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 Stefan Lahde
Captain	Jesper Damgaard
Most games	Jesper Damgaard (256)
Most points	Jens Nielsen (241)
IIHF code	DEN
IIHF ranking	13
Highest IIHF ranking	12 (2007)
Lowest IIHF ranking	14 (first in 2003)
First international
Canada 47 - 0 Denmark  (Stockholm, Sweden; February 12, 1949)
Biggest win
Denmark 27 - 4 Belgium  (Copenhagen, Denmark; March 18, 1977)
Biggest defeat
Canada 47 - 0 Denmark  (Stockholm, Sweden; February 12, 1949)
IIHF World Championships
Appearances	43 (first in 1949)
Best result	8th (2010)
International record (W–L–T)
253-339-55

The Danish men's national 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 Swede 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 April 26, 2003 and tied Canada 2-2 six days later on May 2, 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.

2010 World Championship team

#	Name	Pos	Club
1	Patrick Galbraith	G	Björklöven
3	Philip Larsen	D	Dallas Stars
4	Mads Bodker	D	Rögle BK
5	Daniel Nielsen	D	Herning Blue Fox
6	Stefan Lassen	D	Leksands IF
7	Jesper Damgaard	D	Malmö Redhawks
9	Kasper Degn	F	Bietigheim-Bissingen
12	Alexander Sundberg	F	Hvidovre
19	Kim Staal	F	Malmö Redhawks
21	Thor Dresler	F	Herning Blue Fox
23	Kim Lykkeskov	F	SønderjyskE
27	Mads Christensen	D	Frederikshavn White Hawks
29	Morten Madsen	F	MODO
30	Frederik Andersen	G	Frederikshavn White Hawks
33	Julian Jakobsen	F	Södertälje
40	Jesper Duus	D	Rødovre Mighty Bulls
44	Nichlas Hardt	F	Malmö Redhawks
51	Frans Nielsen	F	NY Islanders
60	Mads Christensen	D	Iserlohn Roosters
61	Lars Eller	F	Montreal Canadiens
84	Peter Hirsch	G	Coventry Blaze
93	Peter Regin	F	Ottawa Senators

• Head coach: Per Bäckman ^[2]

Current top players

• Mikkel Bødker
• Lars Eller
• Jannik Hansen
• Philip Larsen
• Frederik Andersen
• Mads Christensen
• Nichlas Hardt
• Frans Nielsen
• Peter Regin
• Nicklas Jensen

Olympic record

• 1920 - 2010 - Did not qualify

World Championship record

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

All-time Record against other nations

As of May 23, 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

1. ^ IIHF Article
2. ^ [1] IIHF World Championship MEN - Denmark Team Roster. Retrieved May 10, 2008.

External links

• Danmarks Ishockey Union
• Denmark at the IIHF
• Denmark at National Teams of ice Hockey
• Meltzer, Bill. "Denmark caps landmark year for hockey program" at NHL.com. Retrieved 05-02-07.