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 |
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Ranking | |
Current IIHF | 56 |
First international | |
![]() ![]() (Caen, France; March 5, 1979) | |
Biggest win | |
![]() ![]() (Belluno, Italy; March 21, 1988) | |
Biggest defeat | |
![]() ![]() (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.
History
- 1979 – 12th place (4th in Pool B)
- 1980 – 13th place (5th in Pool B)
- 1981 – 13th place (5th in Pool B)
- 1982 – 12th place (4th in Pool B)
- 1983 – 15th place (7th in Pool B)
- 1984 – 16th place (8th in Pool B)
- 1985 – 21st place (5th in Pool C)
- 1986 – 18th place (2nd in Pool C)
- 1987 – 18th place (2nd in Pool C)
- 1988 – 17th place (1st in Pool C)
- 1989 – 15th place (7th in Pool B)
- 1990 – 12th place (4th in Pool B)
- 1991 – 16th place (8th in Pool B)
- 1992 – 18th place (2nd in Pool C)
- 1993 – 18th place (2nd in Pool C)
- 1994 – 19th place (3rd in Pool C)
- 1995 – 19th place (3rd in Pool C)
- 1996 – 21st place (3rd in Pool C)
- 1997 – 21st place (3rd in Pool C)
- 1998 – 19th place (1st in Pool C)
- 1999 – 13th place (3rd in Pool B)
- 2000 – 18th place 8th in Pool B)
- 2001 – 22nd place (4th in Division II)
- 2002 – 20th place (2nd in Division II)
- 2003 – 19th place (5th in Division I Group B)
- 2004 – 13th place (2nd in Division I Group A)
- 2005 – 15th place (3rd in Division I Group B)
- 2006 – 14th place (2nd in Division I Group A)
- 2007 – 11th place (1st in Division I Group A)
- 2008 – 10th place
- 2009 – 14th place (2nd in Division I Group B)
- 2010 – 13th place (2nd in Division I Group A)
- 2011 – 12th place 1st in Division I Group B)
- 2012 – 10th place
- 2013 – 13th place (3rd in Division I Group A)
- 2014 – 11th place (1st in Division I Group A)
- 2015 – 8th place
- 2016 – 8th place
- 2017 – 5th place
- 2018 – 9th place
- 2019 – 10th place
- 2020 – 15th place (5th in Division I Group A)
- 2021 – Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic
- 2022 – 15th place (5nd in Division I Group A)
- 2023 – 15th place (5nd in Division I Group A)
- 2024 – 13th place (3rd in Division I Group A)