What does Denmark stand for?

Denmark stands for Metal Ligaen.

When was the Denmark founded?

The Denmark was founded in 1998.

How many teams play in the Denmark?

The Denmark currently consists of 9 teams.

Which country is the Denmark based in?

The Denmark is based in Denmark.

Who won the most recent Denmark championship?

Herning Blue Fox won the most recent Denmark championship in 2026.

Metal Ligaen Denmark 1996-1997

Show Updates

League naming history:

1998 - 2013Denmark (Codan Ligaen)

Metal Ligaen external links

Metal Ligaen Team Rosters

1996-1997

1996-1997 Season

Herning IK finished first in the 1996-97 Denmark standings with 39 points. Esbjerg (35 points) and Rungsted Cobras (34 points) followed.

Embed Standings

1996-1997 Denmark Standings

#	Team	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	+/-	TP	PPG	Postseason
1.	Herning IK	27	18	3	6	-	-	144	74	70	39	1.44	Champion
2.	Esbjerg	27	17	1	9	-	-	134	103	31	35	1.30	Final loss
3.	Rungsted Cobras	27	16	2	9	-	-	135	98	37	34	1.26	Bronze game win
4.	Vojens IK	27	16	2	9	-	-	131	107	24	34	1.26	Quarterfinal loss
5.	Rødovre	27	11	7	9	-	-	100	99	1	29	1.07	Quarterfinal loss
6.	Hvidovre IK	27	13	2	12	-	-	94	96	-2	28	1.04	Quarterfinal loss
7.	IC Gentofte	27	11	2	14	-	-	121	137	-16	24	0.89	Bronze game loss
8.	AaB	27	10	1	16	-	-	82	128	-46	21	0.78	Saved in relegation
9.	Frederikshavn IK	27	8	2	17	-	-	92	121	-29	18	0.67	Quarterfinal loss
10.	Odense Bulldogs	27	4	0	23	-	-	75	145	-70	8	0.30	Saved in relegation

Embed Player Stats

1996-1997 Denmark Player Stats

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Todd Bjorkstrand (F)	52	55	60	115	28
2.	Petri Skriko (F)	48	49	60	109	57
3.	Craig Teeple (F)	46	66	39	105	130
4.	Jari Hirsimäki (F)	53	43	59	102	32
5.	Leonid Trukhno (F)	52	67	34	101	46

Embed Goalie Stats

1996-1997 Denmark Goalie Stats

#	Player	GP	GAA	SVP
1.	Jan Jensen (G)	47	-	-
2.	Dan Jensen (G)	36	-	-
3.	George Galbraith (G)	19	-	-

Metal Ligaen Stories

Insights and analysis from EP Editorial team

2022-02-01, 22:50

The Game is Global, Part 6: The state of play for China and Denmark

2021-05-04, 13:00

Around The AHL: Mads Søgaard stands tall with Belleville

All Articles

1996-1997 Denmark Demographics

Metal Ligaen Games

date	home	visiting	score
09/27/2026 02:00 PM UTC	Herning Blue Fox	Frederikshavn White Hawks	-
09/25/2026 06:30 PM UTC	Aalborg Pirates	Esbjerg Energy	0 - 3
09/25/2026 06:30 PM UTC	Frederikshavn White Hawks	Herlev Eagles	2 - 1
09/25/2026 06:30 PM UTC	Rødovre Mighty Bulls	Rungsted Seier Capital	2 - 1 (OT 64:59)
09/25/2026 06:00 PM UTC	Odense Bulldogs	Herning Blue Fox	2 - 3 (OT 62:58)

RSS

Metal Ligaen Transactions

09/18/2026

confirmed

confirmed

Frederikshavn White Hawks

Details

09/15/2026

confirmed

09/12/2026

confirmed

Noah Faber Jakobsen (D)

Rødovre Mighty Bulls

Minnesota Wilderness

Details

09/10/2026

confirmed

2026-2027 Metal Ligaen Free Agents

Team	Player
Aalborg Pirates	Anthony Salinitri (F)
Herlev Eagles	Anton Johansson (D)
Aalborg Pirates	Jake Smith (F)
Aalborg Pirates	Ty Farmer (D)
Rungsted Seier Capital	Steve Whitney (F)

2027-2028 Metal Ligaen Free Agents

Team	Player
Frederikshavn White Hawks	Atte Karppinen (F)
Herning Blue Fox	Kevin O'Neil (F)
Frederikshavn White Hawks	Leo Ring (F)
Esbjerg Energy	Zane Franklin (F)
Herning Blue Fox	Morten Poulsen (F)

Player Nationalities Throughout History

Metal Ligaen Team Comparison (Averages)

#	Team	Players	Experience	Height	Weight	Age
1.	Aalborg Pirates	28	2 901	6'0"	185 lbs	25.21
2.	Esbjerg Energy	23	4 022	6'0"	190 lbs	26.74
3.	Frederikshavn White Hawks	24	2 925	6'0"	190 lbs	23.08
4.	Gentofte Stars	25	2 290	6'0"	181 lbs	25.28
5.	Herning Blue Fox	24	3 189	6'0"	183 lbs	25.46
6.	Hvidovre Fighters	26	2 882	6'0"	192 lbs	25.04
7.	Odense Bulldogs	24	2 909	5'11"	183 lbs	25.13
8.	Rungsted Seier Capital	24	3 331	6'0"	192 lbs	25.23
9.	Rødovre Mighty Bulls	27	2 625	5'11"	183 lbs	23.15
10.	Sønderjyske	24	2 720	6'0"	194 lbs	25.50

Team Comparison History

Where Are They Now?

Played in the league during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	William Bundgaard (F)	2026-2027	HV71 U20	U20 Nationell	8	6	9	15	8
2.	Linus Rørth (F)	2026-2027	Frölunda HC U20	U20 Nationell	8	4	7	11	2
3.	Victor Zulow Laursen (F)	2026-2027	Esbjerg II	1. Division	7	9	1	10	4
4.	Oliver Green (F)	2026-2027	Malmö Redhawks U20	U20 Nationell	8	6	4	10	0
5.	Tobias Villadsen (F)	2026-2027	Aalborg II	1. Division	6	5	5	10	4
6.	Oliver Reuter (F)	2026-2027	KHA	1. Division	4	3	7	10	0
7.	Patrick Russell (F)	2026-2027	Kölner Haie	Champions HL	4	5	4	9	6
8.	Phil Marinaccio (F)	2026-2027	Tilburg Trappers	Oberliga	4	2	7	9	0
9.	Rasmus Knudsen (D)	2026-2027	Odense IK	1. Division	6	5	3	8	10
10.	Jan Dalecký (F)	2026-2027	HC Baník Sokolov	1. liga	7	3	5	8	2

View Complete List

Regular Season

Metal Ligaen All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Todd Bjorkstrand (F)	550	627	572	1199
2.	Leonid Trukhno (F)	525	444	506	950
3.	Ronny Larsen (F)	670	385	340	725
4.	Egon Kahl (F)	429	336	278	614
5.	Frits Nielsen (F)	336	311	298	609

Metal Ligaen All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Todd Bjorkstrand (F)	550	627	572	1199
2.	Leonid Trukhno (F)	525	444	506	950
3.	Ronny Larsen (F)	670	385	340	725
4.	Egon Kahl (F)	429	336	278	614
5.	Bent Hansen (F)	429	328	241	569

Metal Ligaen All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Todd Bjorkstrand (F)	550	627	572	1199
2.	Leonid Trukhno (F)	525	444	506	950
3.	Thomas Spelling (F)	657	230	351	581
4.	Kasper Degn (F)	512	129	341	470
5.	Ronny Larsen (F)	670	385	340	725

Metal Ligaen All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Nicolai Clausen (D)	507	68	188	1636
2.	Martin Skygge (D)	568	34	110	1314
3.	Frederik Åkesson (D)	620	137	402	1210
4.	Anatoli Chistyakov (F)	297	229	480	1185
5.	Jens Carlsen (D)	421	79	222	1075

Metal Ligaen All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Mads True (F)	725	259	278	537
2.	Mike Grey (F)	722	165	318	483
3.	Rasmus Søndergaard (D)	720	20	91	111
4.	Daniel K. Nielsen (D)	702	114	307	421
5.	Sune Hjulmand (F)	685	71	119	190

Metal Ligaen All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Milan Eberle (F)	51	69	148	2.90
2.	Frank Barth (F)	91	115	236	2.59
3.	Ed Galiani (F)	54	90	140	2.59
4.	Dana Barbin (D)	72	68	178	2.47
5.	Yevgeni Shtepa (F)	119	137	272	2.29

Metal Ligaen All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Todd Bjorkstrand (F)	1994-1995	42	64	121
2.	Todd Bjorkstrand (F)	1996-1997	52	55	115
3.	Petri Skriko (F)	1996-1997	48	49	109
4.	Craig Teeple (F)	1996-1997	46	66	105
5.	Leonid Trukhno (F)	1998-1999	42	52	104

Metal Ligaen All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Leonid Trukhno (F)	1996-1997	52	67	101
2.	Craig Teeple (F)	1996-1997	46	66	105
3.	Todd Bjorkstrand (F)	1994-1995	42	64	121
4.	Leonids Tambijevs (F)	1995-1996	42	61	99
5.	David Flanagan (F)	1996-1997	36	56	71

Metal Ligaen All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Dana Barbin (D)	1983-1984	33	65	98
2.	Todd Bjorkstrand (F)	1996-1997	52	60	115
3.	Petri Skriko (F)	1996-1997	48	60	109
4.	Jari Hirsimäki (F)	1996-1997	53	59	102
5.	Ian Hebert (F)	1998-1999	47	59	90

Metal Ligaen All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Luke Sellars (D)	2006-2007	25	23	246
2.	Dale Mitchell (F)	2015-2016	45	77	236
3.	Mike Egener (D)	2011-2012	33	10	235
4.	Nicolai Clausen (D)	1995-1996	39	13	224
5.	Jens Carlsen (D)	1996-1997	48	11	214

Metal Ligaen Denmark 1996-1997

Metal Ligaen Team Rosters

1996-1997 Season

1996-1997 Denmark Standings

1996-1997 Denmark Player Stats

1996-1997 Denmark Goalie Stats

Metal Ligaen Stories

1996-1997 Denmark Demographics

Metal Ligaen Games

Metal Ligaen Transactions

2026-2027 Metal Ligaen Free Agents

2027-2028 Metal Ligaen Free Agents

Player Nationalities Throughout History

Metal Ligaen Team Comparison (Averages)

Where Are They Now?

Metal Ligaen All-Time Points

Metal Ligaen All-Time Goals

Metal Ligaen All-Time Assists

Metal Ligaen All-Time Penalty Min.

Metal Ligaen All-Time Games Played

Metal Ligaen All-Time Points Per Game

Metal Ligaen All-Time Points Per Season

Metal Ligaen All-Time Goals Per Season

Metal Ligaen All-Time Assists Per Season

Metal Ligaen All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

List of Metal Ligaen Champions

Metal Ligaen Awards