The Danish national men's ice hockey team is the national

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. The team is controlled by

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. It was founded in 1949, and as of 2022, the Danish team was ranked 10th in the

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s. Denmark currently has 4,255 players (0.07% of its population). Their coach is Danish Heinz Ehlers who replaced Janne Karlsson. Denmark once held the record for the largest loss when they were defeated by Canada in 1949, 47–0, only being surpassed by

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who were defeated by

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58–0 in 1987.

History

The team played its first world championship in 1949, led by player-coach and captain

Jørgen Hviid Jørgen Alfred Hviid ( lv, Jergens Alfreds Hvīds; 1 September 1916 – 5 September 2001) was a Danish and Latvian multi-sport athlete, and an officer in the Royal Danish Navy. He was primarily an ice hockey player, but also competed in speed sk ...

. After not qualifying for a world championship since 1949, Denmark surprised many in 2003 by finishing in 11th place, including a tie game against that year's champions

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. In 2003, Denmark was back in the elite pool of the IIHF World Championships after 54 years. The Danish national hockey team scored two historic, unexpected upsets in Tampere, Finland, defeating the

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5–2 on 26 April 2003 and tied

2–2 six days later on 2 May 2003. Denmark has remained in the top division ever since. At the 2010 World Championships Denmark finished 8th place, which is their best ever placing to date. The feat was repeated in

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Tournament record

Olympic Games

World Championship

Team

Current roster

Roster for the

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. Head coach: Heinz Ehlers

Current top players

Former and current players in NHL

''Players from Denmark who have played in the

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NHL Drafts

''Players from Denmark to be drafted in the

All-time record against other nations

''Updated 16 February 2022.''https://nationalteamsoficehockey.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Denmark-Men-Official-Results-1.pdf

Uniform evolution

File:Denmark national hockey team jerseys.png, 2013–2017 IIHF jerseys File:Denmark national ice hockey team jerseys 2018 IHWC.png, 2018–2021 IIHF jerseys File:Denmark national ice hockey team jerseys 2022 (WOG).png, 2022 Olympic jerseys File:Denmark national ice hockey team jerseys 2022 IHWC.png, 2022– IIHF jerseys

References

External links

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IIHF profile
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