Nations in the NHLDanish NHL players 2026–27
4 Danish players have played in the NHL in 2026–27, and one more is on a roster without a game yet. Together they have 26 points, the tenth most of any country. The nations league needs at least five skaters, so Denmark is not part of it. Nikolaj Ehlers leads with 12 points.
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NHL players
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Points
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Nations league
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Goalie wins
2026–27Active season14/84 games
DANES LAST NIGHT · OCT 310 gamesNo Danish players were in action last night.
NEXT GAMES · NOV 1 · today
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DANISH LEADERS
In the nations league
The nations league needs five skaters, and Denmark has four. In raw numbers the country is tenth in points and twelfth in players.
Denmark accounts for 0.5% of the NHL's players and 0.7% of its points so far.
The full nations leagueEvery Danish player in the NHL, team by team
Season by season
In the NHL Draft
One Danish player was picked in the 2026 NHL Draft, not in the first round. Anton Emil Wilde Larsen went 187th overall to the Dallas Stars.
Danish NHL players all time
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Top scorer
Nikolaj Ehlers
Denmark's top scorer in 2026–27.
The team
Carolina Hurricanes
Where Nikolaj Ehlers plays.
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Every nation in the NHL
How many players each country has in the NHL, with a page for each.
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NHL battle of the nations 2026–27
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Every Swede in the NHL
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