Morten Poulsen (born 9 September 1988) is a Danish professional ice hockey
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Poulsen was brought up in the Herning Blue Fox system before moving to Nordsjælland Cobras for the 2008–09 season. After two seasons with the North Zealand club, he returned to
Herning
Herning () is a Danish town in the Central Denmark Region of the Jutland peninsula. It is the main town and the administrative seat of Herning Municipality. Herning has a population of 50,565 (1 January 2022)IK Oskarshamn of the Swedish second-tier league, the HockeyAllsvenskan, before the 2011-12 season. After four years with Oskarshamn, Poulsen left as a free agent to sign a one-year contract with Austrian club, Graz 99ers of the EBEL on 8 July 2015.
In May 2016, he signed with the
Pelicans Lahti
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of the Finnish Liiga. After one year, Poulsen left Finland coming back to EBEL, signing a one-year deal with HC TWK Innsbruck.
International play
Poulsen played for the Danish national team at the 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016 World Championships.