Milano Hockey Club announces the signing of Swedish goaltender Oscar Dansk, who joins the Rossoblù roster for the remainder of the 2026/27 season.
Born in Stockholm on 28 February 1994, Dansk brings to Milan a wealth of international experience gained in North America and Europe. Having moved to the United States at the age of 13, he developed at Shattuck-St. Mary’s before returning to Sweden to play in Brynäs IF’s youth system. In 2012 he joined the Erie Otters of the Ontario Hockey League, where he was a teammate of future superstar Connor McDavid. In 2013/14 he was named to the league’s Third All-Star Team and, together with teammate Devin Williams, won the Dave Pinkney Trophy for the lowest team goals-against average. With Sweden’s junior national teams he won silver at the 2012 IIHF U18 World Championship and back-to-back silver medals at the World Junior Championships in 2013 and 2014, being named the tournament’s best goaltender in 2014.
Selected by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 2012 NHL Draft with the 31st overall pick, the first of the second round, Dansk made his professional debut with the Springfield Falcons in the American Hockey League. He then returned to Sweden for two seasons in the Swedish Hockey League with Rögle BK. In the summer of 2017 he signed with the Vegas Golden Knights, then in their inaugural NHL season, appearing in 6 games (4 wins). It was in a Golden Knights jersey that he wrote a piece of history: on 27 October 2017, in only his second NHL start, he stopped all 32 shots from the Colorado Avalanche in a 7-0 win at T-Mobile Arena, recording the first shutout in the Nevada franchise’s history.
In the AHL he has made more than 200 regular-season appearances with the Springfield Falcons, Chicago Wolves, Henderson Silver Knights, Calgary Wranglers and San Diego Gulls, reaching the Calder Cup Final with Chicago in 2019. In 2021/22 he played in the Kontinental Hockey League with Spartak Moscow, making 22 appearances across the regular season and playoffs with excellent numbers, earning a call-up to the Tre Kronor senior national team (2 caps). In autumn 2025 he joined Rytíři Kladno of the Czech top flight. In Kladno he shared the dressing room with the legendary Jaromír Jágr and with defenceman Wyatte Wylie, whom he now meets again as a teammate in Milan.
Oscar Dansk said: “I’m very happy about this opportunity. I’m really eager to get back on the ice and help the team succeed. When I started looking into Milano and analysed the roster, I became convinced that this team has the potential to be competitive and go deep in the playoffs. Of course, the dream would be to win the championship, and I’d love to be an important part of that journey. I’m here to win, and I get the feeling that everyone within the club shares the same ambition. Since the end of last season I’ve been training in Calgary, continuing to prepare while waiting for the right opportunity. It’s not easy for a player to follow hockey only on television, which is why I’m truly grateful to Milano for this chance. I can’t wait to be part of a dressing room again, get to know my new teammates and start winning some games.”
