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Danish NHL players 2015–16

7 Danish players played in the NHL in 2015–16. Together they scored 213 points, the seventh most of any country, and Denmark finished third of 10 in the nations league. Frans Nielsen scored the most, 52 points.

7
NHL players
213
Points
3rd
Nations league
22
Goalie wins
2015–16Last season82/82 games
2014–152016–17

DANISH LEADERS

In the nations league

3rd
of 10 ranked nations
31
league points
Rate1stTop trio7thBlue line6thGoalies3rdPer million7th

Denmark accounts for 0.7% of the NHL's players and 1.2% of its points.

The full nations league

Danish goalies

Regular season. Most games first.
GoalieGPW-L-OTLSV%GAASO
Frederik AndersenANA
4322-9-0.9192.303

Every Danish player in the NHL, team by team

7 players across 7 teams.
ANAAnaheim Ducks1 player
Frederik Andersen
G · 43 GP · 22 W · .91922W
COLColorado Avalanche1 player
Mikkel BoedkerINACTIVE
LW · 80 GP · 17G 34A51P
CBJColumbus Blue Jackets1 player
Oliver Bjorkstrand
RW · 12 GP · 4G 4A8P
MTLMontréal Canadiens1 player
Lars Eller
C · 79 GP · 13G 13A26P
NYINew York Islanders1 player
Frans NielsenINACTIVE
C · 81 GP · 20G 32A52P
VANVancouver Canucks1 player
Jannik HansenINACTIVE
RW · 67 GP · 22G 16A38P
WPGWinnipeg Jets1 player
Nikolaj Ehlers
LW · 72 GP · 15G 23A38P

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
10
9
78
614
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 Russia

The nations league's five categories plus raw points and player count. The higher value takes the round.
Denmark
Denmark
3rd in the league
4–3
Russia
Russia
7th in the league

Denmark wins 4–3 against Russia.

0.47Points per game0.44
141Best trio228
0.30Defencemen's points per game0.26
.917Goalies' save percentage.912
1.2NHL players per million inhabitants0.3
213Total points860
7Players in the NHL39
Denmark against Russia season by season
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Top scorer
Frans Nielsen
Denmark's top scorer in 2015–16.
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 2015–16
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.