Jesper Damgaard

Jesper Damgaard (born May 6, 1975) is a retired Danish professional 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.
==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
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
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Category:Born in 1975
Category:Danish hockey players
Category:Herning IK player
Category:Revier Löwen player
Category:Malmö IF Redhawks player
Category:MODO Hockey player
Category:Augsburger Panthers player
Category:Rødovre Mighty Bulls player
Category:Member of the Danish National Team