Jesper Damgaard

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Jesper Damgaard
Jesper Damgaard 1.jpg
Damgaard in 2007
Born (1975-05-06) May 6, 1975 (age 48)
Holstebro, Denmark
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 207 lb (94 kg; 14 st 11 lb)
Position Defenceman
Shot Right
Played for Herning Blue Fox
Malmö Redhawks
Revierlöwen Oberhausen
MODO Hockey
Augsburger Panther
HC Lugano
Rødovre Mighty Bulls
National teamFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
NHL Draft undrafted
Playing career 19912011

Jesper Damgaard (born May 6, 1975) is a Danish retired ice hockey player who last participated at the 2010 IIHF World Championship as a member of the Denmark men's national ice hockey team. [1]

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He was the first and so far only Danish player to have his number, (#7), retired by the Denmark men's national ice hockey team. He has represented Denmark at a record 17 consecutive World Championships, of which the last 8 were in the top division. [2] He is the all-time most capped player for Denmark, having played for his country a record 256 times scoring 45 goals and 69 assists for a total of 114 points. [3] [4]

Damgaard was forced to retire following the 2010–11 season due to the aftermath of a concussion suffered while playing for the Malmö Redhawks. He attempted to return to the ice for the 2011 IIHF World Championship but was unable to shake the effects of the concussion. [5]

In 2018, Damgaard was awarded the Torriani Award by the International Ice Hockey Federation for his contributions to Denmark's hockey, and was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame. [6] [7]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1991–92 Herning IK Denmark 2202224
1992–93Herning II Denmark2
1993–94 Malmo IF J20 Juniorallsvenskan 1407722
1993–94 Malmo IF Elitserien 10000
1994–95Malmo IF J20 J20 Superelit 30571230
1994–95 Malmo IFElitserien150002
1995–96Malmo IF J20J20 Superelit92358
1995–96 Malmo IFElitserien341231450112
1996–97MIF Redhawks J20J20 Superelit20000
1996–97 MIF RedhawksElitserien492461840000
1997–98 MIF RedhawksElitserien3221322
1998–99 MIF RedhawksElitserien413031680110
1999–00MIF Redhawks J20J20 Superelit20004
1999–00 MIF RedhawksElitserien350661620000
2000–01 Revier Löwen Oberhausen DEL 60712193830110
2001–02 Revier Löwen OberhausenDEL573131653
2002–03 Modo Hockey Elitserien4648122660112
2003–04 Modo HockeyElitserien5069155150446
2004–05 Modo HockeyElitserien4477142862134
2005–06 Modo HockeyElitserien5077143850116
2006–07 Augsburger Panther DEL49691528
2006–07 HC Lugano NLA 1000010004
2007–08 Rødovre Mighty Bulls Denmark45427315070338
2008–09 Malmö Redhawks HockeyAllsvenskan 33591432
2009–10 Malmö RedhawksHockeyAllsvenskan3604462504412
2010–11 Malmö RedhawksHockeyAllsvenskan1341514
Elitserien totals39732447623141291120

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