title: 2017–18 Odense Bulldogs season
Stuart MacRae (ice hockey)
Anthony Aquino
HockeyNight
Odense Bulldogs
2016–17 Odense Bulldogs season
2015–16 Odense Bulldogs season
Brian Greer (ice hockey)
2014–15 Odense Bulldogs season
Metal Ligaen
sentences: The 2017–18 Odense Bulldogs season is the 27th season in the Danish Hockey League since the team was promoted in 1990.
Stuart MacRae (born June 25, 1982) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Odense Bulldogs in the Metal Ligaen, the premier league in Danish ice hockey.
 He previously played for the Cardiff Devils of the EIHL.
Anthony Aquino (born August 1, 1982) is a retired Canadian-born Italian professional ice hockey player.
 He last played for the Odense Bulldogs, and Rungsted Seier Capital professional ice hockey teams in Denmark, of the top Danish league AL-Bank Ligaen, renamed Metalligaen.
 He was a 3rd round selection, 92nd overall, of the Dallas Stars at the 2001 NHL Entry Draft.
HockeyNight is a Danish ice hockey program, that presents games from the Danish ice hockey league, Metal Ligaen.
 The program is broadcast on TV2 sport.
 Ice hockey expert Jimmy Bøjgaard and former ice hockey player, Lasse Degn are commentators.
The Odense Bulldogs are a professional ice hockey team based in Odense, Denmark.
 They currently play in Bryggeriet Vestfyens Arena in the Bolbro area, as a part of the best Danish league Metal Ligaen, and they are furthermore the only hockey team from Funen.
 The team was founded in 1978 and was promoted to the top league in 1991.
 Odense Bulldogs has never won Metal Ligaen, but achieved three silver medals.
 Their latest trip to the finals was in the 2011–12 season, where they faced Herning Blue Fox.
 In that final series, they got the leads 2–0 and 3–1, but ended up losing the last three and lost it 3–4 on aggregate.
 They have also won the annual tournament cup four times, last time in the 2015–16 season.
The 2016–17 Odense Bulldogs season was the 26th season in the Danish Hockey League since the team was promoted in 1990.
The 2015–16 Odense Bulldogs season is the 25th season in the Danish Hockey League since the team was promoted in 1990.
Brian Greer (born July 15, 1974 in Orillia, Ontario) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Odense Bulldogs in the top Danish ice hockey league, AL-Bank Ligaen.
The 2014–15 Odense Bulldogs season was the 24th season in the Danish Hockey League since the team was promoted in 1990.
 The team has completed 26 transfers, 13 in and 13 out.
 They have furthermore got a new General Manager, Brad Gratton, who switched from the league rivals from Rødovre Mighty Bulls.
Metal Ligaen is the premier league in Danish ice hockey.
 The league consists of 11 professional teams.
 The name of the league has changed many times, but is being sponsored by Dansk Metal and therefore got the name Metalligaen.

Question: Question: The 2017–18 Odense Bulldogs season will be their 27th in the Danish ice hockey league comprising how many teams? 

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 The 2017–18 Odense Bulldogs season is the 27th season in the Danish Hockey League since the team was promoted in 1990. 

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 Stuart MacRae (born June 25, 1982) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Odense Bulldogs in the Metal Ligaen, the premier league in Danish ice hockey.
 He previously played for the Cardiff Devils of the EIHL. 

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 Anthony Aquino (born August 1, 1982) is a retired Canadian-born Italian professional ice hockey player.
 He last played for the Odense Bulldogs, and Rungsted Seier Capital professional ice hockey teams in Denmark, of the top Danish league AL-Bank Ligaen, renamed Metalligaen.
 He was a 3rd round selection, 92nd overall, of the Dallas Stars at the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. 

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 HockeyNight is a Danish ice hockey program, that presents games from the Danish ice hockey league, Metal Ligaen.
 The program is broadcast on TV2 sport.
 Ice hockey expert Jimmy Bøjgaard and former ice hockey player, Lasse Degn are commentators. 

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 The Odense Bulldogs are a professional ice hockey team based in Odense, Denmark.
 They currently play in Bryggeriet Vestfyens Arena in the Bolbro area, as a part of the best Danish league Metal Ligaen, and they are furthermore the only hockey team from Funen.
 The team was founded in 1978 and was promoted to the top league in 1991.
 Odense Bulldogs has never won Metal Ligaen, but achieved three silver medals.
 Their latest trip to the finals was in the 2011–12 season, where they faced Herning Blue Fox.
 In that final series, they got the leads 2–0 and 3–1, but ended up losing the last three and lost it 3–4 on aggregate.
 They have also won the annual tournament cup four times, last time in the 2015–16 season. 

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 The 2016–17 Odense Bulldogs season was the 26th season in the Danish Hockey League since the team was promoted in 1990. 

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 The 2015–16 Odense Bulldogs season is the 25th season in the Danish Hockey League since the team was promoted in 1990. 

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 Metal Ligaen is the premier league in Danish ice hockey.
 The league consists of 11 professional teams.
 The name of the league has changed many times, but is being sponsored by Dansk Metal and therefore got the name Metalligaen. 

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Answer: 11