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Danish NHL players 2016–17

10 Danish players played in the NHL in 2016–17. Together they scored 196 points, the ninth most of any country, and Denmark finished sixth of 10 in the nations league. Nikolaj Ehlers scored the most, 64 points.

10
NHL players
196
Points
6th
Nations league
33
Goalie wins
2016–17Last season82/82 games
2015–162017–18

DANISH LEADERS

In the nations league

6th
of 10 ranked nations
26
league points
Rate6thTop trio10thBlue line5thGoalies2ndPer million6th

Denmark accounts for 1.0% of the NHL's players and 1.1% of its points.

The full nations league

Danish goalies

Regular season. Most games first.
GoalieGPW-L-OTLSV%GAASO
Frederik AndersenTOR
6633-16-0.9182.674

Every Danish player in the NHL, team by team

10 players across 9 teams.
VANVancouver Canucks2 players
Jannik HansenINACTIVE
RW · 43 GP · 8G 12A20P
Philip LarsenINACTIVE
D · 26 GP · 1G 5A6P
ANAAnaheim Ducks1 player
Nick SorensenINACTIVE
RW · 5 GP · 0G 1A1P
CBJColumbus Blue Jackets1 player
Oliver Bjorkstrand
RW · 26 GP · 6G 7A13P
DETDetroit Red Wings1 player
Frans NielsenINACTIVE
C · 79 GP · 17G 24A41P
NYRNew York Rangers1 player
Nicklas JensenINACTIVE
RW · 7 GP · 0G 0A0P
SJSSan Jose Sharks1 player
Mikkel BoedkerINACTIVE
LW · 81 GP · 10G 16A26P
TORToronto Maple Leafs1 player
Frederik Andersen
G · 66 GP · 33 W · .91833W
WSHWashington Capitals1 player
Lars Eller
C · 81 GP · 12G 13A25P
Show all 9 teams
WPGWinnipeg Jets1 player
Nikolaj Ehlers
LW · 82 GP · 25G 39A64P

Season by season

Denmark had 1 players in the NHL in 2006–07 and 7 in 2025–26. The peak was 2019–20, with 9. Under each bar is the nations league placing.
–
–
–6
909
9
10
9
78
614
3
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 Slovakia

The nations league's five categories plus raw points and player count. The higher value takes the round.
Denmark
Denmark
6th in the league
2–5
Slovakia
Slovakia
4th in the league

Slovakia wins 5–2 against Denmark.

0.43Points per game0.42
131Best trio135
0.30Defencemen's points per game0.34
.916Goalies' save percentage.915
1.7NHL players per million inhabitants2.2
196Total points232
10Players in the NHL12
Denmark against Slovakia season by season
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Top scorer
Nikolaj Ehlers
Denmark's top scorer in 2016–17.
The team
Winnipeg Jets
Where Nikolaj Ehlers 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 2016–17
The countries compared per player rather than in raw totals.
Against Sweden
Sweden vs Denmark
Seven rounds, season by season.
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Every Swede in the NHL
Team by team, with position and stats.