Mathias Bau Hansen

Mathias Bau Hansen (born 3 July 1993) is a Danish professional ice hockey forward for the Herning Blue Fox in the Metal Ligaen (DEN).

Mathias Bau Hansen
Bau Hansen with the Hershey Bears in 2018
Born	(1993-07-03) 3 July 1993 (age 32) Glostrup, Denmark
Height	6 ft 7 in (201 cm)
Weight	238 lb (108 kg; 17 st 0 lb)
Position	Winger
Shoots	Left
Metal team Former teams	Herning Blue Fox Rødovre Mighty Bulls IK Pantern Frederikshavn White Hawks Hershey Bears Dornbirn Bulldogs
National team	Denmark
NHL draft	Undrafted
Playing career	2010–present

Playing career

Bau Hansen made his Superisligaen debut playing with the Rødovre Mighty Bulls during the 2011–12 AL-Bank Ligaen season.^[1]

After three successful seasons with the Frederikshavn White Hawks, Bau Hansen captured the attention of North America, agreeing to a one-year AHL contract with the Hershey Bears, affiliate to the Washington Capitals on 20 June 2017.^[2] In his debut North American season with the Bears in 2017–18, Bau recorded 13 goals and 23 points in 58 games and notched five game-winning goals, tied for the most on the team.

On 9 May 2018, he was rewarded for a solid season by signing a one-year, two-way contract with the Washington Capitals.^[3]

After suffering a serious injury while participating with Denmark during the 2018 World Championships, Bau Hansen was initially ruled out of the beginning of the 2018–19 season, placed on the Capitals injured non-roster list.^[4] While taking a long recovery from broken ribs and a tear in his spleen, Bau Hansen was ruled out from the remainder of the season during February 2019 and returned to his native Denmark to continue his return to fitness.^[5]

With his contract concluded with the Capitals, Bau Hansen was not tendered a qualifying offer and was released as a free agent. On 16 July 2019, Bau Hansen returned to Europe in agreeing to a one-year contract with Austrian club, Dornbirn Bulldogs of the EBEL.^[6]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2007–08	Rødovre Mighty Bulls	DEN U17		12	13	12	25	4		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Rødovre Mighty Bulls	DEN U17		11	16	4	20	35		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Rødovre Mighty Bulls	DEN U20		12	3	1	4	2		2	1	0	1	0
2008–09	Rødovre IK	DEN.2		9	2	1	3	0		1	0	0	0	2
2009–10	Rødovre Mighty Bulls	DEN U17		11	9	5	14	18		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Rødovre Mighty Bulls	DEN U20		19	10	12	22	16		5	2	0	2	2
2009–10	Rødovre IK	DEN.2		18	4	5	9	6		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Rødovre Mighty Bulls	DEN U20		16	10	18	28	20		5	3	4	7	10
2010–11	Rødovre IK	DEN.2		30	17	12	29	136		15	11	8	19	34
2010–11	Rødovre Mighty Bulls	DEN		14	0	0	0	2		3	0	0	0	0
2011–12	Rødovre Mighty Bulls	DEN		36	4	11	15	22		7	3	1	4	4
2011–12	Rødovre IK	DEN.2		1	1	2	3	0		3	3	1	4	4
2011–12	Rødovre Mighty Bulls	DEN U20		—	—	—	—	—		3	4	4	8	4
2012–13	Rødovre Mighty Bulls	DEN		23	5	7	12	45		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Malmö Redhawks	J20		13	6	4	10	18		3	4	0	4	4
2013–14	Malmö Redhawks	J20		11	3	3	6	34		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	IK Pantern	SWE.3		32	7	10	17	62		10	4	10	14	16
2014–15	Frederikshavn White Hawks	DEN		29	15	8	23	20		10	6	3	9	16
2015–16	Frederikshavn White Hawks	DEN		32	19	25	44	64		13	7	15	22	12
2016–17	Frederikshavn White Hawks	DEN		41	16	24	40	81		15	4	9	13	8
2017–18	Hershey Bears	AHL		58	13	10	23	14		—	—	—	—	—
2019–20	Dornbirn Bulldogs	EBEL		46	5	18	23	61		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	Herning Blue Fox	DEN		38	14	35	49	76		—	—	—	—	—
2021–22	Herning Blue Fox	DEN		36	23	20	43	24		5	3	3	6	2
2022–23	Herning Blue Fox	DEN		20	14	12	26	6		18	8	6	14	8
2023–24	Herning Blue Fox	DEN		46	16	32	48	39		—	—	—	—	—
DEN totals				315	126	174	300	379		71	31	37	68	50

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2011	Denmark	U18 D1	11th		5	0	2	2	14
2012	Denmark	WJC	10th		5	2	2	4	0
2013	Denmark	WJC D1A	15th		5	1	1	2	4
2015	Denmark	WC	14th		5	0	0	0	4
2016	Denmark	WC	8th		8	0	0	0	0
2016	Denmark	OGQ	DNQ		3	0	1	1	0
2017	Denmark	WC	12th		7	0	1	1	0
2018	Denmark	WC	10th		2	0	0	0	0
2019	Denmark	WC	11th		7	2	1	3	4
2021	Denmark	WC	12th		4	0	0	0	0
2022	Denmark	OG	7th		5	0	1	1	0
2022	Denmark	WC	9th		7	2	4	6	4
2023	Denmark	WC	10th		7	1	1	2	6
2025	Denmark	WC	4th		10	1	1	2	0
Junior totals					15	3	5	8	18
Senior totals					65	6	10	16	18