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Danish NHL players 2020–21

8 Danish players played in the NHL in 2020–21. Together they scored 123 points, the ninth most of any country, and Denmark finished seventh of 10 in the nations league. Nikolaj Ehlers scored the most, 46 points.

8
NHL players
123
Points
7th
Nations league
13
Goalie wins
2020–21Active season56/82 games
2019–202021–22

DANISH LEADERS

In the nations league

7th
of 10 ranked nations
25
league points
Rate2ndTop trio8thBlue line5thGoalies9thPer million6th

Denmark accounts for 0.8% 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
2413-8-0.8952.960

Every Danish player in the NHL, team by team

8 players across 7 teams.
SJSSan Jose Sharks2 players
Joachim BlichfeldINACTIVE
RW · 5 GP · 1G 0A1P
Alexander TrueINACTIVE
C · 7 GP · 0G 1A1P
CBJColumbus Blue Jackets1 player
Oliver Bjorkstrand
RW · 56 GP · 18G 26A44P
DETDetroit Red Wings1 player
Frans NielsenINACTIVE
C · 29 GP · 1G 5A6P
EDMEdmonton Oilers1 player
Patrick RussellINACTIVE
RW · 8 GP · 0G 2A2P
TORToronto Maple Leafs1 player
Frederik Andersen
G · 24 GP · 13 W · .89513W
WSHWashington Capitals1 player
Lars Eller
C · 44 GP · 8G 15A23P
WPGWinnipeg Jets1 player
Nikolaj Ehlers
LW · 47 GP · 21G 25A46P

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
89
919
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
7th in the league
4–3
Switzerland
Switzerland
9th in the league

Denmark wins 4–3 against Switzerland.

0.50Points per game0.45
113Best trio107
0.32Defencemen's points per game0.34
.904Goalies' save percentage–
1.4NHL players per million inhabitants1.2
123Total points200
8Players in the NHL11
Denmark against Switzerland season by season
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Top scorer
Nikolaj Ehlers
Denmark's top scorer in 2020–21.
The team
Winnipeg Jets
Where Nikolaj Ehlers plays.
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