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Danish NHL players 2017–18

7 Danish players played in the NHL in 2017–18. Together they scored 222 points, the eighth most of any country, and Denmark finished seventh of 10 in the nations league. Nikolaj Ehlers scored the most, 60 points.

7
NHL players
222
Points
7th
Nations league
38
Goalie wins
2017–18Last season82/82 games
2016–172018–19

DANISH LEADERS

In the nations league

7th
of 10 ranked nations
28
league points
Rate4thTop trio8thBlue line5thGoalies3rdPer million7th

Denmark accounts for 0.7% 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
6638-21-0.9182.815

Every Danish player in the NHL, team by team

7 players across 6 teams.
SJSSan Jose Sharks2 players
Mikkel BoedkerINACTIVE
LW · 74 GP · 15G 22A37P
Jannik HansenINACTIVE
RW · 46 GP · 2G 12A14P
CBJColumbus Blue Jackets1 player
Oliver Bjorkstrand
RW · 82 GP · 11G 29A40P
DETDetroit Red Wings1 player
Frans NielsenINACTIVE
C · 79 GP · 16G 17A33P
TORToronto Maple Leafs1 player
Frederik Andersen
G · 66 GP · 38 W · .91838W
WSHWashington Capitals1 player
Lars Eller
C · 81 GP · 18G 20A38P
WPGWinnipeg Jets1 player
Nikolaj Ehlers
LW · 82 GP · 29G 31A60P

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
3
6
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 Sweden

The nations league's five categories plus raw points and player count. The higher value takes the round.
Denmark
Denmark
7th in the league
2–5
Sweden
Sweden
4th in the league

Sweden wins 5–2 against Denmark.

0.47Points per game0.43
138Best trio218
0.33Defencemen's points per game0.33
.915Goalies' save percentage.910
1.2NHL players per million inhabitants9.2
222Total points2 115
7Players in the NHL97
Denmark against Sweden season by season
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Top scorer
Nikolaj Ehlers
Denmark's top scorer in 2017–18.
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 2017–18
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.