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Danish NHL players 2019–20

9 Danish players played in the NHL in 2019–20. Together they scored 155 points, the eighth most of any country, and Denmark finished ninth of 10 in the nations league. Nikolaj Ehlers scored the most, 58 points.

9
NHL players
155
Points
9th
Nations league
29
Goalie wins
2019–20Active season69/82 games
2018–192020–21

DANISH LEADERS

In the nations league

9th
of 10 ranked nations
23
league points
Rate5thTop trio8thBlue line5thGoalies7thPer million7th

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

The full nations league

Danish goalies

Regular season. Most games first.
GoalieGPW-L-OTLSV%GAASO
Frederik AndersenTOR
5229-13-0.9092.853

Every Danish player in the NHL, team by team

9 players across 8 teams.
SJSSan Jose Sharks2 players
Alexander TrueINACTIVE
C · 12 GP · 0G 4A4P
Joachim BlichfeldINACTIVE
RW · 3 GP · 0G 0A0P
CBJColumbus Blue Jackets1 player
Oliver Bjorkstrand
RW · 49 GP · 21G 15A36P
DETDetroit Red Wings1 player
Frans NielsenINACTIVE
C · 60 GP · 4G 5A9P
EDMEdmonton Oilers1 player
Patrick RussellINACTIVE
RW · 45 GP · 0G 5A5P
OTTOttawa Senators1 player
Mikkel BoedkerINACTIVE
LW · 20 GP · 2G 2A4P
TORToronto Maple Leafs1 player
Frederik Andersen
G · 52 GP · 29 W · .90929W
WSHWashington Capitals1 player
Lars Eller
C · 69 GP · 16G 23A39P
WPGWinnipeg Jets1 player
Nikolaj Ehlers
LW · 71 GP · 25G 33A58P

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
7
88
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 Canada

The nations league's five categories plus raw points and player count. The higher value takes the round.
Denmark
Denmark
9th in the league
3–4
Canada
Canada
5th in the league

Canada wins 4–3 against Denmark.

0.46Points per game0.43
133Best trio277
0.33Defencemen's points per game0.32
.909Goalies' save percentage.907
1.5NHL players per million inhabitants10.0
155Total points7 103
9Players in the NHL403
Denmark against Canada season by season
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Top scorer
Nikolaj Ehlers
Denmark's top scorer in 2019–20.
The team
Winnipeg Jets
Where Nikolaj Ehlers plays.
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NHL battle of the nations 2019–20
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Against Sweden
Sweden vs Denmark
Seven rounds, season by season.
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