Nicklas Jensen Nicklas Jensen ( born March 6 , 1993 ) is a Danish junior ice hockey winger currently playing for the Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey League ( OHL ) . A prospect for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League ( NHL ) , he was selected 29th overall in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft . After beginning his career with Danish team Herning Blue Fox at the junior and men ' s level , Jensen moved to North America in 2010 to play with the Generals . Named to the OHL All - Rookie Team following his first year with the club , he was ranked 21st among North American skaters eligible for the 2011 NHL Entry Draft . Representing Denmark internationally , Jensen has competed in Division I play of two IIHF World U18 Championships , winning Best Forward in 2010 , and two IIHF World Junior Championships , helping his country to top spot in their pool in 2011 . Early life . Jensen was born in Herning , Denmark . His father , Dan , was born in Toronto and played in the Ontario Hockey League from 1986 to 1989 before moving to Denmark , where he met his wife . Jensen grew up while Dan played for the Herning Blue Fox , as well as the Danish national team . In addition to hockey , he played soccer , the country ' s national sport , until he was 14 years old . Playing career . Following after his father , Jensen began his career with his hometown team , the Herning Blue Fox . Spending the majority of the 2008 – 09 season with the team ' s junior side , he recorded 43 points ( 28 goals and 15 assists ) over 28 games . During the season , he also debuted at the men ' s level , recording three goals over four games with Herning ' s second - tier team . The following season , he was promoted to Herning ' s premier team in Denmark ' s top professional league , AL - Bank Ligaen . With 12 goals and 26 points over 34 games , he won the league ' s Rookie of the Year award . After being selected eighth overall in the 2010 Canadian Hockey League ( CHL ) Import Draft by the Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey League ( OHL ) Jensen moved to North America to join the team for the 2010 – 11 season . Making his OHL debut on September 23 , 2010 , he scored the deciding goal in a 5 – 4 win against the Peterborough Petes . Several months into the campaign , he began a seven - game goal - scoring streak , scoring 10 times from from December 3 , 2010 , to January 9 , 2011 ; it tied for the third - longest streak in the league that season . Midway through the campaign , he was named OHL Player of the Week after recording seven points ( three goals and four assists ) over three games from January 10 – 16 , 2011 . His award - winning week included a five - point game ( one goal and four assists ) against the Ottawa 67 ' s . That same month , he competed in the 2011 CHL Top Prospects Game for Team Cherry , alongside Generals teammates Boone Jenner and Lucas Lessio . Jensen completed his OHL rookie campaign with 58 points ( 29 goals and 29 assists ) over 61 games . Ranking fifth in scoring among first - year players , he was named to the OHL Second All - Rookie Team . In the 2011 playoffs , he added 11 points ( 7 goals and 4 assists ) over 10 games , ranking third among league rookies . His efforts helped the Generals to the second round , where they were eliminated in five games by the Niagara IceDogs . Going into the 2011 NHL Entry Draft , Jensen was ranked 21st among prospects playing in North America by NHL Central Scouting Bureau . He was selected 29th overall by the Vancouver Canucks . Following his draft , he characterized himself as " a power forward and goal scorer who protects the puck well " , while the Canucks assistant general manager Laurence Gilman highlighted the quick release of his shot . Gilman also described him as a player high in " character and work ethic " . International play . Although Jensen has dual citizenship with Denmark and Canada , his father ' s birth country , he chose to play with the Danish national team . He debuted internationally for Denmark in Division I play of the 2009 IIHF World U18 Championship , held in Asiago , Italy . At 16 years old , he was the youngest player on the team . He registered one assist over five games , helping Denmark to second place in their pool . They finished two points shy of first place , which would have qualified them for the main division the following year . Seven months later , Jensen joined Denmark ' s under - 20 team , competing in Division I of the 2010 World Junior Championships , held in Megeve and Saint - Gervais , France . Once again the youngest player on the team , he tied for third among Danish players in scoring with five points ( three goals and two assists ) over five games , while recording a team - leading 19 shots on goal . Denmark finished second in Pool A , missing out on a promotion to the 2011 tournament ' s main division by one win . The following year , Jensen returned to the under - 18 team for the 2010 IIHF World U18 Championships , which was held in his hometown of Herning , Denmark . In the first game of the tournament , he recorded five goals against France , leading Denmark to a 7 – 4 win . He was named his team ' s player of the game . In a later 13 – 3 win against Korea , Jensen recorded a hat trick , as well as one assist . Going undefeated after four games , Denmark played Norway ( also undefeated ) in the final contest of the tournament , with the winner deciding who would earn a promotion to the top division the following year . Jensen recorded a goal and an assist in the match , as Denmark lost 5 – 4 . Finishing with a team - leading 15 points over 5 games , including a pool - leading 13 goals , Jensen was distinguished as Denmark ' s best player and the pool ' s best forward by the coaches and the directorate , respectively . In December 2010 , Jensen made his second appearance at the under - 20 level in the 2011 IIHF World Junior Championships ' Division I tournament , held in Slovenia . Recording two goals and five points over five games , as well as a team - leading 28 shots on goal , he helped Denmark to the top spot in their pool and a promotion to the top division for the 2012 tournament . Denmark had tied with Slovenia for first place in Pool B with four wins and one loss each , but won by virtue of having won their game against them 2 – 1 .