Bent Hansen (ice hockey)
Encyclopedia
Bent Hansen is a retired Danish ice hockey
forward
. He played for 18 years in Denmark for the Rødovre SIK
and KSF
. He also competed for the Danish national team. His son, Jannik Hansen
, also played for the Rødovre team and was drafted into the NHL by the Vancouver Canucks
in 2004. During his hockey career, Hansen also worked as a carpenter.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
forward
Forward (ice hockey)
In ice hockey, a forward is a player position on the ice whose primary responsibility is to score goals. Generally, the forwards try to stay in three different lanes, also known as thirds, of the ice going from goal to goal. It is not mandatory however, to stay in a lane. Staying in a lane aids in...
. He played for 18 years in Denmark for the Rødovre SIK
Rødovre Mighty Bulls
Rødovre Mighty Bulls is the professional ice hockey team of the Rødovre Skating and Ice hockey Club...
and KSF
Kjøbenhavns Skøjteløberforening
Kjøbenhavns Skøjteløberforening, commonly known as KSF, are a Danish ice hockey team in Copenhagen currently playing in the third tier Danish ice hockey league, the second division...
. He also competed for the Danish national team. His son, Jannik Hansen
Jannik Hansen
Jannik Hansen is a Danish professional ice hockey right winger currently playing for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League . Hansen began playing professionally at the age of 16 with both the Rødovre Mighty Bulls of the Danish league and the Malmö Redhawks of the Swedish J20...
, also played for the Rødovre team and was drafted into the NHL by the Vancouver Canucks
Vancouver Canucks
The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver, :British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The Canucks play their home games at Rogers Arena, formerly known as General Motors Place,...
in 2004. During his hockey career, Hansen also worked as a carpenter.