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Danish NHL players 1968–69

One Danish player played in the NHL in 1968–69. The nations league needs at least five skaters, so Denmark was not part of it. Poul Popiel scored 15 points.

1968–69Active season76/82 games

1967–68 1969–70

The players

Defenseman · Detroit Red Wings

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In the NHL Draft

One Danish player was picked in the 2026 NHL Draft, not in the first round. Anton Emil Wilde Larsen went 187th overall to the Dallas Stars.

Every pick in 2026 →The draft through the years →

Danish NHL players all time

Regular season, whole careers. The record seasons count completed seasons only.

Most points by Danish players

2015–27 · 769 GP

2006–21 · 925 GP

2009–27 · 1196 GP

Oliver Bjorkstrand

2015–27 · 717 GP

2008–20 · 709 GP

Most goalie wins

Frederik Andersen

2013–26 · 552 GP

2021–26 · 31 GP

Best seasons by a Danish player

2025–26 · 82 GP

2016–17 · 82 GP

2024–25 · 69 GP

2023–24 · 82 GP

2017–18 · 82 GP

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Denmark's top scorer in 1968–69.

Detroit Red Wings

Where Poul Popiel plays.

Nations in the NHL

Every nation in the NHL

How many players each country has in the NHL, with a page for each.

NHL battle of the nations 1968–69

The countries compared per player rather than in raw totals.

The Swedes in the NHL today

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Every Swede in the NHL

Team by team, with position and stats.