Denmark men's national ice hockey team

Denmark

Nickname(s)	Danish Lions
Association	Danmarks Ishockey Union
Head coach	Mikael Gath
Assistants	Andreas Lilja Magnus Wennström
Captain	Jesper Jensen
Most games	Morten Green (316)
Most points	Jens Nielsen (241)
Team colors
IIHF code	DEN
Ranking
Current IIHF	11 (27 May 2024)[1]
Highest IIHF	10 (2022)
Lowest IIHF	15 (2006, 2014–15)
First international
Canada  47–0  Denmark (Stockholm, Sweden; 12 February 1949)
Biggest win
Denmark  27–4  Belgium (Copenhagen, Denmark; 18 March 1977)
Biggest defeat
Canada  47–0  Denmark (Stockholm, Sweden; 12 February 1949)
IIHF World Championships
Appearances	56 (first in 1949)
Best result	8th (2010, 2016)
Olympics
Appearances	1 (first in 2022)
International record (W–L–T)
365–482–58

The Danish national men's ice hockey team is the national ice hockey team for Denmark. The team is controlled by Danmarks Ishockey Union. It was founded in 1949, and as of 2022, the Danish team was ranked 10th in the IIHF World Rankings. Denmark currently has 4,255 players (0.07% of its population). Their coach is Swedish Mikael Gath. Denmark once held the record for the largest loss when they were defeated by Canada in 1949, 47–0, only being surpassed by New Zealand who were defeated by Australia 58–0 in 1987.