Nickname(s) Danish Lions IIHF code DEN Association Danish Ice Hockey Union | General Manager Kim Pedersen Most points Jens Nielsen (241) Captain Morten Green Head coach Janne Karlsson | |
Assistants Tomas JonssonTheis Møller-Hansen |
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.
Contents
- Olympic Games
- World Championship
- Current roster
- Former and current players in NHL
- NHL Drafts
- All time record against other nations
- References
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.
Olympic Games
World Championship
Current roster
Roster for the 2016 IIHF World Championship.
Head coach: Janne Karlsson
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.