Heinz Ehlers

Heinz Ehlers
Born (1966-01-25) January 25, 1966 (age 58)
Aalborg, Denmark
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for Klagenfurter AC
AaB Aalborg
Leksands IF
AIK IF
Rögle BK
Augsburger Panther
Berlin Capitals
EHC Biel
National team  Denmark
NHL draft 188th overall, 1984
New York Rangers
Playing career 1984–2004

Heinz Ehlers (born January 25, 1966) is a Danish professional ice hockey coach and former ice hockey player. He was most recently the head coach of the SCL Tigers in the National League A (NLA) and the Denmark national hockey team.[1]

Ehlers was selected by the New York Rangers in the 9th round (188th overall) of the 1984 NHL Entry Draft, but never played in the league.[2] Ehlers played professionally in Europe for over 20 years, most notably in the Swedish Hockey League and Deutsche Eishockey Liga.[3] He was inducted into the Danish ice hockey Hall of Fame in 2014.[4]

  1. ^ "IIHF - Home 2019 IIHF ICE HOCKEY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP".
  2. ^ "1984 NHL Entry Draft -- Heinz Ehlers". hockeydraftcentral.com. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
  3. ^ Sapurji, Sunaya (September 3, 2013). "Ehlers excited to call Halifax home for hockey". Yahoo!. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  4. ^ "Tre ishockeylegender blev optaget i Hall of Fame". www.bt.dk. August 15, 2014. Retrieved March 19, 2016.