Nickname(s) | Danish Lions |
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Association | Danish Ice Hockey Union |
General manager | Claus Fonnesbech Christensen |
Head coach | Olaf Eller |
Assistants | Dan Jensen, Bjørn Østergaard |
Captain | Christian Wejse |
Most points | Frans Nielsen (38) |
Team colors | |
IIHF code | DEN |
Ranking | |
Current IIHF | 56 |
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 Junior Championship | |
Appearances | 42 (first in 1979) |
Best result | 5th (2017) |
International record (W–L–T) | |
89–72–14 |
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.
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.