Denmark men's national ice hockey team

Denmark
Nickname(s)	Danish Lions
Association	Danmarks Ishockey Union
General Manager	Kim Pedersen
Head coach	Per Bäckman
Assistants	Tomas Jonsson; Carl-Johan Klint
Captain	Morten Green
Most games	Jesper Damgaard (256)
Most points	Jens Nielsen (241)
IIHF code	DEN
IIHF ranking	12
Highest IIHF ranking	12 (first in 2007)
Lowest IIHF ranking	14 (first in 2003)
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)
International record (W–L–T)
	257–350–57

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 Swedish Per Bäckman, who replaced Canadian Mike Sirant who was fired after the team finished in 12th place at the 2008 World Championships. 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.

2013 World Championship team [edit]

#	Name	Pos	Club
1	Patrick Galbraith	G	IK Oskarshamn
3	Philip Larsen	D	Dallas Stars
4	Mads Bødker	D	Malmö Redhawks
5	Daniel Nielsen	D	Hamburg Freezers
6	Stefan Lassen	D	Malmö Redhawks
8	Frederik Storm	F	Malmö Redhawks
11	Patrick Bjorkstrand	F	Mora IK
13	Morten Green	F	Hannover Scorpions
14	Kirill Starkov	F	IK Oskarshamn
15	Rasmus Nielsen	D	Herning Blue Fox
17	Nicklas Jensen	F	Chicago Wolves
19	Kim Staal	F	Herlev Eagles
21	Thor Dresler	F	Herlev Eagles
22	Markus Lauridsen	D	Lake Erie Monsters
25	Oliver Lauridsen	D	Philadelphia Flyers
29	Morten Madsen	F	Modo Hockey
31	Simon Nielsen	G	Lukko Rauma
32	Sebastian Dahm	G	Rødovre Mighty Bulls
33	Julian Jakobsen	F	Hamburg Freezers
38	Morten Poulsen	F	IK Oskarshamn
40	Jesper Jensen	F	Karlskrona HK
41	Jesper B. Jensen	D	Rögle
44	Nichlas Hardt	F	Jokerit
60	Mads Christensen	F	Eisbären Berlin
89	Mikkel Bødker	F	Phoenix Coyotes

Head coach: Per Bäckman ^[2]

Current top players [edit]

Former and current players in NHL [edit]

Players from Denmark ever to be drafted 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
2008–	Peter Regin	Center	Ottawa Senators
2008–	Mikkel Bødker	Left winger	Phoenix Coyotes
2009–2010 2010–	Lars Eller	Center	St. Louis Blues Montreal Canadiens
2009–	Philip Larsen	Defenseman	Dallas Stars
2011–	Nicklas Jensen	Left winger	Vancouver Canucks
2011–	Oliver Lauridsen	Defenseman	Philadelphia Flyers
2012–	Frederik Andersen	Goaltender	Anaheim Ducks
2012–	Thomas Spelling	Left winger	New York Rangers

Non-drafted players [edit]

Players from Denmark on contract in the NHL

Year	Name	Position	Team
2005–	Morten Madsen	Center	Minnesota Wild
2012–	Markus Lauridsen	Defenseman	Colorado Avalanche

Olympic record [edit]

1920–2014 – Did not qualify

World Championship record [edit]

1930–1948: Did not participate
1949– Finished in 10th place
1950–1961: Did not participate
1962– Finished in 14th place (6th in "Pool B")
1963– Finished in 18th place (3rd in "Pool C")
1965– Did not participate
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")
1974– Did not participate
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

All-time Record against other nations [edit]

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