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Danish NHL players 2023–24

6 Danish players played in the NHL in 2023–24. Together they scored 154 points, the tenth most of any country. The nations league needs at least five skaters, so Denmark was not part of it. Nikolaj Ehlers scored the most, 61 points.

6
NHL players
154
Points
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Nations league
14
Goalie wins
2023–24Last season82/82 games
2022–232024–25

DANISH LEADERS

In the nations league

The nations league needs five skaters, and Denmark has four. In raw numbers the country is tenth in points and tenth in players.

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
1613-2-0.9321.843
Mads SogaardOTT
61-3-0.8594.050

Every Danish player in the NHL, team by team

6 players across 6 teams.
CARCarolina Hurricanes1 player
Frederik Andersen
G · 16 GP · 13 W · .93213W
OTTOttawa Senators1 player
Mads Sogaard
G · 6 GP · 1 W · .8591W
PITPittsburgh Penguins1 player
Lars Eller
C · 82 GP · 15G 16A31P
SEASeattle Kraken1 player
Oliver Bjorkstrand
RW · 82 GP · 20G 39A59P
VGKVegas Golden Knights1 player
Jonas Rondbjerg
RW · 20 GP · 1G 2A3P
WPGWinnipeg Jets1 player
Nikolaj Ehlers
LW · 82 GP · 25G 36A61P

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.
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–
–6
909
9
10
9
78
614
3
6
7
89
919
7
7
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–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.
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