Morten Poulsen (born 9 September 1988) is a Danish professional ice hockey forward who currently plays for Herning Blue Fox in the Danish Metal Ligaen (DEN).
| Morten Poulsen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Poulsen in 2015 | |||
| Born |
9 September 1988 Herning, Denmark | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| Metal team Former teams |
Herning Blue Fox Nordsjælland Cobras IK Oskarshamn Graz 99ers Lahti Pelicans HC TWK Innsbruck | ||
| National team |
 Denmark | ||
| Playing career | 2007–present | ||
Playing career
editPoulsen was brought up in the Herning Blue Fox system before moving to Nordsjælland Cobras for the 2008–09 season.[1] After two seasons with the North Zealand club, he returned to Herning before the 2010-11 season. Back with his hometown team, he enjoyed considerable success playing on a line with North American imports Bryan Marshall and Kevin Gardner. Poulsen finished runner-up in the regular season points race with 25 goals and 35 assists for a total of 60 points in 39 games. He won the Danish championship with Herning in 2007, 2008, and 2011.
He signed with IK Oskarshamn of the Swedish second-tier league, the HockeyAllsvenskan, before the 2011-12 season.[2] After four years with Oskarshamn, Poulsen left as a free agent to sign a one-year contract with Austrian club, Graz 99ers of the EBEL on 8 July 2015.[3]
In May 2016, he signed with the Pelicans Lahti of the Finnish Liiga.[4] After one year, Poulsen left Finland coming back to EBEL, signing a one-year deal with HC TWK Innsbruck.[5]
International play
editPoulsen played for the Danish national team at the 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016 World Championships.
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2004–05 | Herning Blue Fox | DEN U20 | 28 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Herning Blue Fox II | DEN.2 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Herning Blue Fox | DEN U20 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 68 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2005–06 | Herning Blue Fox | DEN | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | Herning Blue Fox II | DEN.2 | 17 | 21 | 14 | 35 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 4 | ||
| 2006–07 | Herning Blue Fox | DEN U20 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Herning Blue Fox | DEN | 27 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2006–07 | Herning Blue Fox II | DEN.2 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Herning Blue Fox | DEN | 40 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2007–08 | Herning Blue Fox | DEN U20 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | Nordsjælland Cobras | DEN | 38 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | Gladsaxe/Rungsted II | DEN.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2009–10 | Rungsted Cobras | DEN | 36 | 18 | 15 | 33 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | Herning Blue Fox | DEN | 39 | 25 | 35 | 60 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 4 | ||
| 2011–12 | IK Oskarshamn | Allsv | 50 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | IK Oskarshamn | Allsv | 50 | 15 | 12 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | IK Oskarshamn | Allsv | 43 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | IK Oskarshamn | Allsv | 47 | 16 | 12 | 28 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Graz99ers | AUT | 54 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Pelicans | Liiga | 49 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | HC TWK Innsbruck | AUT | 42 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19 | Herning Blue Fox | DEN | 40 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | Herning Blue Fox | DEN | 42 | 22 | 22 | 44 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Herning Blue Fox | DEN | 40 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Herning Blue Fox | DEN | 39 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23 | Herning Blue Fox | DEN | 46 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Herning Blue Fox | DEN | 40 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | ||
| DEN totals | 436 | 155 | 167 | 322 | 78 | 100 | 34 | 36 | 70 | 14 | ||||
| Allsv totals | 190 | 54 | 49 | 103 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||||
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Denmark | WJC18 D1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | |
| 2007 | Denmark | WJC D1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2008 | Denmark | WJC | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2011 | Denmark | WC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 | Denmark | WC | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2013 | Denmark | OGQ | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2013 | Denmark | WC | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2014 | Denmark | WC | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2015 | Denmark | WC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2016 | Denmark | WC | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2017 | Denmark | WC | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2019 | Denmark | WC | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2021 | Denmark | WC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | Denmark | OGQ | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Denmark | OG | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Denmark | WC | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2023 | Denmark | WC | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 16 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 6 | |||
| Senior totals | 85 | 14 | 1 | 15 | 8 | |||
References
edit- ^ "Stortalent skriver med Cobras". ekstrabladet.dk. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Herning mister dansk topscorer". DR. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Graz sign Poulsen from Denmark". Graz 99ers (in German). 8 July 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
- ^ "Pelicans hankki hyökkääjän Tanskan MM-joukkueesta | Yle Urheilu | yle.fi". yle.fi. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Innsbruck secure return of Morten Poulsen" (in German). Austrian Hockey League. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database