Denmark men's national ice hockey team
Nickname(s) | Danish Lions |
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Association | Danmarks Ishockey Union |
Head coach | Heinz Ehlers |
Assistants | Andreas Lilja Jens Nielsen |
Captain | Jesper B. Jensen |
Most games | Morten Green (316) |
Most points | Jens Nielsen (241) |
Team colors | |
IIHF code | DEN |
Ranking | |
Current IIHF | 12 (6 June 2021)[1] |
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 | 53 (first in 1949) |
Best result | 8th (2010, 2016) |
Olympics | |
Appearances | 1 (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[edit]
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[edit]
Olympic Games[edit]
Year | Finish | Rank |
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2022 Beijing | Qualified |
World Championship[edit]
Year | Finish | Rank |
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1949 Stockholm | Consolation Round | 10th |
1962 Colorado Springs/Denver | 6th in the Group B | 14th |
1963 Stockholm | 3rd in the Pool C | 18th |
1966 Jesenice | 2nd in the Pool C | 18th |
1967 Vienna | 2nd in the Pool C | 18th |
1969 Ljubljana | 6th in the Pool C | 20th |
1970 Galaţi | 5th in the Pool C | 19th |
1971 | 7th in the Pool C | 21st |
1972 Miercurea-Ciuc | 6th in the Pool C | 19th |
1973 | 7th in the Pool C | 21st |
1975 Sofia | 6th in the Pool C | 20th |
1976 Gdańsk | 3rd in the Pool C | 19th |
1977 Copenhagen/Hørsholm | 2nd in the Pool C | 19th |
1978 Canary Islands (Las Palmas) | 3rd in the Pool C | 19th |
1979 Galati | Relegation in the Pool B | 16th |
1981 Beijing | 4th in the Pool C | 20th |
1982 Jaca | 3rd in the Pool C | 19th |
1983 Budapest | 4th in the Pool C | 20th |
1985 Megève/Chamonix/Saint-Gervais | 5th in the Pool C | 21st |
1986 Puigcerda | Consolation round in the Pool C | 21st |
1987 Copenhagen/Herlev/Hørsholm | 2nd in the Pool C | 18th |
1989 Oslo/Lillehammer | 8th in the Pool B | 16th |
1990 Budapest | 2nd in the Pool C | 18th |
1991 Brøndby | 1st in the Pool C | 17th |
1992 Klagenfurt | 4th in the Pool B | 16th |
1993 Eindhoven | 4th in the Pool B | 16th |
1994 Copenhagen/Aalborg | 5th in the Pool B | 17th |
1995 Bratislava | 5th in the Pool B | 17th |
1996 Eindhoven | 6th in the Pool B | 18th |
1997 Katowice (Spodek)/Sosnowiec | 8th in the Pool B | 20th |
1998 Ljubljana/Jesenice | 4th in the Pool B | 20th |
1999 Odense/Rodovre | 1st in the Pool B | 17th |
2000 Katowice/Krakow | 5th in the Pool B | 21st |
2001 Grenoble | 3rd in Division I, Group A | 21st |
2002 Eindhoven | 1st in Division I, Group B | 18th |
2003 Helsinki/Tampere/Turku | Second round | 11th |
2004 Prague/Ostrava | Qualifying round | 12th |
2005 Vienna/Innsbruck | Relegation round | 14th |
2006 Riga | Relegation round | 13th |
2007 Moscow | Qualifying round | 10th |
2008 Halifax/Quebec | Qualifying round | 12th |
2009 Bern/Kloten | Relegation round | 13th |
2010 Cologne/Mannheim/Gelsenkirchen | Playoff round | 8th |
2011 Bratislava/Košice | Qualifying round | 11th |
/ 2012 Helsinki/Stockholm | Preliminary round | 13th |
/ 2013 Stockholm/Helsinki | Preliminary round | 12th |
2014 Minsk | Preliminary round | 13th |
2015 Prague/Ostrava | Preliminary round | 14th |
2016 Moscow/Saint Petersburg | Playoff round | 8th |
/ 2017 Cologne/Paris | Preliminary round | 12th |
2018 Copenhagen/Herning | Preliminary round | 10th |
2019 Bratislava/Košice | Preliminary round | 11th |
2020 Zürich/Lausanne | Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic[5] | – |
2021 Riga | Preliminary round | 12th |
2022 Helsinki/Tampere |
Team[edit]
Current roster[edit]
Roster for the 2022 Winter Olympics Qualification.
Head coach: Heinz Ehlers[6]
No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Team |
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9 | F | Frederik Storm | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 20 February 1989 | ERC Ingolstadt |
11 | F | Alexander True | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | 17 July 1997 | Seattle Kraken |
15 | D | Matias Lassen | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 15 March 1996 | Malmö Redhawks |
17 | F | Nicklas Jensen | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 98 kg (216 lb) | 6 March 1993 | Jokerit |
22 | D | Markus Lauridsen | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | 28 February 1991 | Malmö Redhawks |
24 | F | Nikolaj Ehlers | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | 14 February 1996 | Winnipeg Jets |
25 | D | Oliver Lauridsen | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 24 March 1989 | Malmö Redhawks |
27 | F | Oliver Bjorkstrand | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 79 kg (174 lb) | 10 April 1995 | Columbus Blue Jackets |
28 | D | Emil Kristensen | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 81 kg (179 lb) | 20 September 1992 | Schwenninger Wild Wings |
30 | G | Mads Søgaard | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | 13 December 2000 | Belleville Senators |
32 | G | Sebastian Dahm | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | 28 February 1987 | EC KAC |
33 | F | Julian Jakobsen | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | 11 April 1987 | Aalborg Pirates |
36 | D | Philip Larsen | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 7 December 1989 | Salavat Yulaev Ufa |
38 | F | Morten Poulsen | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 9 September 1988 | Herning Blue Fox |
40 | F | Jesper Jensen | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 5 February 1987 | Frederikshavn White Hawks |
41 | D | Jesper Jensen Aabo – A | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 30 July 1991 | Malmö Redhawks |
48 | D | Nicholas Jensen | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | 102 kg (225 lb) | 8 April 1989 | Eisbären Berlin |
51 | F | Frans Nielsen – A | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 24 April 1984 | Detroit Red Wings |
63 | F | Patrick Russell | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 4 January 1993 | Linköping HC |
72 | F | Nicolai Meyer | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 21 July 1993 | Ässät |
86 | F | Joachim Blichfeld | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 17 July 1998 | San Jose Sharks |
89 | F | Mikkel Bødker | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 16 December 1989 | HC Lugano |
93 | F | Peter Regin – C | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 16 April 1986 | HC Ambrì-Piotta |
Current top players[edit]
Former and current players in NHL[edit]
Players from Denmark who have played in the NHL
NHL Drafts[edit]
Players from Denmark to be drafted in the NHL
All-time record against other nations[edit]
Updated 23 May 2010.
This article needs to be updated.(May 2018) |
Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA |
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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[edit]
- ^ "IIHF Men's World Ranking". IIHF. 6 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Team Roster Denmark" (PDF). iihf.com. 21 May 2021.