Denmark men's national junior ice hockey team

The Danish men's national under 20 ice hockey team is the national under-20 ice hockey team in Denmark. The team represents Denmark at the International Ice Hockey Federation's World U20 Championships. Denmark has played in the top division in 2008, 2012 and 2015-2019. They've reached the quarterfinals three times, their best finish being 5th in 2017.

Denmark
Nickname(s)Danish Lions
AssociationDanmarks Ishockey Union
General ManagerClaus Fonnesbech Christensen
Head coachOlaf Eller
AssistantsDan Jensen, Bjørn Østergaard
CaptainChristian Wejse
Most pointsFrans Nielsen (38)
Team colors   
IIHF codeDEN
Ranking
Current IIHF56
First international
 Denmark 3 – 0 Italy 
(Caen, France; March 5, 1979)
Biggest win
 Denmark 19 – 0 Spain 
(Belluno, Italy; March 21, 1988)
Biggest defeat
 Slovakia 22 – 0 Denmark 
(Esbjerg, Denmark; January 1, 1994)
IIHF World U20 Championship
Appearances42 (first in 1979)
Best result5th (2017)
International record (W–L–T)
89–72–14

During the 2015 World Juniors the Danes won their first ever game in the Top Division with a 4-3 shootout win over Switzerland. This win allowed Denmark to finish 4th in Group B and, for the first time, advance to quarter finals, which guaranteed them their highest finish ever in the tournament and avoided relegation for the first time. After a quarter final loss to Canada, the Dane's finished 8th place. They competed in Group A in the Top Division at the 2016 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in Helsinki, Finland, and finished in 8th place again, after a quarter final loss to Russia.

Current roster

Roster for the 2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

Pos. No. Player Team NHL Rights
GK 1 Emil Gransøe Topeka RoadRunners
GK 30 Mads Søgaard Medicine Hat Tigers Ottawa Sentors
GK 31 Kasper Krog SønderjyskE Ishockey
D 2 Oliver Joakim Larsen Leksands IF
D 3 Malte Setkov Malmö Redhawks Detroit Red Wings
D 4 Christian Larsen Odense Bulldogs
D 6 Jakob Jessen Herning Blue Fox
D 7 Jeppe Mogensen AIK J20
D 9 Rasmus Birk Heine Rødovre Mighty Bulls
D 14 Lasse Holm Mortensen Rødovre Mighty Bulls
F 8 Jacob Schmidt-Svejstrup Fargo Force
F 11 Valdemar Ahlberg Austin Bruins
F 13 Christian WejseC Esbjerg Energy
F 16 Jonas Røndbjerg Växjö Lakers Vegas Golden Knights
F 17 Lucas Andersen Jokerit U20
F 19 Nikolaj Krag ChristensenA Rungsted Seier Capital St. Louis Blues
F 20 Joachim Blichfeld Portland Winterhawks San Jose Sharks
F 21 Daniel NielsenA Herning Blue Fox
F 22 Andreas Grundtvig Esbjerg Energy
F 23 David Madsen Växjö Lakers
F 25 Magnus Molge Malmö J20
F 27 Phillip Schultz Rødovre Mighty Bulls
F 28 Christoffer Gath Herlev Eagles

History

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