Season Review/Preview: Lars Eller
Eller has grown defensively and offensively by leaps and bounds the last two years, but can he finally break out as a playmaker?
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Draft a Dane and Beat the Odds
In its short hockey history, Denmark has seen 11 players including Frans Nielsen drafted since 2002. Six of them play in the NHL on a regular basis, and 1 is definitely going to play in the NHL one day. Not bad odds for an underdog country.
Frans Nielsen: 'Born to be a hockey star' [interview translation]
Frans Nielsen's route to the NHL was an unconventional one, but a Sporten.dk interview shows it was a focused dream of the Islanders center since age 12.
The Danish: Really Canadians of Europe?
A look at the recent history shows Danish hockey on the rise, with a crop of emerging NHLers and a forefather in New York Islander Frans Nielsen's dad.
