Morten Poulsen

Morten Poulsen
Born (1988-09-09) September 9, 1988
Herning, Denmark
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
Liiga team
Former teams		 Lahti Pelicans
Herning Blue Fox
Nordsjælland Cobras
IK Oskarshamn
Graz 99ers
National team  Denmark
Playing career 2007–present

Morten Poulsen (born September 9, 1988) is a Danish ice hockey player who currently plays for the Lahti Pelicans in the Finnish Liiga.

Playing career

Poulsen 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, prior to 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 July 8, 2015.[3]

In May 2016, he signed with the Pelicans Lahti of the Finnish Liiga.[4]

International play

Poulsen played for the Danish national team at the 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 World Championships.

References

  1. ↑ "Stortalent skriver med Cobras". ekstrabladet.dk. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
  2. ↑ "Herning mister dansk topscorer". DR. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
  3. ↑ "Graz sign Poulsen from Denmark" (in German). Graz 99ers. 2015-07-08. Retrieved 2015-07-08.
  4. ↑ "Pelicans hankki hyökkääjän Tanskan MM-joukkueesta | Yle Urheilu | yle.fi". yle.fi. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
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