Nikolaj Ehlers
| Nikolaj Ehlers | |||
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| Born |
14 February 1996 Aalborg, Denmark |
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| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 172 lb (78 kg; 12 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing / Right Wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
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NHL team Former teams |
Winnipeg Jets EHC Biel |
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| National team |
 Denmark
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| NHL Draft | 9th overall, 2014 Winnipeg Jets |
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| Playing career | 2013–present | ||
| Medal record | ||
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| Ice hockey | ||
| Representing Denmark
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| World U18 Division I Championship | ||
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2013 Asiago | |
| World Junior Division I Championship | ||
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2014 Sanok | |
| World Junior A Challenge | ||
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2014 Kindersley | |
Nikolaj Ehlers (born 14 February 1996) is a Danish professional ice hockey forward. He currently plays for the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League (NHL) and was selected by the Jets in the first round, ninth overall, of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.
Ehlers played youth and junior hockey in Switzerland within the EHC Biel organization. He made his National League A debut at age 16 (and was thus the youngest player in the league at the time), playing with the senior EHC Biel squad during the 2012–13 NLA season, one which he predominantly spent playing with the U20 team.
After being drafted sixth overall by the Halifax Mooseheads in the 2013 CHL Import Draft, Ehlers joined the team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League for the 2013–14 season. Following a strong start to the season, he received a top-25 (number 22) mid-term ranking amongst North American skaters for the 2014 NHL Draft.
On 2 September 2014, the Jets announced that they had signed Ehlers to a three-year entry level contract. Ehlers was returned to junior for a second season with the Halifax Mooseheads for the 2014–15 season. Ehlers finished third in QMJHL regular season scoring in posting back-to-back 100 point seasons. Ehlers was leading the QMJHL in playoff scoring upon elimination with 31 points in just 14 games.
On 22 April 2015, Ehlers was recalled to the Winnipeg Jets post-season run which ended the same day. Ehlers returned to the Jets training camp for the 2015–16 season and started the regular season with the team, playing in his first NHL game on 8 October 2015 in Boston. He scored his first NHL goal against the New York Rangers at the Madison Square Garden on 13 October 2015. He scored his first NHL hat-trick on 26 January 2016 against the Arizona Coyotes in Winnipeg.
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