Nikolaj Ehlers
| Nikolaj Ehlers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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Ehlers in 2014 | |||
| Born |
14 February 1996 Aalborg, Denmark | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 172 lb (78 kg; 12 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
Carolina Hurricanes EHC Biel Winnipeg Jets | ||
| National team | Denmark | ||
| NHL draft |
9th overall, 2014 Winnipeg Jets | ||
| Playing career | 2015–present | ||
Nikolaj Ehlers (Danish pronunciation: [ˈnikolɑi ˈiːlɐs]; born 14 February 1996) is a Danish professional ice hockey player who is a winger for the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League (NHL). Ehlers previously played ice hockey in Switzerland, where his father Heinz was a coach, and then moved to North America in 2013 to play with the Halifax Mooseheads of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). After one year with Halifax he was selected ninth overall by the Winnipeg Jets in the 2014 NHL entry draft, and spent one more season in juniors before making the NHL in 2015.
Internationally Ehlers has played for Denmark at both the junior and senior level, including at three World Championships.