Denmark | |
Badge Size: | 150px |
Nickname: | Danish Lions |
Association: | Danish Ice Hockey Union |
General Manager: | Claus Fonnesbech Christensen |
Coach: | Olaf Eller |
Asst Coach: | Dan Jensen, Bjørn Østergaard |
Captain: | Christian Wejse |
Most Points: | Frans Nielsen (38) |
Iihf Code: | DEN |
Iihf Rank: | 56 |
First Game: | 3 – 0 (Caen, France; March 5, 1979) |
Largest Win: | 19 – 0 (Belluno, Italy; March 21, 1988) |
Largest Loss: | 22 – 0 (Esbjerg, Denmark; January 1, 1994) |
World Champ2 Name: | IIHF World Junior Championship |
World Champ2 Apps: | 42 |
World Champ2 First: | 1979 |
World Champ2 Best: | 5th (2017) |
Record: | 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.