Denmark men's national ice hockey team

The Danish men's national hockey team is the national ice hockey team of Denmark. The team is controlled by Danmarks Ishockey Union. The team is ranked 12th by the IIHF World Ranking. Denmark currently has 5,147 players (0.09 % of its population). Their head coach is Heinz Ehlers.
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 division of the World Championship 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. Since Finland 2003, Denmark has not been out of the top division ever since.
==Olympic Record==
* 1920-1968 - Did not participate
* 1972-2018 - Did not qualify
==World Championship Record==
* 1920-1948 - 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")
* 1964-1965 - Did not participate
* 1966 - Finished in 18th place (2nd in "Pool C")
* 1967 - Finished in 19th place (3rd in "Pool C")
* 1968 - Did not participate
* 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 (1st in "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 (1st in "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 (1st in 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
* 2012 - Finished in 13th place
* 2013 - Finished in 12th place
* 2014 - Finished in 13th place
* 2015 - Finished in 14th place
* 2016 - Finished in 8th place
* 2017 - Finished in 12th place
* 2018 - Finished in 10th place
* 2019 - Finished in 11th place
* 2020 - canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
== Retired Numbers ==
* #7 Jesper Damgaard
== Actual Roster ==
Position	Number	Name 	Born 	Height 	Weight 	Shoots/Catches
G 	#32 	Sebastian Dahm 	February 28, 1987 	6ft 0in (182cm) 	176lb (80kg) 	L
G 	#39 	George Sørensen 	May 15, 1995 	5ft 9in (175cm) 	185lb (84kg) 	L
D 	#2 	Phillip Bruggisser 	August 7, 1991 	6ft 0in (183cm) 	187lb (85kg) 	R
D 	#48 	Nicholas Bernsdorf Jensen	April 8, 1989 	6ft 2in (189cm) 	225lb (102kg)	L
D 	#28 	Emil Kristensen 	September 20, 1992	6ft 0in (184cm) 	179lb (81kg) 	R
D 	#66 	Anders Krogsgaard 	April 19, 1996 	6ft 1in (185cm) 	181lb (82kg) 	R
D 	#41 	Mads Larsen 	June 10, 1995 	5ft 11in (180cm)	181lb (82kg) 	R
D 	#47 	Oliver Larsen 	February 25, 1998 	6ft 3in (190cm) 	207lb (94kg) 	R
D 	#15 	Matias Lassen 	March 15, 1996 	6ft 0in (182cm) 	181lb (82kg) 	L
D 	#22 	Markus Lauridsen 	February 28, 1991 	6ft 2in (187cm) 	205lb (93kg) 	L
D 	#86 	Malte Setkov 	January 14, 1999 	6ft 7in (200cm) 	205lb (93kg) 	L
F 	#42 	Niklas Andersen 	November 20, 1997 	5ft 11in (180cm)	194lb (88kg) 	L
F 	#50 	Mathias Bau 	July 3, 1993 	6ft 7in (200cm) 	238lb (108kg)	L
F 	#62 	Patrick Bjorkstrand 	July 1, 1992 	6ft 0in (184cm) 	192lb (87kg) 	L
F 	#94 	Christopher Frederiksen 	October 6, 1994 	6ft 3in (190cm) 	201lb (91kg) 	L
F 	#75 	Mathias From 	December 16, 1997 	6ft 1in (186cm) 	187lb (85kg) 	R
F 	#33 	Julian Jakobsen 	April 11, 1987 	6ft 0in (184cm) 	192lb (87kg) 	L
F 	#25 	Markus Jensen 	May 22, 1996 	5ft 10in (177cm)	187lb (85kg) 	L
F 	#72 	Nicolai Meyer 	July 21, 1993 	5ft 10in (179cm)	181lb (82kg) 	L
F 	#44 	Søren Nielsen 	September 15, 1996	6ft 0in (183cm) 	176lb (80kg) 	L
F 	#95 	Nick Olesen 	November 14, 1995 	6ft 1in (185cm) 	185lb (84kg) 	L
F 	#38 	Morten Poulsen 	September 9, 1988 	6ft 1in (186cm) 	209lb (95kg) 	L
F 	#9 	Frederik Storm 	February 20, 1989 	5ft 11in (180cm)	190lb (86kg) 	L
F 	# 	Christian Wejse Mathiesen	December 4, 1998 	6ft 1in (186cm) 	203lb (92kg) 	R
== Team Staff ==
Role 	Name 	Born
Head coach 	Heinz Ehlers 	January 25, 1966
Assistant coach 	Jens Nielsen 	October 23, 1969
Assistant coach 	Andreas Lilja 	July 13, 1975
Goaltending coach and videocoach	Magnus Wennström 	September 21, 1976
Conditioning coach 	Martin Thiim 	January 13, 1983
Guest coach 	Frederik Åkeson 	August 27, 1966
Physiotherapist 	Carsten Esmark 	May 3, 1972
Doctor 	Anne Mette Stausholm	
Equipment manager 	Ole Dahlmann 	April 27, 1952
Equipment manager 	Mikael Pettersson 	August 24, 1974
Team manager 	Esben Nedermark 	May 17, 1959
==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.Category:Ice hockey in Denmark
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