Danish left wing who was a first-round selection by the Winnipeg Jets in the 2014 NHL Draft. Earlier in his career, he played for the Canadian Hockey League team the Halifax Mooseheads.
He played his youth career for Switzerland's EHC Biel hockey club and went on to make his professional debut for the National League A team.
He helped his Denmark national ice hockey teams win gold at both the 2013 World U18 Division I Championship and the 2014 World Junior Division I Championship.
The son of professional Danish ice hockey player and coach Heinz Ehlers, he grew up with a younger sister named Caroline and with an older brother, Sebastian, who played for Denmark's Aalborg Pirates hockey team.
He and Pascal Leclaire both played for the Halifax Mooseheads in the early 2000s.