Jesper Damgaard
Jesper Damgaard ( born May 6, 1975 in Holstebro ) is a former Danish hockey players.
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Career
Jesper Damgaard began his career as a hockey player in his native Denmark in the AL -Bank Ligaen at the Herning Blue Fox, with whom he immediately became Danish champion in the 1991/92 season. After two years in professional team of Herning, he moved to Malmö Redhawks, for whom he made his debut in the Swedish Elitserien in the 1993/94 season. In Malmö, the defender was also in the following six years before he for Revierlöwen Oberhausen aground in the German Ice Hockey League from 2000 to 2002. He then returned to Sweden, where he stood four seasons long at MODO Hockey Örnsköldsvik in the Elitserien under contract. In MODO he was from 2004 to 2006 assistant captain. For the season 2006/ 07 Damgaard changed again in the DEL, in which he was engaged by the Augsburg Panthers, but he left after just one year. The playing time he finished the HC Lugano of the Swiss National League A, for which he played a total of two games.
In summer 2007, Damgaard returned for the first time after 14 years back to Denmark, when he joined the Rødovre Mighty Bulls from the AL-Bank Ligaen. In the point best season of his career the right shooter scored in 45 games overall scorer 31 points, including four goals and won with his team the Danish Ice Hockey Cup. In addition, he was named Player of the AL-Bank Ligaen year and chosen team in the All-Star. Then the Dane was again given the opportunity for his former Swedish club Malmö Redhawks to play. In the meantime, the team was relegated to the second-class HockeyAllsvenskan. In the 2008 /09 season he scored as team captain in 33 matches, he scored a total of 14 scorer points, including five goals. In the following two seasons, the veteran ran regularly for Malmö, with whom he also took part in the pre-season at the European Trophy 2010. Following the 2010/11 season Damgaard ended his career.
Internationally
For Denmark Damgaard took at junior level at the U18 Junior B European Championships in 1992 and 1993 and U20 Junior C World Championships in 1993, 1994 and 1995 in part.
In the senior level, he participated in the B World Championships in 1994, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002 for Denmark. In addition, he was part of at the A World Championships in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 in the squad in Denmark. In addition, he was in his country's squad for the qualifiers for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and Vancouver 2010. From 2007 to 2010 was Team Captain Damgaard of Denmark.
Awards and achievements
Internationally
- 2002 promotion to the top division at the World Championships Division I
- 2009 Top 3 players of Denmark at the World Cup