Denmark men's national ice hockey team
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| Nickname(s) | Danish Lions |
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| Association | Danmarks Ishockey Union |
| General Manager | Kim Pedersen |
| Head coach | Janne Karlsson |
| Assistants |
Tomas Jonsson Theis Møller-Hansen |
| Captain | Morten Green |
| Most games | Morten Green (299) |
| Most points | Jens Nielsen (241) |
| Team colors | |
| IIHF code | DEN |
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| Ranking | |
| Current IIHF | 13  2 |
| Highest IIHF | 12 (first in 2007) |
| Lowest IIHF | 15 (first in 2014) |
| First international | |
 Canada 47–0 Denmark  (, Sweden; 12 February 1949) |
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| Biggest win | |
Denmark 27–4 Belgium  (Copenhagen, Denmark; 18 March 1977) |
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| Biggest defeat | |
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Canada 47–0 Denmark (, Sweden; 12 February 1949) |
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| IIHF World Championships | |
| Appearances | 46 (first in 1949) |
| Best result | 8th (2010, 2016 ) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 264–363–59 | |
The Danish national men's ice hockey team is the national ice hockey team for Denmark. The team is controlled by Danmarks Ishockey Union. As of 2007 the Danish team was ranked 12th in the IIHF World Rankings. After not qualifying for a world championship since 1949, Denmark surprised many in 2003 by finishing in 11th place, including a tie game against that year's champions Canada. Denmark currently has 4,255 players (0.07% of its population). Their coach is Swedish Janne Karlsson who replaced Per Bäckman. Denmark once held the record for the largest loss when they were defeated by Canada in 1949, 47–0, only being surpassed by New Zealand who were defeated by Australia 58–0 in 1987.
In 2003, Denmark was back in the elite pool of the IIHF World Championships after 54 years. The Danish national hockey team scored two historic, unexpected upsets in Tampere, Finland, defeating the United States 5–2 on 26 April 2003 and tied Canada 2–2 six days later on 2 May 2003. Denmark has remained in the top division ever since. At the 2010 World Championships Denmark finished 8th place, which is their best ever placing to date.
Roster for the 2016 IIHF World Championship.
Head coach: Janne Karlsson
Players from Denmark who have played in the NHL
Players from Denmark to be drafted in the NHL
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