Mads Christensen (ice hockey, born 1987)
Mads Christensen ( born April 2, 1987 in Herning ) is a Danish professional ice hockey player who stands since 2010 at the Berlin Polar Bears of the German Ice Hockey League contract.
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Career
Mads Christensen began as a four year old with ice hockey in the junior department of the Herning Blue Fox. In 2002 he made the jump to the pros in the Danish AL-Bank Ligaen. At 15, he came to six games in professional hockey and was able in 2003 to celebrate the Danish Championship. In the next two years, the striker continued to play at junior level and in the second team of the Blue Fox. From the season 2005/ 06 he was able to achieve also a regular points scorer. By 2008, Christensen was able to win four title wins in six years with Herning Blue Fox. For the season 2008/ 09 he moved to SønderjyskE Ishockey and defeated in the final of the play-offs his former team from Herning. Was remarkable in this championship that his team in the meantime was in last place during the season. In addition, the attacker was elected Danish Player of the Year and to the All- Star team in the league. In the 2009/10 season Christensen was at the Iserlohn Roosters under contract. In his first race for the Sauerland, he scored two goals and two assists, including the winning goal by penalty to 6:5. Subsequently, he was voted the best player of the game. First, the Dane played alongside the brothers Daniel Sparre and Kris Sparre. In the rest of the season he also led in the meantime to the scorer rating DEL and slid into the front row for the league known duo Michael Wolf and Robert Hock, with whom he already acted on the powerplay. There Christensen played unobtrusive, but made it the third-best scorer from Iserlohn to be. Nevertheless, many fans complained about his wayward way of playing, but he was praised for his technical skills.
For the 2010/11 season Christensen changes within the DEL to the polar bear Berlin. In pre-season he won with his new team, the first edition of the European Trophy. In the DEL, he won the Berlin Polar Bears right away his first German championship title. He could repeat with the Brussels residents in the 2011/12 season this success.
Internationally
Christensen played first time in 2004 for the Danish junior national team and was active until 2007 when five junior world championships. He then played for the senior team and took part in the previously A World Championships in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011.
Awards and achievements
- 2003 Danish champion with the Herning Blue Fox
- 2005 Danish champion with the Herning Blue Fox
- 2007 Danish champion with the Herning Blue Fox
- 2008 Danish champion with the Herning Blue Fox
- 2009 Danish champion with SønderjyskE Ishockey
- 2009 AL -Bank Ligaen Player of the Year
- 2009 AL -Bank Ligaen All- Star team
- 2010 European Trophy- profit with the polar bear Berlin
- 2011 German champion with the polar bear Berlin
- 2012 German champion with the polar bear Berlin
Internationally
- 2007 promotion to the top division at the U20 Junior World Championship Division I
Career Stats
Internationally
Represented Denmark at:
- U18 Junior World Championship 2004
- U18 World Junior Championships 2005
- U20 Junior B World Cup 2005
- U20 Junior B World Cup 2006
- U20 Junior B World Cup 2007
- A World Cup 2007
- A World Cup 2008
- A World Cup 2009
- A World Cup 2010
- A World Cup 2011
( Key to Career statistics: Sp or GP = Games Played, T or G = goals scored, V or A = achieved assists; Pts or Pts = scored points scorer, SM or PIM = received penalty minutes, / - = Plus / Minus balance sheet; PP = scored majority gates; SH = scored shorthanded goals, GW = achieved victory gates; Play-downs/Relegation 1 )