Patrick Russell

Patrick Russell (born 4 January 1993) is a Danish professional ice hockey player who is a forward for Kölner Haie of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He has previously played with the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career Russell played for the youth teams of the Gentofte Stars in his native Denmark and saw the ice in Denmark's second-tier league before moving to Sweden in 2009. He joined the youth ranks of Linköping HC, where he developed his game until 2013. Russell then headed over the pond and spent the 2013–14 season with the Waterloo Black Hawks of the United States Hockey League (USHL). Making 67 appearances for the Black Hawks, he collected 34 goals and 23 assists, helping the Waterloo side win the Anderson Cup and reaching the Clark Cup Championship series.

From 2014 to 2016, Russell attended St. Cloud State University. He made the 2015 All-NCHC Rookie Team and in his sophomore year, helped the Huskies capture the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) title, tallying 20 goals and 21 assists in 41 contests on the season.

On 9 May 2016, Russell signed a two-year, entry-level deal with the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Russell's NHL debut came on 17 November 2018, for the Oilers against the Calgary Flames. Russell's total ice time was 8 minutes and 37 seconds, and he recorded two hits. He became the 12th Danish player to play in the NHL.

Following his fifth season within the Oilers organization in 2020–21, Russell left as a free agent. Leaving North America, Russell signed a two-year contract with former Swedish junior club Linköping HC of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL) on 1 August 2021.

On 30 May 2025, Russell left the SHL after four seasons and was signed as a free agent to a one-year contract with German club, Kölner Haie of the DEL.

International play Russell represented Denmark's junior national teams at the under-18 and under-20 level, where he served as a team captain. In 2017, he played his first World Championship with the men's national team.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2007–08 Gentofte Stars DEN U17 12 16 17 33 8 — — — — — 2007–08 Gentofte Stars DEN U20 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 2008–09 Gentofte Stars DEN U17 8 15 10 25 10 — — — — — 2008–09 Gentofte Stars DEN U20 27 31 15 48 28 3 1 2 3 0 2008–09 Gentofte Stars DEN.2 13 5 2 7 4 6 0 1 1 2 2009–10 Linköpings HC J18 22 15 9 24 10 — — — — — 2009–10 Linköpings HC J18 Allsv 8 1 2 3 0 3 0 0 0 2 2010–11 Linköpings HC J18 15 13 11 24 8 — — — — — 2010–11 Linköpings HC J18 Allsv 18 6 8 14 8 3 1 0 1 0 2010–11 Linköpings HC J20 4 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2011–12 Linköpings HC J20 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2012–13 Linköpings HC J20 37 18 18 36 6 5 0 3 3 4 2013–14 Waterloo Black Hawks USHL 55 29 20 49 40 12 5 3 8 6 2014–15 St. Cloud State University NCHC 40 10 15 25 12 — — — — — 2015–16 St. Cloud State University NCHC 41 20 21 41 14 — — — — — 2016–17 Bakersfield Condors AHL 68 8 9 17 22 — — — — — 2017–18 Bakersfield Condors AHL 68 14 13 27 48 — — — — — 2018–19 Bakersfield Condors AHL 51 18 22 40 32 10 2 5 7 4 2018–19 Edmonton Oilers NHL 6 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2019–20 Edmonton Oilers NHL 45 0 5 5 12 — — — — — 2020–21 Rungsted Seier Capital DEN 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2020–21 Edmonton Oilers NHL 8 0 2 2 0 — — — — — 2021–22 Linköping HC SHL 42 18 10 28 14 — — — — — 2022–23 Linköping HC SHL 52 10 16 26 24 — — — — — 2023–24 Linköping HC SHL 49 21 12 33 45 4 0 1 1 0 2024–25 Linköping HC SHL 51 12 17 29 18 — — — — — 2025–26 Kölner Haie DEL 52 27 33 60 27 9 4 2 6 2 NHL totals 59 0 7 7 14 — — — — — SHL totals 194 61 55 116 101 4 0 1 1 0

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2010 Denmark U18 D1 13th 5 2 7 9 0 2011 Denmark WJC D1 12th 5 7 1 8 2 2011 Denmark U18 D1 11th 5 5 9 14 0 2013 Denmark WJC D1A 15th 5 1 1 2 18 2017 Denmark WC 12th 7 1 0 1 0 2018 Denmark WC 10th 7 0 0 0 0 2019 Denmark WC 11th 4 0 1 1 0 2021 Denmark OGQ Q 3 2 1 3 4 2022 Denmark OG 7th 5 0 3 3 0 2023 Denmark WC 10th 7 2 1 3 2 2024 Denmark WC 13th 7 1 3 4 0 2024 Denmark OGQ Q 3 2 0 2 4 2025 Denmark WC 4th 10 2 5 7 6 2026 Denmark OG 9th 4 0 0 0 2 2026 Denmark WC 12th 7 3 2 5 0 Junior totals 20 15 18 33 20 Senior totals 64 13 16 29 18