Denmark men's national junior ice hockey team

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Denmark
NicknameDanish Lions
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 codeDEN
Denmark national hockey team jerseys.png
Ranking
Current IIHF 56
First international
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 3 – 0 Italy  Flag of Italy.svg
(Caen, France; March 5, 1979)
Biggest win
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 19 – 0 Spain  Flag of Spain.svg
(Belluno, Italy; March 21, 1988)
Biggest defeat
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 22 – 0 Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg
(Esbjerg, Denmark; January 1, 1994)
IIHF World Junior Championship
Appearances46 (first in 1979 )
Best result5th (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.

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