Nikolaj Ehlers has his eyes set on the Winter Olympics
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Winnipeg Jets forward Nikolaj Ehlers has his eyes set on qualifying for the 2026 Winter Olympic games in Milano-Cortina.
Later this month, Nikolaj Ehlers will have qualifying matchups against Great Britain, Japan, and Norway. If The Danish squad manages to emerge victorious, it will just the second time in history Denmark makes a Winter Olympic appearance. Ehlers will be joined by fellow Danish countrymen Frederik Andersen, Mads Sogaard, Jonas Rondbjerg, Lars Eller, and Oliver Bjorkstrand.
Ehlers has participated in the Olympic Game Qualifying tournament twice before, including in 2021-22 when he led the entire qualification round in scoring with nine points in three games, and back in 2016-17 when he had a pair of points in three games.
He has never represented Denmark at the Olympics but helped his team get there in Beijing in 2022. Now that the NHL will be represented in the Olympics again, he will be a lock for the Danish team if they qualify.
Ehlers, who has been known to be a slow starter in the regular season will be have a serious edge this year. Having national level games under his belt before the debut of the NHL season should have a positive impact on his performance with the Jets.
source: The Hockey Writers
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