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Seattle Kraken winger Oliver Bjorkstrand is set to participate in the NHL All-Star Game, becoming the second Danish player to be recognized as an All-Star. His selection highlights the remarkable emergence of hockey talent from a small Danish town, which has produced five homegrown NHL players in the last nine years, with Bjorkstrand being the fifth. This surge in talent is particularly noteworthy given that Denmark had no homegrown NHL players throughout the previous century. His participation in the All-Star Game comes 35 years after his father, originally from Minnesota, moved to Denmark to play hockey in Herning.
Oliver Bjorkstrand on Saturday will become the third Denmark native to play in an NHL All-Star Game, 35 years after his Minnesota-born father accepted an offer to play in the Danish town of Herning. https://t.co/VNM9Ae9Sf0
This day in #CBJ history: In 2002, the Blue Jackets had their first All-Star! Espen Knutsen scored a goal and became the first NHL All-Star from Norway in the game held in Los Angeles. https://t.co/uISt2SPh6I
Throughout the prior century, Denmark had zero homegrown NHL players. Then, suddenly, it had 5 within 9 years. All from the same small town. #SEAKraken all-star Oliver Bjorkstrand was the fifth of those in one of the more unlikely sports tales ever. https://t.co/aQAUvuaQzz #NHL
Oliver Bjorkstrand on what it means to be the 2nd-ever Danish All Star. 🇩🇰 https://t.co/rDnYGuAxOV
Kraken winger Oliver Bjorkstrand heads to All-Star Game in another chapter for hockey in Denmark, his hometown and one of the more incredible sports stories you’ve probably never heard of before. https://t.co/aQAUvuaQzz #SEAKraken #NHL