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Danish NHL players 2021–22

7 Danish players played in the NHL in 2021–22. Together they scored 149 points, the ninth most of any country, and Denmark finished seventh of 10 in the nations league. Oliver Bjorkstrand scored the most, 57 points.

7
NHL players
149
Points
7th
Nations league
36
Goalie wins
2021–22Last season82/82 games
2020–212022–23

DANISH LEADERS

In the nations league

7th
of 10 ranked nations
27
league points
Rate4thTop trio9thBlue line6thGoalies2ndPer million7th

Denmark accounts for 0.6% of the NHL's players and 0.7% of its points.

The full nations league

Danish goalies

Regular season. Most games first.
GoalieGPW-L-OTLSV%GAASO
Frederik AndersenCAR
5235-14-0.9222.174
Mads SogaardOTT
21-1-0.8893.070

Every Danish player in the NHL, team by team

7 players across 7 teams.
CARCarolina Hurricanes1 player
Frederik Andersen
G · 52 GP · 35 W · .92235W
CBJColumbus Blue Jackets1 player
Oliver Bjorkstrand
RW · 80 GP · 28G 29A57P
OTTOttawa Senators1 player
Mads Sogaard
G · 2 GP · 1 W · .8891W
SEASeattle Kraken1 player
Alexander TrueINACTIVE
C · 8 GP · 0G 0A0P
VGKVegas Golden Knights1 player
Jonas Rondbjerg
RW · 30 GP · 2G 4A6P
WSHWashington Capitals1 player
Lars Eller
C · 72 GP · 13G 18A31P
WPGWinnipeg Jets1 player
Nikolaj Ehlers
LW · 62 GP · 28G 27A55P

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 Slovakia

The nations league's five categories plus raw points and player count. The higher value takes the round.
Denmark
Denmark
7th in the league
5–2
Slovakia
Slovakia
10th in the league

Denmark wins 5–2 against Slovakia.

0.51Points per game0.35
143Best trio61
0.35Defencemen's points per game0.28
.914Goalies' save percentage.904
1.2NHL players per million inhabitants2.0
149Total points93
7Players in the NHL11
Denmark against Slovakia season by season
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Oliver Bjorkstrand
Denmark's top scorer in 2021–22.
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Columbus Blue Jackets
Where Oliver Bjorkstrand plays.
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