Denmark men's national junior ice hockey team

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 since 2015. They've reached the quarterfinals three times, their best finish being 5th in 2017.

Denmark

Nickname(s)	Danish Lions
Association	Danmarks Ishockey 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
Ranking
Current IIHF	56
First international
Denmark 3 – 0 Italy  (Caen, France; March 5, 1979)
Biggest win
Denmark 19 – 0 Spain  (Belluno, Italy; March 21, 1988)
Biggest defeat
Slovakia 22 – 0 Denmark  (Esbjerg, Denmark; January 1, 1994)
IIHF World U20 Championship
Appearances	42 (first in 1979)
Best result	5th (2017)
International record (W–L–T)
89–72–14

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.