HANSEN HAS WHAT IT TAKES SHARK HAS HELPED TO SHOW THAT PLAYERS FROM DENMARK CAN MAKE IT IN THE NHL

Going to the NHL at the time seemed like a distant dream for any Danish-born player. Hansen got a chance when the Vancouver Canucks made him the 287th overall pick in the 2004 NHL entry draft. [...]would they last? "You kind of always had, 'Oh, he's Danish, we might not know if he...

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Published inThe Mercury News
Main Author Pashelka, Curtis
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published San Jose, Calif Bay Area News Group 14.03.2017
Subjects
Automobile industry
Eller, Lars
Nielsen, Frans
Professional hockey
Social networks
Sweden
Detroit Michigan
Denmark
Switzerland
North America
Arizona
Germany
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Summary:Going to the NHL at the time seemed like a distant dream for any Danish-born player. Hansen got a chance when the Vancouver Canucks made him the 287th overall pick in the 2004 NHL entry draft. [...]would they last? "You kind of always had, 'Oh, he's Danish, we might not know if he's got what it takes or if he's going to come over,'" Hansen said. Right off the hop, coach Pete DeBoer has played Hansen on the Sharks' top line with Joe Thornton and Joe Pavelski. Year Player Drafted by NHL games 2004 Mark Streit* Montreal 770 2004 Daniel Winnik* Phoenix 703 2004 Jannik Hansen* Vancouver 568 2003 Matt Moulson* Pittsburgh 624 2003 Tanner Glass* Florida 504 2002 Jonathan Ericsson* Detroit 529 1998 Karlis Skrastins Nashville 832 1996 Craig Adams Hartford 951 1996 Sami Salo Ottawa 878 1995 Danil Markov Toronto 538 *Active Credit: By Curtis Pashelka, cpashelka@bayareanewsgroup.com Caption:...