Michael Madsen (ice hockey)
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Michael Madsen is a Danish
professional ice hockey
goaltender currently playing for Hvidovre Ligahockey in the Oddset Ligaen
in his native Denmark.
Madsen has served as backup goaltender to Peter Hirsch
on the Danish national team in several World Championships, as well as several Danish teams in regular season play. On 31 January 2007, he signed with Sport
in the Finnish
Mestis
. For the 2007-08 season, Madsen played for the Rødovre Mighty Bulls
.
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
professional ice hockey
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...
goaltender currently playing for Hvidovre Ligahockey in the Oddset Ligaen
Oddset Ligaen
AL-Bank Ligaen is the premier league in Danish ice hockey. The teams are semi-professional with only the best Danish and foreign players being fully professional.- History :The name is a result of a sponsorship deal with a Danish bank Arbejdernes Landsbank...
in his native Denmark.
Madsen has served as backup goaltender to Peter Hirsch
Peter Hirsch (ice hockey)
For the UK materials scientist, see Peter Hirsch.Peter Hirsch is a Danish professional ice hockey goaltender, currently playing for the Coventry Blaze of the British Elite Ice Hockey League .-Playing career:...
on the Danish national team in several World Championships, as well as several Danish teams in regular season play. On 31 January 2007, he signed with Sport
Sport (Vaasa)
Sport, known by its full name as Hockey Team Vaasan Sport OY, is a Finnish ice hockey team based at Vaasa Arena in Vaasa. The team was established in 1939 as IF Sport .- History :Vaasan Sport was founded in 1939...
in the Finnish
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
Mestis
Mestis
Mestis, , is the second-highest ice hockey league in Finland.The league was established in 2000 to replace the first division. Since 2000, Mestis has been the highest hockey league in Finland that can be reached with playing merits only; the SM-liiga was closed in 2000...
. For the 2007-08 season, Madsen played for the Rødovre Mighty Bulls
Rødovre Mighty Bulls
Rødovre Mighty Bulls is the professional ice hockey team of the Rødovre Skating and Ice hockey Club...
.