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Danish NHL players 2011–12

6 Danish players played in the NHL in 2011–12. Together they scored 153 points, the ninth most of any country, and Denmark finished tenth of 10 in the nations league. Frans Nielsen scored the most, 47 points.

6
NHL players
153
Points
10th
Nations league
0
Goalie wins
2011–12Last season82/82 games
2010–112012–13

DANISH LEADERS

In the nations league

10th
of 10 ranked nations
15
league points
Rate7thTop trio9thBlue line8thGoalies10thPer million6th

Denmark accounts for 0.6% of the NHL's players and 0.9% of its points.

The full nations league

Every Danish player in the NHL, team by team

6 players across 6 teams.
DALDallas Stars1 player
Philip LarsenINACTIVE
D · 55 GP · 3G 8A11P
MTLMontréal Canadiens1 player
Lars Eller
C · 79 GP · 16G 12A28P
NYINew York Islanders1 player
Frans NielsenINACTIVE
C · 82 GP · 17G 30A47P
OTTOttawa Senators1 player
Peter ReginINACTIVE
C · 10 GP · 2G 2A4P
PHXPhoenix Coyotes1 player
Mikkel BoedkerINACTIVE
LW · 82 GP · 11G 13A24P
VANVancouver Canucks1 player
Jannik HansenINACTIVE
RW · 82 GP · 16G 23A39P

Season by season

Denmark had 1 players in the NHL in 2006–07 and 7 in 2025–26. The peak was 2016–17, with 10. Under each bar is the nations league placing.
–
–
–6
909
9
9
7
67
315
6
7
8
98
720
7
–
–
–7
925

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.

Denmark against Switzerland

The nations league's five categories plus raw points and player count. The higher value takes the round.
Denmark
Denmark
10th in the league
4–3
Switzerland
Switzerland
8th in the league

Denmark wins 4–3 against Switzerland.

0.40Points per game0.37
114Best trio81
0.28Defencemen's points per game0.34
–Goalies' save percentage.911
1.0NHL players per million inhabitants0.8
153Total points101
6Players in the NHL7
Denmark against Switzerland season by season
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Top scorer
Frans Nielsen
Denmark's top scorer in 2011–12.
The team
New York Islanders
Where Frans Nielsen plays.
Nations in the NHL
Every nation in the NHL
How many players each country has in the NHL, with a page for each.
Nations league
NHL battle of the nations 2011–12
The countries compared per player rather than in raw totals.
Against Sweden
Sweden vs Denmark
Seven rounds, season by season.
The Swedes
Every Swede in the NHL
Team by team, with position and stats.