Mads Christensen (born 2 April 1987 in Herning) is a Danish-German professional ice hockey forward who currently plays for Herning Blue Fox of the Metal Ligaen (DEN).
| Mads Christensen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
2 April 1987 Herning, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb; 13 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| Metal team Former teams |
Herning Blue Fox SønderjyskE Iserlohn Roosters Eisbären Berlin EHC München | ||
| National team |
 Denmark | ||
| Playing career | 2003–present | ||
Playing career edit
A product of Herning IK, he won the Danish championship with the Blue Fox in 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2008. In 2009, he captured the title with SønderjyskE.
After spending the 2009-10 season with the Iserlohn Roosters of the German DEL,[1] he signed with fellow DEL side Eisbären Berlin in 2010.[2] During his four-year tenure in the German capital, he won three straight championships titles (2011, 2012 and 2013) and the 2011 European Trophy. In 2014, he headed to EHC München and helped the team capture the 2016 and 2017 German championships.
Christensen gained German citizenship in September 2017.[3]
Career statistics edit
Regular season and playoffs edit
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2002–03 | Herning Blue Fox | DEN | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2003–04 | Herning Blue Fox | DEN | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Herning Blue Fox | DEN | 31 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2005–06 | Herning Blue Fox | DEN | 33 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 43 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 2 | ||
| 2006–07 | Herning Blue Fox | DEN | 36 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 26 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 18 | ||
| 2007–08 | Herning Blue Fox | DEN | 44 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 99 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 2008–09 | SønderjyskE | DEN | 39 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 58 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 28 | ||
| 2009–10 | Iserlohn Roosters | DEL | 51 | 14 | 31 | 45 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Eisbären Berlin | DEL | 27 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 2011–12 | Eisbären Berlin | DEL | 33 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | ||
| 2012–13 | Eisbären Berlin | DEL | 47 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 40 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 28 | ||
| 2013–14 | Eisbären Berlin | DEL | 40 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2014–15 | EHC München | DEL | 47 | 17 | 12 | 29 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | EHC München | DEL | 51 | 9 | 25 | 34 | 56 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 20 | ||
| 2016–17 | EHC München | DEL | 52 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 62 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 24 | ||
| 2017–18 | EHC München | DEL | 47 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 46 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 16 | ||
| 2018–19 | EHC München | DEL | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 | ||
| 2019–20 | EHC München | DEL | 18 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| DEL totals | 424 | 103 | 131 | 234 | 390 | 105 | 32 | 21 | 53 | 128 | ||||
International edit
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Denmark | WJC18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2005 | Denmark | WJC18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | |
| 2005 | Denmark | WJC-D1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 2006 | Denmark | WJC-D1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |
| 2007 | Denmark | WJC-D1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | |
| 2007 | Denmark | WC | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | |
| 2008 | Denmark | WC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2009 | Denmark | WC | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2010 | Denmark | WC | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2011 | Denmark | WC | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | |
| 2013 | Denmark | OGQ | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2013 | Denmark | WC | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2014 | Denmark | WC | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2016 | Denmark | WC | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2016 | Denmark | OGQ | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2017 | Denmark | WC | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| 2018 | Denmark | WC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 24 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 32 | |||
| Senior totals | 65 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 50 | |||
References edit
- ^ Mads Christensen's profile and statistics at DEL.org (in German)
- ^ "Young Polar Bear team matures and develops". Eisbären Berlin (in German). 1 June 2010. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
- ^ "EHC Red Bull München". www.redbullmuenchen.de (in German). Retrieved 9 September 2017.
External links edit
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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