# Jesper Damgaard

Jesper Damgaard (born May 6, 1975) is a Danish retired ice hockey player who last participated at the 2010 IIHF World Championship as a member of the Denmark men's national ice hockey team.
He was the first and so far only Danish player to have his number, (#7), retired by the Denmark men's national ice hockey team. He has represented Denmark at a record 17 consecutive World Championships, of which the last 8 were in the top division. He is the all-time most capped player for Denmark, having played for his country a record 256 times scoring 45 goals and 69 assists for a total of 114 points.
Damgaard was forced to retire following the 2010–11 season due to the aftermath of a concussion suffered while playing for the Malmö Redhawks. He attempted to return to the ice for the 2011 IIHF World Championship but was unable to shake the effects of the concussion.
In 2018, Damgaard was awarded the Torriani Award by the International Ice Hockey Federation for his contributions to Denmark's hockey, and was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame.

## Career statistics

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1991–92 | Herning IK | Denmark | 22 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992–93 | Herning II | Denmark2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993–94 | Malmo IF J20 | Juniorallsvenskan | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993–94 | Malmo IF | Elitserien | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994–95 | Malmo IF J20 | J20 Superelit | 30 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994–95 | Malmo IF | Elitserien | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995–96 | Malmo IF J20 | J20 Superelit | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995–96 | Malmo IF | Elitserien | 34 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1996–97 | MIF Redhawks J20 | J20 Superelit | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996–97 | MIF Redhawks | Elitserien | 49 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997–98 | MIF Redhawks | Elitserien | 32 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998–99 | MIF Redhawks | Elitserien | 41 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999–00 | MIF Redhawks J20 | J20 Superelit | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999–00 | MIF Redhawks | Elitserien | 35 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000–01 | Revier Löwen Oberhausen | DEL | 60 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001–02 | Revier Löwen Oberhausen | DEL | 57 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002–03 | Modo Hockey | Elitserien | 46 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003–04 | Modo Hockey | Elitserien | 50 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 51 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| 2004–05 | Modo Hockey | Elitserien | 44 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2005–06 | Modo Hockey | Elitserien | 50 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2006–07 | Augsburger Panther | DEL | 49 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006–07 | HC Lugano | NLA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2007–08 | Rødovre Mighty Bulls | Denmark | 45 | 4 | 27 | 31 | 50 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 2008–09 | Malmö Redhawks | HockeyAllsvenskan | 33 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009–10 | Malmö Redhawks | HockeyAllsvenskan | 36 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 62 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| 2010–11 | Malmö Redhawks | HockeyAllsvenskan | 13 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Elitserien totals | Elitserien totals | Elitserien totals | 397 | 32 | 44 | 76 | 231 | 41 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 20 |