden; 12 February 1949) | |
| Biggest win | |
Denmark .svg.png){kind=small} (Copenhagen, Denmark; 18 March 1977) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
| Canada (Stockholm, Sweden; 12 February 1949) | |
| IIHF World Championships | |
| Appearances | 47 (first in 1949) |
| Best result | 8th (2010, 2016 ) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 264–363–59 | |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pool B / Division I | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1999 Denmark | |
| 2002 Hungary (Group B) | |
| Pool C | ||
| 1991 Denmark | |
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.
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)
- 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
- 2016 – Finished in 8th place
- 2017 – Finished in 12th place
- 2018 – Finished in 10th place
- 2019 – Finished in 11th place
- 2020 – Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic[5]
Team
Current roster
Roster for the 2019 IIHF World Championship.[6][7]
Head coach: Heinz Ehlers
| No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G | Patrick Galbraith | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 81 kg (179 lb) | 3 November 1986 | |
| 2 | D | Phillip Bruggisser | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 7 August 1991 |  |
| 6 | D | Stefan Lassen | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 1 November 1985 |  |
| 9 | F | Frederik Storm | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 20 February 1989 | |
| 15 | D | Matias Lassen | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 15 March 1996 | |
| 17 | F | Nicklas Jensen | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 6 March 1993 |  |
| 20 | F | Lars Eller – A | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 8 May 1989 |  |
| 22 | D | Markus Lauridsen | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 89 kg (196 lb) | 28 February 1991 | |
| 25 | D | Oliver Lauridsen | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | 104 kg (229 lb) | 24 March 1989 | |
| 29 | F | Morten Madsen – A | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 16 January 1987 | |
| 31 | G | Simon Nielsen | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 81 kg (179 lb) | 27 October 1986 | |
| 32 | G | Sebastian Dahm | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 28 February 1987 | |
| 33 | F | Julian Jakobsen | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | 11 April 1987 | |
| 38 | F | Morten Poulsen | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 9 September 1988 | |
| 40 | F | Jesper Jensen | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 5 February 1987 | |
| 41 | D | Jesper Jensen | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 30 July 1991 | |
| 47 | D | Oliver Larsen | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 94 kg (207 lb) | 25 February 1998 | |
| 48 | D | Nicholas Jensen | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 8 April 1989 | |
| 50 | F | Mathias Bau | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | 108 kg (238 lb) | 7 March 1993 | |
| 63 | F | Patrick Russell | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 4 January 1993 | |
| 72 | F | Nicolai Meyer | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 21 July 1993 | |
| 75 | F | Mathias From | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 16 December 1997 | |
| 89 | F | Mikkel Bødker | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 16 December 1989 | .svg.png){kind=small} |
| 93 | F | Peter Regin – C | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 16 April 1986 | |
| 95 | F | Nick Olesen | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 14 November 1995 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 55 | 31 | 6 | 18 | 244 | 181 |
 | 58 | 23 | 4 | 31 | 207 | 263 |
 | 31 | 18 | 2 | 11 | 133 | 87 |
 | 53 | 16 | 5 | 32 | 144 | 207 |
 | 48 | 15 | 6 | 27 | 118 | 199 |
| 13 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 177 | 31 |
 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 110 | 86 |
 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 81 | 110 |
 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 77 | 79 |
 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 19 | 95 | 143 |
 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 65 | 48 |
.svg.png){kind=small} | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 71 | 73 |
 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 82 | 117 |
 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 86 | 52 |
 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 12 |
 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 8 |
 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 25 |
 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 4 |
| 12 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 29 | 44 |
 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 32 |
 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 46 | 121 |
 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 4 |
 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 15 |
 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 27 |
 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 |
 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 33 | 66 |
 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
.svg.png){kind=small} | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 16 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 56 |
 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 31 |
 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 41 |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 46 |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 44 |
 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 21 | 76 |
 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 26 | 89 |
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References
- "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
- Fredberg, Peter (15 August 2014). "Tre ishockeylegender blev optaget i Hall of Fame". BT Ishockey (in Danish). Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- "Hall of Fame: Jørgen Hviid – dansk ishockeys fader". Danmarks Ishockey Union (in Danish). 8 March 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- IIHF Article
- Steiss, Adam. "2020 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship cancelled". iihf.com. IIHF. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- "Den endelige VM-trup nærmer sig: Landsholdet udtaget til den sidste test i Østrig". ishockey.dk. 29 April 2019.
- 2019 IIHF World Championship roster
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