Mads Bødker

Mads Bødker
Date of birth	August 31, 1987
place of birth	Copenhagen , Denmark
size	175 cm
Weight	80 kg
position	defender
Shot hand	Left
Career stations
2003-2006	Rødovre Mighty Bulls
2006-2011	Rögle BK
2011–2012	Leksands IF
2012-2013	Malmo Redhawks
2013	Yuzhny Ural Orsk
2013-2014	Düsseldorfer EG
2014-2016	SønderjyskE ishockey

Mads Bødker (born August 31, 1987 in Copenhagen ) is a former Danish ice hockey player . His brother Mikkel is also a professional ice hockey player.

Career

Mads Bødker began his career as a hockey player in his Danish homeland with the Rødovre Mighty Bulls , for whom he was active from 2003 to 2006 in the AL-Bank Ligaen . In his first full season as a professional, in the 2004/05 season, he was named Rookie of the Year at the AL-Bank Ligaen. He then received a contract with Rögle BK from the second Swedish division, the HockeyAllsvenskan . With Rögle rose in the 2007/08 season in the Elitserien . In his first season in the top Swedish league, the defender scored a total of nine points, including one goal, in 55 games in the 2008/09 season . In the following season he rose with Rögle BK in the HockeyAllsvenskan. In the 2010/11 season, the Danish international failed with the Rögle BK in the Kvalserien on direct return to the Elitserien. In June 2011 he signed a contract with league rival Leksands IF . He left this after a year and joined the Malmö Redhawks , who also compete in the HockeyAllsvenskan.

In 2013 Bødker first played for Juschni Ural Orsk in the second Russian league , before the Düsseldorfer EG , which had numerous losses at the time, signed him on December 17 . The Dane moved back to his homeland for the 2014/15 season and signed a two-year contract with the first division club SønderjyskE Ishockey .

In July 2016 he announced the end of his playing career.

International

For Denmark , Bødker took part in the junior division at the U18 Junior World Championships in 2004 and 2005 and the U20 Junior B World Championships in 2005 , 2006 and 2007 . He was also in Denmark's squad at the A-World Championships in 2006 , 2007 , 2008 , 2009 , 2010 , 2011 and 2012 as well as in qualifying for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver .

Achievements and Awards

• 2005 Rookie of the Year of the AL-Bank Ligaen
• 2007 promotion to the top division at the U20 World Junior Championship
• 2008 promotion to the Elitserien with Rögle BK

Elitserien Statistics

	Seasons	Games	Gates	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes
Main round	2	110	4th	13	17th	50
Playoffs	-	-	-	-	-	-

(Status: end of the 2011/12 season)

Web links

Commons : Mads Bødker  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Mads Bødker at hockeydb.com (English)
• Mads Bødker at eurohockey.com
• Mads Bødker at eliteprospects.com (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Erfaren dansk VM-back stopper careers i en tidlig alder. July 15, 2016, accessed July 15, 2016 (da-DK).